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Lori Horstman, LLC. Certified Dementia Specialist/Consultant
I train/educate regarding Dementia Care & understanding.

10/08/2026

Too many helpers can make dementia care harder.
Everyone is helping. But to his brain, it may sound like chaos.
Dementia can make it harder to choose which voice matters, hold onto a direction and ignore competing sounds.
Try my one-voice rule.
If the room feels busy to you, it may feel overwhelming to a brain that can no longer filter the noise.
When you understand the brain, you can change the approach.
Visit my website for practical caregiver training and personalized coaching.

10/08/2026

Everyone is trying to help and no one is being understood.

Your mom is standing in the hallway. You are telling her to put on her coat. Your spouse is reminding her about the appointment. The television is on, and someone is asking where her purse is.

For a brain affected by dementia, those are not four helpful cues. They may become one wall of noise. 😫

Try the one-voice rule:

Turn off the television.
Have one person speak.
Give one short message.
Pause before adding anything else.

"Mom, here is your coat."

Then wait.

The goal is not to make the person pay better attention. The goal is to reduce what their brain has to sort through.

When you understand the brain, you can change the approach. Visit my website for caregiver education and personalized coaching.

10/05/2026

Your brain is not multitasking.
It is paying a switching fee.
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When two tasks compete for the same thinking resources, performance usually suffers. Practicing single-task focus helps you notice distraction and deliberately bring your attention back.
Understand your brain. 🧠
Train it with intention.
Visit my website to explore the Brain Health Academy.

10/04/2026

You may be proud of your ability to multitask.

Your brain may be less impressed.

When you answer an email during a phone call or check a text while following a recipe, your brain is usually not doing two attention-demanding tasks at once. It is switching rapidly between them.

Every switch has a cost. You have to let go of one goal, find your place in the other task, and then switch back again. That can make you slower, increase mistakes and leave you feeling mentally exhausted.

Try this today: Choose one task that deserves your full attention. Put your phone out of reach, set a timer for ten minutes and work on only that task. When another thought pops up, write it down instead of chasing it.

Focused attention is not old-fashioned. It is a brain skill. 🧠

Understand your brain. Train it with intention. Visit my website to see how the Brain Health Academy turns brain science into practical training you can use every day.

10/01/2026

Not all behaviors are caused by dementia. Check how your loved ones brain may be receiving the message. Check the environment and your approach!

Perspective changes everything! Ready for a coaching call? Check out my website to schedule yours today.

10/01/2026

Is It Dementia or Can They Not See or Hear You?

Your loved one ignores your direction.

They become frightened when you enter the room.

They accuse you of mumbling.

They refuse an activity they once enjoyed.

It’s easy to assume dementia is causing everything.

But hearing and vision changes can make communication, orientation and participation much harder.

Before labeling the response as a β€œbehavior,” check the sensory environment.

Are their glasses clean and current?

Are hearing aids working?

Is the room well lit?

Is the television competing with your voice?

Can they see your face when you speak?

Sometimes changing the environment changes the entire interaction.

Perspective changes everything.

Visit my website for caregiver education and personalized coaching that looks beyond the behavior.

09/28/2026

Did you know hearing loss or vision changes can effect your memory? When was the last time you had them checked? This is something you CAN influence!

09/27/2026

Hearing and Vision Are Brain Health

You can’t remember what someone told you but did your brain hear it clearly in the first place?

You stopped reading because it feels tiring but is your vision making your brain work harder than it should?

Hearing and vision are not separate from brain health. They are how much of the world reaches your brain.

This week, complete a sensory check:

Am I increasing the television volume?
Do I avoid noisy conversations?
Am I squinting or struggling in low light?
When was my last hearing and vision exam?

Don’t ask your brain to fill in information it never received clearly.

Getting hearing and vision changes evaluated is not simply maintenance.

It is part of protecting your connection, independence and cognitive health.

Visit my website to learn more about our whole-person approach to brain training.

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