Caitlin Logerwell

🌲Passionate about Oregon & dementia care.

✨Exceptionally enthusiastic about character creation screens. 🤍 I would love to meet your cat.

🧘🏼‍♀️She/her

[Caitlin Logerwell @cwtchwitch]

What we commonly call "behaviors" in senior living are actually communication. We must view them compassionately and listen for the message.

[Caitlin Logerwell @cwtchwitch]

@BeauTFC @DefameP I'd love to know where you got these statistics

[Caitlin Logerwell @cwtchwitch]

Children shouldn't be eligible to "win" Razzies.

[Ian Kremer @LEAD_Coalition]

16 things I would want if I got #dementia https://t.co/0PSW675l1T

#Alzheimers @W_Angels_Wings @maggietranquila @drronstrand @mama_c2 @GulliAz @Nblackthorne @62WalterP @2021_free @sitaravirgo @FranncescaRobi1 @tomruss68018646 @awelab1956 @MsButterflyyy @CindisPLace @customcore7

[🔶stop saying anti-aging @TheDementiaGuru]

Attitudes towards #dementia 👀
Have you hear some of these?

[Caitlin Logerwell @cwtchwitch]

@AlzheimersGuide I disagree with this. Life with Alzheimer's can still have moments of joy and connection. It is a thief, but it is not a barren, desolate existence. What is empty and lifeless is the typical response to Alzheimer's.

[Ian Kremer @LEAD_Coalition]

When someone talks past a person living with #Alzheimers disease or another form of #dementia as if he or she isn't even there, suggest this: “We are not here on earth to see through each other, we are here to see each other through."

#kindness #leadership #love

[Caitlin Logerwell @cwtchwitch]

@BeauTFC Making sure these amazing young people come across your radar!

Youth in Beirut create disaster recovery network | BWNS
https://t.co/k0ypAGHlOg

[Caitlin Logerwell @cwtchwitch]

❤️

[Ian Kremer @LEAD_Coalition]

Our sadness comes from what people with #Alzheimers or other forms of #dementia no longer can do, while their joy comes from what they still can do. However and whenever we are able, let’s embrace their abilities and their joys.

(image: @sarahwilsonOT) #Happiness #purpose

[Caitlin Logerwell @cwtchwitch]

We must think beyond what is safe for our older companions to work to understand what we can do to help cultivate meaning & engagement in this stage of their lives. We need to focus first on individuals, not conditions.

#Dementia #Alzheimers #caregivers #SeniorCare #atulgawande

[Caitlin Logerwell @cwtchwitch]

I am Walking to End Alzheimer's in honor of the memory care residents currently isolated by COVID-19 restrictions. Donate & help #ENDALZ: https://t.co/iDWzn8UiM9

#Walk2EndAlz #Dementia

[Caitlin Logerwell @cwtchwitch]

#Dementia #Caregivers #seniorliving #communitycare #dementiactivites #DementiaCare #Alzheimers #Alzheimer

[Caitlin Logerwell @cwtchwitch]

Sock sorting is an excellent activity that can be modified for different stages of #dementia. For more cognitive residents, you can sort into pairs. As they progress, you can just fold socks together. As they get into the later stages, just feel them.

[Ian Kremer @LEAD_Coalition]

Please re-Tweet this powerful, insightful and beautiful message for all of us who believe in uplifting people living with #Alzheimers and other forms of #dementia.

#caregiving #humanrights #dignity

[Ian Kremer @LEAD_Coalition]

Is Extended Isolation Killing Older Adults in Long-Term Care? https://t.co/gyyqL4WqH8

#COVID19 #coronavirus #mentalhealth #Alzheimers #dementia @SuzanneLepage1 @Monica_Wilcox @joanncorley @EdwardCalame @gvalan @linda_wed1 @AliAdair22 @TinaMarie_80s @DianeEMeier @john_siracusa

[George J Huba PhD @DrHubaEvaluator]

Comfort Activities for People with Dementia (and Everyone Else) https://t.co/R7mWHgNuE9

[Caitlin Logerwell @cwtchwitch]

I would add that it also takes patience. Dementia care is a journey which requires us to be responsive, humble, and compassionate.

[Caitlin Logerwell @cwtchwitch]

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande is an incredible resource for anyone working w/ people near the end of life.

"Activities" in senior living are one of our primary opportunities for life enrichment. Here we can honor the lives & humanity of residents & walk with them in grace.