Brick by Brick Bonding Tools for Family Care
All Home Care Matters was honored to welcome Patty Sherin & Laura Herman as guests to the show to discuss their book “Brick by Brick Bonding Tool for Family Care: Bonding Activities for Seniors Living with Alzheimer’s and Dementia and Their Care Partners.”
About the Book:
Brick By Brick Bonding – Tools for Family Care: Bonding Activities for Seniors Living with Alzheimer’s and Dementia and Their Care Partners is the first book to introduce LEGO® Duplo® bricks and pieces to care partners and their carees living with Alzheimer’s and dementia with techniques and tools to embrace self-care, develop good support systems, release expectations, and practice mindful acceptance.
About Patty Sherin:
As a Certified Caregiving Consultant and creator of Brick By Brick Bonding™, she understands the fatigues and challenges that plague caregivers and has found strategies to help throughout the caregiving journey. When Patty Sherin is not spreading hope and creativity to her friends and family, she likes to use her superpowers to encourage family caregivers to bring joy and laughter to their carees living with Alzheimer’s and dementia using LEGO® bricks and pieces.
About Laura Herman:
Laura has spent years working with older adults with dementia, their caregivers and family members. Throughout her career, she has served seniors in just about every role, from direct caregiver to memory care facility administrator. Laura is especially passionate about helping others understand and communicate better with people with dementia and really enjoys coaching family caregivers directly.