In 2016 We choose to go beyond the usual philosophy of the house, we seek something broader. The aim was to provide a new vision, to shift the focus to another, important aspect that until then had received little attention : the whole person. Different methods were being evaluated : Gentecare, Montesori, Validation
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Executive Director, Vicki de Klerk and neurologist, Dr. Daniel C. Potts, co-authored an article in the March edition of Practical Neurology […]
Thank you to everyone who joined us on February 15th for the Validation First World Congress! […]
By Santina Piazzese Spratte, Research and Product Strategist at Almaya In life, and more so when a relative is experiencing cognitive decline, it is not uncommon for families to want to freeze time, to cherish a given moment for as long as humanly possible. But how do you do that? Wellbeing and technology have never […]
We are proud to share our recent article in Practical Neurology: Dementia Insights: The Validation Method for Dementia Care. This article explores how physicians can and need to use elements of Validation in their daily work. Case studies are described giving the reader a concrete understanding of how these skills can benefit physicians and make their work more meaningful. […]
In this video, Naomi Feil, founder of the Validation Method, a pioneering approach to empathically entering the world of elderly persons who are living with dementia, is interviewed about her life and work by neurologist, Daniel C. Potts, founder and President of Cognitive Dynamics Foundation. […]