March 2019 - Culture Change Network of Georgia

Changing Our Thinking About “Behaviors” and Dementia

March 29, 2019

When we are talking about dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, we have been taught to think that “behaviors” are bad. We often think “behaviors” are a problem that we have to make go away. It [...]

CCNG Newsletter: Highlights from the CCNG Palliative Care Summit

March 23, 2019

Welcome to the second issue of the CCNG Newsletter. Through our newsletter we share quarterly updates about the “Building Resources for Delivering Person-Centered Care in Georgia Nursing Homes” [...]

Words Matter: Dementia

March 20, 2019

Addressing the stigma of dementia starts by having a more person-centered focus. One of the best ways to change our focus is by thinking deeply about the language we use. WORDS MATTER. We must [...]

Georgia Gerontology Society Annual Conference

March 20, 2019

Culture Change Network of Georgia is excited to connect, grow, and explore at the 64th Annual Georgia Gerontology Society Conference. Over three days of dynamic general sessions, engaging [...]

40th Annual Southern Gerontological Society Meeting

March 19, 2019

SGS will celebrate its 40th conference anniversary by bringing together academics, practitioners, students, and others engaged in work within the field of aging to attend and/or present their [...]

Dementia Action Alliance 2019 Re-Imagining Dementia Conference

March 18, 2019

Scholarships in the amount of $1000 per person are available for GA nursing home staff and related stakeholders to attend the conference. When: June 20-22, 2019 Where: Westin Buckhead Hotel, [...]

GHCA / GCAL 2019 Summer Convention & Tradeshow

March 17, 2019

Scholarships in the amount of $1000 per person are available for GA nursing home staff and related stakeholders to attend the convention. When: June 9-13, 2019 Where: Ritz Carlton Amelia Island, [...]

Dementia: Understand the Facts

March 10, 2019

Dementia is not a normal part of aging. Not all older people get dementia, but most people with dementia are older. 1 in 6 people 65 and older, and more than half of people 85 and older are [...]

Person-Centered Dementia Care

March 2, 2019

Person-Centered Care is an approach that frames care through the eyes of the person receiving that care. If you know one person with dementia, you know one person with dementia. Every person [...]