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Why attend the Memory Cafe?
What is a Memory Cafe? A Memory Cafe is a gathering of those who are living with memory loss and their care partner. We meet for 2 hours every second Saturday of the month. Our meetings provide a pressure-free environment both for the family members and those living...
Caring WITH versus TO
Caregiving for a person with Alzheimer's can be a challenging experience. It requires compassion, patience, and understanding. There are two approaches to caregiving: doing it with the person with Alzheimer's or doing it to them. Doing it with the person involves...
Changing Minds Offers Coaching!
Changing Mind’s Rayna Neises, an International Coach Federation certified Coach, offers coaching for families and their loved ones living with brain change! She helps carepartners explore the journey of supporting their loved one while still maintaining their...
Changing Minds Brain Health Optimization Facility Program
Pioneer Manor of Hugoton, KS is the first facility in Kansas to be a participant in the Changing Minds brain health optimization program! The staff and residents have been working hard since October 2022 to focus on optimizing diet, exercise, sleep optimization,...
The Sacrifice of Caregiving is Worth It!
No one says caring for a loved one is easy, that is for sure, but I will always say it is worth it. Love is definitely the number one motivator for family caregivers to provide general care, learn about medical diagnosis, run errands, attend doctor's appointments,...
LEAP Event Mediterranean Diet
LEAP Meetings are being held at Natural Grocers each month exploring the essentials of the LEAP Program which translates the latest scientific evidence into everyday strategies for reducing your Alzheimer's risk. Follow us on Facebook to learn about the next...
Benefits of Orange Essential Oil
Many people believe that essential oils have good benefits. Let's look at one. Orange essential oil has been known in some studies to reduce anxiety and depression when used in aromatherapy. So, if you're an anxious flyer, try inhaling orange essential...
Fall Prevention
As seniors, we face what seems to be an ever-increasing number of threats to our health and well-being. You can hardly turn on the news or pick up a paper without hearing frightening statics about heart disease, cancers, the newest strain of covid. That being said,...
No Plan to Retire, It’s Too Fun Helping Families!
My dream retirement job is to be a Taste Tester at the Hershey Chocolate Factory. Well, it was. Now I have no plan to retire. My colleagues will have to wheel me away from my clients when it is time for me to go. My job is not a job. It is my life’s work and...
Dementia and Loss of Taste and Smell
Is your loved one losing weight? Saying that something smells bad when it doesn't or isn't? Always complaining that food either has no taste, or everything tastes like metal? Why is this happening? No one knows for sure but one explanation is that the...
Perspective from a Past Caregiver & the Director of Business Development
I wish I had known... It has been many years since I have had the privilege of taking care of a loved one and one with early onset dementia. When we first moved my mother-in-law in with us, she was living alone and had severe back issues. Her back was basically like...
Bust Through Overwhelm
“My caregiver mantra is to remember: the only control you have is over the changes you choose to make.” – Nancy L. Kriseman Caring for a parent is not an easy road to travel, but it’s certainly worth every step. It’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life...
Aromatherapy and Dementia?!
Can there really be a correlation between memory and smells? Of course, there is! How many remember Sunday afternoon and Grandma's house after church and her wonderful fried chicken? Just smelling fried Chicken now makes you remember the comfort and warm embrace of...
3 Situations When In-Person Training Beats Virtual Alternatives
Are you looking to boost your or your team’s senior care skills? Many dementia care trainings are being done virtually these days and that’s great for lots of folks. However, some learners may still benefit more from an in-person event. When should you consider...
Coffee, Tea and Teepa!
Changing Minds was honored to host Positive Approach To Care's Teepa Snow and Beth Nolan! We are working with PBS Kansas and Katherine Ambrose on a 6 part dementia series. Teepa's amazing nationally accredited care partner dementia education will be featured...
Chaning Minds was Proud to Present at the Clinkscales Seventh Educational Geriatric Symposium!
Working on the PBS Kansas dementia series with Teepa Snow
Fiona from Changing Minds was honored to work with Teepa Snow and Beth Nolan of Positive Approach to Care® while the fantastic PBS Kansas crew does their amazing work!
Thank you to all who came out to our Coffee, Tea and Teepa event!
Teepa Snow and Beth Nolan of Positive Approach To Care®
Changing Minds is now offering the PAC PACK!
That's right! We would love you to be in our PAC PACK! Changing Minds now has certifications in Positive Approach to Care training, Positive Approach to Care Consultation and GEMS© state activities! In one bundle, you can now access: Nationally certified training...
Changing Minds was proud to speak and participate on the panel of the Empowered Senior Series!
Fiona speaking about age-related vision change. What a great crowd! The panel: Justin Rocheleau, Susan Kiefer, Fiona Harper and the host, Katherine Ambrose.
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Call Fiona @ 316-644-7057 or fionaharper40@gmail