When Families Are Part of the Plan: Person-Centered Dementia Care with Mary Underwood - EP 82

In this moving episode of the Caregiver Relief Podcast, host Diane Carbo, RN sits down with dementia care expert and author Mary Underwood, who shares transformative insights from her powerful book “The Heart Remembers: Touching Lessons from the Dementia Journey.” 📖✨

Together, they explore what it truly means to offer person-centered care — not just checking boxes, but deeply honoring the emotional, spiritual, and human side of dementia. ❤️

👉 What you’ll learn in this episode:

• 🧓 What real person-centered care looks like (Hint: it’s about more than just choices and routines!)

• 👨‍👩‍👧 Why families are essential care partners, not just observers

• 👂 How to truly listen with your heart, especially when words fail

• 💡 The difference between “dementia care” and “human being care”

• 🙋‍♂️ How small, consistent emotional connections can lead to big changes in care outcomes

  
  

🌟 Mary shares tender, real-life stories, including:

• The power of using someone’s preferred name

• Creative ways to motivate someone who refuses care (hello, fake birthdays! 🎂)

• How to shift the question from “What the family needs to understand…” to “What do we need to understand?”

✨ Whether you’re a family caregiver, professional, or just starting your journey, this episode will remind you: the brain may forget, but the heart always remembers.

🔗 Listen now and join the conversation that’s changing how we care:

https://www.caregiverrelief.com/when-families-are-part-of-the-plan-person-centered-dementia-care-with-mary-underwood-episode-82/

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