Honouring the Whole Person in Every Stage of Life.
In a world that often rushes past the wisdom of age, this workshop offers a gentle pause; a space to reimagine dignified care through the lens of awareness, compassion and holistic safety.
Whether you're a caregiver, healthcare professional, or family member, the Dignified Care workshop invites you to:
See the person beyond the diagnosis and/or age.
Learn how to centre humanity in every interaction
Create environments of emotional and physical safety
Explore compassionate and dignified approaches that foster trust, comfort, personal power and respect.
Cultivate compassionate presence
Discover practices that deepen connection, reduce caregiver burnout, and elevate the quality of life for everyone involved.
This workshop is more than training, it’s a call to transform all care into a dignified act of shared humanity, support and grace for everyone involved in the caretaking.
WORKSHOP TOPICS INCLUDE
Work with each caregiver to support clarity around dignity, frailty, respect and compassion
Equip caregivers with practical tools and strategies to support emotional/mental well-being for all
Key principles of Dignified Care (including ABCD’s of Dignified Care: Attitude; Behaviours; Compassion; Dialogue
Clarity and understanding around the definitions of Dignity, Compassion, Vulnerability and Respect
Strategies for reducing feelings of isolation and enhancing quality of life
The importance of cultural diversity and clarity in caring environments
The Dignified Care workshop will be tailored to the needs of the audience whether 1 or 100 people in attendance.
For more information, please contact me from my “bookings” page on this site, The Breakthrough Coach. I look forward to hearing from you!
GOLBAL DEMENTIA STATISTICS
Over 55 million people worldwide are currently living with dementia. This number is expected to rise to 78 million by 2030 and 139 million by 2050.
New Cases: Someone in the world develops dementia every 3 seconds, totaling more than 10 million new cases annually.
Gender Disparity: About 65% of dementia-related deaths occur in women.
Leading Cause of Death: Dementia ranks as the 7th leading cause of death globally, with Alzheimer’s disease contributing significantly
Three things not to say to someone with dementia/Alzheimer’s disease:
1.“No”
For example… “no, you cannot touch, eat, handle that.”
Rather, respectfully distract. For example… “okay, let me look into this for you and see what I can do.” Use positive responses whenever possible.
2. Any questions that rely on memory recall
Examples: Who came to visit you last night? What did you have for lunch? When is your birthday?
Prompts work much better to help connect their memory vs. putting them on the spot and feeling bad about themselves for not being able to answer correctly.
3. “You have dementia”
Some people will accept this about themselves while others will hold on to their denial. Be kind and let them guide you as to how to navigate the symptoms.
You can say things like: “you are such a good driver and today, I’d like to drive you so you can enjoy the car ride.”
Speaking and treating people with dementia as the adults they are deserving of respect with decades of living full lives goes a long way in offering dignified care vs speaking to them as if they are children