How to Tell Family About a Dementia Diagnosis – Smilecast 54

How to Tell Family About a Dementia Diagnosis

When someone has just learned that they have a dementia diagnosis, how do you go about telling family members? How do you educate them about the disease? What activities can you engage in? We cover this in this Smilecast. It is from one of my appearances on the Charlotte Today show. We also cover how you tell children about the diagnosis and how reactions may differ with age. A young child may somehow blame themselves and older children may not want to be around grandma or grandpa. Learn more,