Synopsis
Dementia By Day is a blog and—now—podcast by Rachael Wonderlin. Rachael tackles common challenges in dementia caregiving and seeks to make everyone a better care partner by promoting education and empathy. Rachael has a Master's in Gerontology and owns a dementia care consulting company. She is the author of "When Someone You Know is Living in a Dementia Care Community," published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
Episodes
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Mini Podcast: Dementia isn't all that preventable
02/01/2025 Duration: 04minWelcome to our Mini Podcast season! These are unedited, super short episodes we created for our Patreon audience last year. Now they're available for you to enjoy! When we spot people posting things like this, they're really taking facts out of context...and typically new to the industry or running out of good content to post! Here's why this doesn't make sense: - Dementia is made up of over 100 different diseases - Many diseases (read: nearly every single disease) has some genetic component - Bad luck is real: you can live a perfectly healthy lifestyle and make all the "right" choices and STILL GET DEMENTIA - Avoiding sugar or whatever all the nonsense, so-called health accounts online these days tell you is NOT a sure-fire way to prevent dementia - Accidents happen: a bad fall, a concussion or a car accident could have an effect on someone's cognitive health
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Mini Podcast Ep1: It's NOT lying!
01/07/2024 Duration: 03minThis is the first and only episode of my Mini Podcast series that we'll be uploading to public channels! Want more? Visit our Patreon and sign up for only $5 a month to hear more of these episodes, dropping weekly on our channel! Join today!
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All-Star Episode: How do I convince dad that he has dementia?
05/02/2023 Duration: 12minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on how to convice dad he has dementia, in 2023. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6YlmWGpFbPHeHuayHefNcA?si=ec729d0f0cf643fb
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All-Star Episode: What if I say the wrong thing?
30/01/2023 Duration: 12minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on what if you say the wrong thing, in 2023. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6EtGXt3VpPIoFWqEcZFqU4?si=cc50503d92dc4b73
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All-Star Episode: When should I move her into memory care?
16/01/2023 Duration: 14minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on when to move her into memory care, in 2023. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2kG9QALP4fmZeFq9BKoYOr?si=62b526718c394d17
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All-Star Episode: Why is he having trouble speaking?
09/01/2023 Duration: 13minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on why he is having trouble speaking, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Wk9afwKx2ZBq2CqOR0SsY?si=5ba23b924ddb4e67
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All-Star Episode: How can I convince my brother to let us move mom?
02/01/2023 Duration: 13minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on how you can convince your brother to let you move mom, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7CShiPrWg7xm3vcQdMUeMb?si=55fb5ff5ce904948
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All-Star Episode: How do I know if I'm getting burned out?
28/12/2022 Duration: 13minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on how to know if you're getting burnt out, in 2023. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZuZPMvdMsXLlTuHtG2kOO?si=5a1333da36e946f9
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All-Star Episode: How do I tell her that her sister died?
26/12/2022 Duration: 12minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on how do you tell her that her sister died?, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7sipwrYaeHcYMPgncnBUdo
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All-Star Episode: Improving dementia care with improv
19/12/2022 Duration: 17minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on how to improve dementia care with improv, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6POfJrGHDtR23oH20QLbyS?si=aa6cb5c44a6b4fe3
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All-Star Episode: Is this a hallucination or a delusion?
12/12/2022 Duration: 16minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on if it's a hallucination or a delusion?, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5CAFLNqEnbAaE8J3W5hx2t?si=d045fda32b184b93
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All-Star Episode: Is this depression or dementia?!
05/12/2022 Duration: 18minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on if it's Depression or Dementia?, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/02lkF22RGAxBW32MYTyDe4?si=b02fb2efe21f4975
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All-Star Episode: When they think they're still working
28/11/2022 Duration: 16minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on what to do when they think they're still working, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6JnaU9amLNS32lm0cOLPZt?si=f822e81ab4944522
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All-Star Episode: After the dementia care move: changes, feelings and worries
21/11/2022 Duration: 21minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on the changes, feelings and worries after the dementia care move, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MHoq4jOd5IjiAoUgz447s?si=1eabd418e8bf4dff
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All-Star Episode: What ambigious loss is and why you're feeling it
14/11/2022 Duration: 19minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on what ambiguous loss really is and why it's important to understand that term, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7B7ZyiIXasASgpr5x8aRjr?si=457fbac766204064
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All-Star Episode: Activities every care partner needs to know
07/11/2022 Duration: 18minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on the activities every care partner needs to know, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Adel19p1zobAviPhYe9kp?si=a1f237f731854158
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All-Star Episode: How my 16 Things poem almost disappeared
31/10/2022 Duration: 36minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on how my 16 Things poem almost disappeared. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/29Bpczs4F8h7MYPSFKKX4n?si=6f28362a35ea4c40
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All-Star Episode: The 3 questions you need in dementia caregiving
24/10/2022 Duration: 15minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on what the 3 questions you need to ask in dementia caregiving, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1OGmLJ14bXfsOh2FvxrpOK?si=869d8aa2a97b473a
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All-Star Episode: "What is Timeline Confusion™"
17/10/2022 Duration: 16minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on what Timeline Confusion™ really is, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Von9LSEFepzXDz3fAgtVQ?si=1f316cdee4934319
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All-Star Episode: "What it really means to Embrace Their Reality™"
10/10/2022 Duration: 20minHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on what it really means to Embrace Their Reality™, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Original Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jLYiH1rtrjKXWTbxwX9Rw?si=5180132830cb4016