Teepa Snow is an occupational therapist with 40 years of clinical practice experience and is one of the world’s leading educators on dementia. She founded Positive Approach to help provide dementia care training, services, and products around the world. On today’s episode, Teepa sheds some light on how to make dementia care more manageable for the working daughter. 

Key Takeaways:

[1:10] It’s so hard to find the right resources for people who are taking care of elderly parents with dementia.

[2:40] What does Teepa do and how does she help her clients?

[8:25] Families are falling apart because they sit in denial for too long or they underestimate the situation and take on more responsibility than they can handle.

[10:50] If you didn’t have a great relationship with your family in the first place, going to them for support might just be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.

[14:00] Where, or even who, do you go to for help first?

[19:15] It’s important to plan for the future as soon as you see the signs as this disease can last up to 15-20 years.

[30:25] Sometimes you have to choose between being the daughter vs. being the caregiver. This is why it’s so, so important to get support.

[32:15] Unfortunately, if you left off on bad terms, becoming their caregiver will not help fix the past.

[34:05] We don’t have to take on things that aren’t a good match for us.

[38:25] We have more child care guidelines than we do with elderly care and this leaves a lot of people feeling lost.

[41:25] 1 in 2 women after the age of 80 will be taking care of somebody. That’s just the reality.

[43:50] While this is all happening, remember, who is taking care of you? Find someone in your corner than can help keep track of your mental wellbeing.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Teepasnow.com

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