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Dementia-friendly church service: Loyalty

May 18, 2023May 15, 2023Leave a comment

As I go through my YouTube church videos, I'm still finding some with wonky sound 🤨 So once again I've updated this week's worship service. The theme is loyalty. As always, this service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. And it provides a good opportunity to discuss my favorite animal: … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Loyalty

Alzheimer’s Association webinar on spiritual care

May 12, 2023May 8, 2023Leave a comment

As I mentioned here a few weeks ago , I was invited to give a presentation to the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Association on April 20. My topic: Why and How to Provide Spiritual Care During Dementia. I'm honored to have been featured, and I'm happy to say that it was recorded! If you registered but were … Continue reading Alzheimer’s Association webinar on spiritual care

Dementia-friendly church service: Mother’s Day

May 11, 2023May 10, 20232 Comments

This week I recorded a new version of my nondenominational church service for Mother's Day. As always, this church service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. I hope you both enjoy it as you remember and celebrate the role of motherhood, which I believe originates with God. Watch the 44-minute … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Mother’s Day

Prayer of forgiveness to help elders with dementia

May 8, 2023May 6, 20234 Comments

A few weeks ago, I exchanged emails with a lovely reader who ministers to elders with dementia. She described how one person living with dementia (PLWD) was tormented by past mistakes, unable to forgive himself. She wondered what she could do to help him accept God's forgiveness. What a beautiful question! This is what spiritual … Continue reading Prayer of forgiveness to help elders with dementia

Dementia-friendly church service: Hope

May 4, 2023May 8, 20232 Comments

I've updated this week's nondenominational worship service on hope to fix sound issues (again). As always, this service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Watch the 43-minute video church service on hope here. And if you're providing the service yourself, here's the written agenda on hope. Thank you, thank you, thank … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Hope

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Spiritual Eldercare seeks to equip chaplains, family members, and others with practical tools to meet the spiritual needs of elders who are housebound, live in long-term care communities, and/or are on a journey with dementia. Learn more.

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