By Vicki de Klerk-Rubin I knock on Mrs. Fowler’s apartment door, knowing that she hates me. Well, not me but she hates that she needs help. Mrs. Fowler is 87 years old and what I would call, Maloriented. She’s oriented to time and place; she knows who I am (most of the time), but she […]
Exemplary Care for People with Dementia
The Geriatric Unit in the Evangelical Hospital in Bad Dürkheim (Germany) is the first hospital geriatric unit to receive a VTI Certificate of Quality in the world. Senior Care facilities Paul-Gerhardt-Haus in Neustadt and House on Leininger Unterhof in Grünstadt also received VTI Certificates of Quality. The Evangelical Hospital of Bad Dürkheim received the Validation […]
Meet New Board Members Rudolf and Mariska
Editor’s Note: The Validation Training Institute (VTI) Board is comprised of 12 people. The VTI would not be where it is today without the support of our hardworking board members. We will be spotlighting our members in our monthly blogs. This month’s spotlight will be on Rudolf Rodenburg and Mariska Praktiek VTI: Thank you for […]
Exemplary Care for People with Dementia
The Geriatric Unit in the Evangelical Hospital in Bad Dürkheim (Germany) is the first hospital geriatric unit to receive a VTI Certificate of Quality in the world. Senior Care facilities Paul-Gerhardt-Haus in Neustadt and House on Leininger Unterhof in Grünstadt also received VTI Certificates of Quality. The Evangelical Hospital of Bad Dürkheim received the Validation […]
A Validation Story – A Peaceful Death
Editor’s note: Thanks to Jackie Schoenbaum, CVW for sharing her touching story with us and giving us permission to post it on our blog. In 2009 my Dad began showing some serious signs of dementia. By September of that year he was diagnosed with early dementia. I moved him to assisted living after his forgetting […]
Fall Fundraising Campaign
We are delighted to announce the Validation Training Institute’s fall fundraising campaign! The Validation Training Institute (VTI) was founded in 1982 by Naomi Feil, who developed the Validation method in the 1970’s. We have made much progress since that time: Over 88,000 people have experienced Validation workshops; Over 6,000 people are certified Validation Workers; There […]