Meet Julie Anne
It started with a simple idea driven by a deep passion for dementia care. As a teenager I fell into a job working as a dietary aide at a nursing home. Little did I know that would start the gears for a lifelong passion for caring for people living with dementia. When I was 15 years old, I learned very quickly that reality orientation was not a successful approach when caring for a person living with dementia. When I tried to bring them back to my reality I was often faced with anger, frustration or more confusion.
I learned many skills by working many years with families and people living with dementia providing in home personal care, as an Activity Director in a nursing home, a nursing coordinator at an Adult Day Center, and as a staff nurse and nurse educator in a nursing home and hospital. I had the opportunity to start taking courses to become certified in different techniques to be able to support families and staff caring for people with dementia related illness'.
As a small business, I pride myself on giving personal attention and dedication to every client that chooses to work with me. My approach is rooted in understanding and love above all else.
My Motivation
Julie Anne 's motivation to focus on dementia care, is her passion for making peoples lives better however she can. When she works with a person living with dementia she always starts her interaction with a smile. Her approach is positive and consistent. She knows it's not easy for the person living with dementia to come to terms with the changes that are happening in their brain and she also understands the grief a family feels as they experience their loved one slowly slipping away. Julie Anne believes in making connections and caring for the whole family.
