This week Judy escaped the snowy New Hampshire and went to a fellowship in South Carolina to meet a fellow Seniors Helping Seniors owner, Lisa Stewart.

Fellowship in South Carolina

They have been praying and putting their heads together on how to improve their businesses not only for themselves but for their clients.

Lisa brought Judy to her church and the service was all about living by the “Repair Rule” which says if you make a mistake, we will help you. The two words “We help” really stuck out for Judy because that describes the church. family, and Seniors Helping Seniors.

At SHS NH, we come together to help others. So if you or anyone else you know is struggling to care for a senior, please contact us because we will help you.

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Judy’s fourth video tip is about Christmas cookies and creating traditions for your family. Judy shared her family tradition of making cookies and putting them in Christmas tins.

Judy’s Video Tip 4: Christmas Cookies

You can either create a tradition or continue one. These are things that we remember for the rest of our lives. It’s a consistent way to bond with our families.

Judy plans on continuing her Christmas cookie tradition with her granddaughter, Reagan.

When a family member has Alzheimer’s, it’s important to try to include them in these traditions. It can be having them make a small decision like picking a color or what silverware.

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This week’s video tip is all about sharing stories. Judy and Moses braved the cold to talk about sharing stories with seniors.

Judy’s Video Tip 3: Sharing Stories

Sharing stories is a great way to connect to a senior. You would be surprised at how small the world can be. You may share a lot of similarities.

Or maybe you will learn something new.

How do you share stories with someone who can’t remember their story? They can’t remember their job, what they did growing up, or old family members.

The thing is, the story they tell doesn’t have to be right. It’s more about connecting. You can use some points in history to see if they recognized what they are talking about. See if something clicks.

The Reagan (Judy’s granddaughter) spotlight of the video is when Judy starts to blow bubbles. She remembers getting bubbles for her own kids and how much joy it brought them.

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Judy is back with her second video tip that’s all about Christmas Traditions and Caregiving. This video is all about using your family traditions to make the holiday special for someone with dementia. Holidays can quickly become confusing and overwhelming for someone with dementia and they will need some grounding.

Judy’s Video Tip 2: Christmas Traditions and Caregiving

One thing that you can do is that you can slow things down. It’s easy to be rushing around as the holidays approach. It feels like there is so much to do and so little time to do it.

But if you want to make it an enjoyable experience for someone with dementia then you have to slow down. For example, take your time decorating the tree. Have soft music playing in the background and have only a few people do it at a time.

Use your favorite ornaments to reminsce about old times. Just because someone has dementia and trouble with the present, doesnt mean that they have forgotten old memories. If anything, they might be even clearer to them.

At the end, Judy showed of one her traditions—a family of carolers. There’s one for each family member. She highlighted the one that represents her grandaughter, Reagan.

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