For our Dutch and Flemish speakers – Mark your calendars. On 8 February 2024 there will be a fantastic conference in Grimbergen, Belgium hosted by WZC Heilig Hart. Elke stem gelijkwaardig, vanzelfsprekend: een ontmoetingsdag over respectvol omgaan met mensen met dementie. Zie die brochure […]
Announcement: VTI’s Annual Fall Fundraiser is approaching! In 2022, VTI made a profound impact, positively inuencing the lives of over
5,000 caregivers, who, in turn, touched the hearts of over 10,000 older adults. Thanks to your generous support, last year we reached: […]
Alzheimer Europe conference video by Agape Avo […]
By Andrea Kuhfuss The basic training of nursing staff often does not include much time for the topic “Dealing and communicating with patients living with different forms of dementia.” In our view, this is a major shortcoming, as the proportion of people with dementia in our homes continues to increase at the same time. That […]
By Molly Balunek Throughout my career providing financial planning services to individuals and families, I have learned to communicate with people who are older than I am. Early in my career (I was about 30) a client said to the owner of the firm, “She is younger than my daughter who doesn’t know anything. Why […]
Mein Name ist Petra Fercher, ich arbeite seit 1998 mit Validation und ich liebe meine Arbeit. Ich hatte das Glück und die Ehre, viel Zeit mit Naomi und Vicki direkt zu verbringen und von Ihnen zu lernen. Seit 2014 bin ich Master in Validation und bilde seit 2017 in Österreich nun auch die neuen Teacher […]