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Topics in Dementia Care for Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Professionals
Lori Dierolf, BA, PCHA, CDP, CADDCT, CMDCP, CAEd, Instructor

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$60/members and $75 /nonmembers 
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Humor is a form of communication. It can forge relationships and help people cope with life. Yet “humor” is generally not a word many associate with “dementia.”  This session outlines why it SHOULD BE – by reviewing the health benefits of laughter, identifying the types of humor that are best for someone with dementia, and by discussing what “gray humor” is.

Objectives:

• Recognize the health benefits of humor and laughter
• Distinguish between different types of humor and determine which work well for those living with dementia
• Review changes in the brain of a person with dementia and the impact those changes on a person’s sense of humor
• Define gray humor and its role in stigmatizing dementia and the elderly

Contact: info@dhcfa.org or 302-235-6895