Ready for Rubies?

About this episode

Amy discusses late stage dementia, focusing on the fourth stage known as Rubies in the Gems model.

Amy takes some time to tell you more about late stage/severe dementia using the Living Gems with a focus on Rubies, the fourth stage of dementia in the Gems model. Teepa Snow, Positive Approach to Care, created the gems to learn about each stage of the disease so that with the right care and the right setting, everyone gem can shine. Amy covered the entire gems model in a webinar recording for Tembo Health and released those episodes with two podcast episodes (in the show n...

People in this episode

Host: Amy House C.D.P.

Topics covered

• dementia
• healthcare
• caregiving
• education
• Gems model

Keywords

• dementia
• Rubies
• Gems model
• Teepa Snow
• care
• health
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tembo Health

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