Jane Mullins's guest appearances

Jane Mullins

The Retirement Café Podcast

AlzAuthors: Untangling Alzheimer's & Dementia

J Scott

Anne Beaulieu

Roger Whitney

Chris Mamula

Rory Sutherland

Keith Brown

Brian Portnoy

Elroy Dimson

Steve Webb

Shannon McLay

Tim Drake

Carl Richards

David Adams

David Jones

Greg Davies

OwlTail

Jane Mullins, Ph.D. is a dedicated professional with a 30-year background in dementia care. As a trained nurse, Jane has worked in various roles, including managing care homes and supporting people with dementia in memory clinics. Her empathetic approach focuses on enhancing communication and understanding between individuals with dementia and their families. Jane's groundbreaking multisensory reminiscence technique has been a game-changer for couples impacted by dementia, encouraging connection and rekindling memories. Her book, "Finding the Light in Dementia Care," showcases her unwavering commitment to improving the lives of those living with cognitive impairment. She recently transformed the lessons in her book into an online course, available to anyone, In this episode, Jane highlights the importance of building trust and empathy with people with dementia and their families throughout their care journey. She believes that the person with dementia should always lead the way in their care, allowing them to create a trusting environment with the caregivers. This trust enables effective communication, which can significantly improve the person's quality of life, even in advanced stages of the disease. In this episode, you will learn: how to enhance dementia caregiving communication by utilizing sensory props and crafting a secure atmosphereways to streamline the learning process for caregivers with easy-to-understand, engaging, and compact educational materialthe crucial role of advanced care strategies and transparent dialogues in dementia carehow to access the Duet Caregiving Training approach, embracing Dignity, Understanding, Empathy, and Training principles About Jane Mullins, Ph. D Dr. Jane M. Mullins is a dementia nurse consultant who has devoted over 25 years to the study and practice of dementia care. Through listening to and supporting people and their families during their diagnosis in memory clinics, caring for them in hospital and in care homes, she has helped throughout all of the stages of their condition. Jane has uncovered certain common features that may help caregivers and the people they care for find better ways of coping. Her practice experience is backed up by expert knowledge gained from attending conferences, continuing education, lecturing and keeping up to date with research, as well as studying for her Ph.D. which explores multisensory ways of communicating and connecting. Connect with Dr. Mullins WebsiteTwitter Facebook LinkedInMature Times About the Podcast AlzAuthors is the global community of authors writing about Alzheimer’s and dementia from personal experience to light the way for others. Our podcast introduces you to our authors who share their stories and insights to provide knowledge, comfort, and support. Please subscribe so you don’t miss a word. If our authors’ stories move you, please leave a review. And don’t forget to share our podcast with family and friends on their own dementia journeys. We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit https://alzauthors.com/donate/ . Thank you for listening. We are a WCN Featured Podcast. Proud to be on The Health Podcast Network. Want to be on the podcast? Here’s what you need to know. AlzAuthors.com Shop our Store

Jane Mullins, Ph.D. is a dedicated professional with a 30-year background in dementia care. As a trained nurse, Jane has worked in various roles, including managing care homes and supporting people with dementia in memory clinics. Her empathetic approach focuses on enhancing communication and understanding between individuals with dementia and their families. Jane's groundbreaking multisensory reminiscence technique has been a game-changer for couples impacted by dementia, encouraging connection and rekindling memories. Her book, "Finding the Light in Dementia Care," showcases her unwavering commitment to improving the lives of those living with cognitive impairment. She recently transformed the lessons in her book into an online course, available to anyone, In this episode, Jane highlights the importance of building trust and empathy with people with dementia and their families throughout their care journey. She believes that the person with dementia should always lead the way in their care, allowing them to create a trusting environment with the caregivers. This trust enables effective communication, which can significantly improve the person's quality of life, even in advanced stages of the disease. In this episode, you will learn: <ul><li>how to enhance dementia caregiving communication by utilizing sensory props and crafting a secure atmosphere</li><li>ways to streamline the learning process for caregivers with easy-to-understand, engaging, and compact educational material</li><li>the crucial role of advanced care strategies and transparent dialogues in dementia care</li><li>how to access the Duet Caregiving Training approach, embracing Dignity, Understanding, Empathy, and Training principles</li></ul> About Jane Mullins, Ph. D Dr. Jane M. Mullins is a dementia nurse consultant who has devoted over 25 years to the study and practice of dementia care. Through listening to and supporting people and their families during their diagnosis in memory clinics, caring for them in hospital and in care homes, she has helped throughout all of the stages of their condition. Jane has uncovered certain common features that may help caregivers and the people they care for find better ways of coping. Her practice experience is backed up by expert knowledge gained from attending conferences, continuing education, lecturing and keeping up to date with research, as well as studying for her Ph.D. which explores multisensory ways of communicating and connecting. Connect with Dr. Mullins <ul><li><a href="http://www.findingthelightindementia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/DUETcare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter </a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Finding-the-Light-in-Dementia-1546533208734437/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook </a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jane-m-mullins-a074bbb9/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://www.maturetimes.co.uk/tag/jane-mullins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mature Times</a></li></ul> About the Podcast AlzAuthors is the global community of authors writing about Alzheimer’s and dementia from personal experience to light the way for others. Our podcast introduces you to our authors who share their stories and insights to provide knowledge, comfort, and support. Please subscribe so you don’t miss a word. If our authors’ stories move you, please leave a review. And don’t forget to share our podcast with family and friends on their own dementia journeys. We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit <a href="https://alzauthors.com/donate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alzauthors.com/donate/</a> . Thank you for listening. <a href="https://thewholecarenetwork.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We are a WCN Featured Podcast.</a> <a href="https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Proud to be on The Health Podcast Network</a>. Want to be on the podcast? <a href="https://alzauthors.forms-db.com/view.php?id=12907" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here’s what you need to know.</a> <a href="https://alzauthors.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AlzAuthors.com</a> <a href="https://alzauthors.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop our Store</a>

Bridging the Communication Gap in Dementia Care with Jane Mullins, Ph.D.

A diagnosis of dementia can be scary, not just for those suffering with the disease, but those close to them too. As the dementia progresses, communications skills can be lost and the loved ones surrounding the dementia patient often wonder how they can communicate with their loved one. Dr Jane Mullins has spent her career working with people who have neuro degenerative conditions and researching dementia. After working in memory clinics and as a care home manager, Jane completed her PhD which centred around communicating with people who have dementia through sensory ways. Her projected specifically explored using tourism memories and multi-sensory communication strategies to help couples rekindle their couplehood.  Using the knowledge from her PhD research and the experience gained from her career and research, Jane went on to publish a book Finding the Light In Dementia. The book offers support and help along the way when you or a friend or relative is diagnosed with dementia. More recently Jane has set her sights to creating a training programme for families and care providers to teach them how to develop a connection between the individual requiring care and those providing it. In our conversation Jane talks about what she learnt from her PhD research project, and how anyone can use photos and props to start an engaging conversation with someone suffering with dementia. She also shares her motivation behind setting up the training programme and why she believes it could make a difference to the dementia care industry.

A diagnosis of dementia can be scary, not just for those suffering with the disease, but those close to them too. As the dementia progresses, communications skills can be lost and the loved ones surrounding the dementia patient often wonder how they can communicate with their loved one. Dr Jane Mullins has spent her career working with people who have neuro degenerative conditions and researching dementia. After working in memory clinics and as a care home manager, Jane completed her PhD which centred around communicating with people who have dementia through sensory ways. Her projected specifically explored using tourism memories and multi-sensory communication strategies to help couples rekindle their couplehood.  Using the knowledge from her PhD research and the experience gained from her career and research, Jane went on to publish a book Finding the Light In Dementia. The book offers support and help along the way when you or a friend or relative is diagnosed with dementia. More recently Jane has set her sights to creating a training programme for families and care providers to teach them how to develop a connection between the individual requiring care and those providing it. In our conversation Jane talks about what she learnt from her PhD research project, and how anyone can use photos and props to start an engaging conversation with someone suffering with dementia. She also shares her motivation behind setting up the training programme and why she believes it could make a difference to the dementia care industry.

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