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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.
Changing Minds offers free education about brain change to community organizations!
Thank you, Rose Hill Ks. Senior Center! Such a great discussion! Fiona
Changing Minds is proud to offer community education about brain change with aging.
Clearwater Senior Center 3-9-2021! A great time! Thank you all for having me! Fiona
Welcome Gaylynn Green!
Changing Minds is proud to welcome Gaylynn Green to our team! Gaylynn has over 25 years of experience in healthcare as a Physical Therapy Assistant serving Wichita and the surrounding areas. She is very knowledgeable about dementia care and has learned wonderfully...
Why choose Changing Minds?
Well we could go on and on! Please consider just a few: Would you like to better understand what the person living with dementia is experiencing and how the brain is changing? Would you like to learn how to care for the person living with dementia with positive...
About Our Image
Seth Michel, a local artist who attended a Positive Approach To Care training session, designed the Changing Minds image. It incorporates many of our values, such as: The human mind is the world's most complex computer and care partners have to think positive...
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Call Fiona @ 316-644-7057 or fionaharper40@gmail