May is the time of year when it you should go through the closet, with or for, the person with memory loss/cognitive impairment and remove winter clothing. Replace them with options which are more appropriate for the summer weather. This leaves our friends with diagnosis the proper choices for lighter clothing such as shorts, skirts, short sleeve shirts, summer dresses, flip flops, cotton clothing and a light jacket or sweater, ect… This is a great way to help them feel empowered while dressing.

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Summit Resilience Training was created for families and professional caregivers who have patients and family with dementia and other associated diseases. Summit offers Dementia coping strategies for Alzheimer’s, Lewy Body, and Frontal Temporal through Resilience Training techniques. We teach you how to strategize and develop coping techniques to effectively navigate through the stresses of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s Dementia. Resilience is the ability to adapt to adversity and look for solutions to improve outcomes. These courses are designed to help caregivers and individuals with Alzheimer’s Dementia learn and utilize the best methods to be able to interact with their environments and with any issues caused by health and dementia related behaviors which can produce hardship. In turn, to also create the processes that either promote well-being or protect them against the overwhelming influence of risk factors which could negatively affect their own health as well.