166 - Karen Norris & Mandy McEwan (PERT, the Village of Riverside Glen)

For this episode I interview Karen Norris and Mandy McEwan - both work as part of "PERT" (the Personal Expression Resource Team) at The Village of Riverside Glen. They talk about PERT's comprehensive approach to Dementia-care, a holistic approach that incorporates the resident, their family, and the various team members a resident will encounter throughout the day at Riverside Glen, to better understand the resident as their own unique person with individual needs - needs that they may not always have the means of communicating in words. They discuss the shift away from previous cookie-cutter approaches to Dementia care, and the rewards that come from this challenging and nuanced work. An interesting an valuable conversation, and worth a listen! You can read more about PERT at https://schlegelvillages.com/.../deeper-layer-schlegel...

This interview was originally recorded on September 22nd, 2021

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com