How To Get Relief & Freedom | Tamyra’s Story
If you want to learn how you can get more relief and freedom, join the waitlist for the “Dementia Caregiving Made Easy” membership.
It opens up next week, but after that it’s CLOSED FOR THE YEAR, so claim your spot now to make sure you don't miss out!
Dementia Caregiving Made Easy
A monthly membership that gives you the knowledge, activites, tools & community you need to make challenging behaviors easier, so you can spend more time on what matters.
Save 25% When The Membership Opens Up
What You Get in the Membership
Weekly Videos
Short weekly video tutorials on topics on the systems, communication skills & activities that make common challenging behaviors easier.
Guides & Tools
Get guides, cheatsheets, activity ideas, shopping lists & checklists so you can manage challenging behaviors easier.
Small Groups
Be a part of an intimate group of professional, at home & distance caregivers that meet 2X a month for ideas & support.
Workshops + Q&As
A monthly presentation where you get hands on help with common challenging behaviors or your questions answered by guest experts.
What the Members are Saying:
“The membership & especially the workshops, have helped me get prepared for what is & what could happen with my husband. Things are a lot more peaceful with him now that I know what to say.”
— Tamyra R. Home Caregiver
“The guides & activities have been the best. I have printed out all of the tools and I used [an activity] with my client. She was so happy and I feel like I now know so many more ways I can be better in my career as a caregiver.”
— Marian O. Professional Caregiver
“The best part of the membership in my opinion is the small groups. Being in the small groups has allowed me to intimately know my client’s experience and be able to have more insight in how I can help them in my practice.”
— Deborah K, Family Physician
“The knowledge I’m gaining from the membership and especially the videos are so valuable. I now feel like I have the tools to connect with Mom even at a distance & make sure her team is taking care of her like family.”
— Anne M. Distance Caregiver
Dementia Caregiving Made Easy FAQs
+ When to Join
The membership only opens a few times a year (roughly once every 4-6 months)
Get on the waitlist to be notified the next time we open. A big hint as well is if you see we are hosting a free workshop event, we are likely opening our doors soon.
+ How Much is the Membership & Discounts
The membership is currently $27 a month.
However, if you join the waitlist, you will get a 25% discount on membership ($20 a month).
Also, if you sign up during one of our free workshops, that is another chance to get you will get a 25% discount on your monthly membership.
+ VIP Membership & Discounts
VIP membership is a higher level of membership that costs $37 a month. However, if you get on the waitlist or sign up during a free workshop, you get 25% off ($27 a month).
VIP membership gets you:
a) Group coaching with other VIP members on topics of the membership
b) Discounted 1:1 coaching with Krista on topics related to the membership
c) Your questions taking priority on the Q&As and workshops
+ Is This Membership for Me?
The membership is for you if you are:
a) A Home Caregiver- you take care of your loved one at home
b) Distance Caregiver- your loved one don't live with you or they are in long term care
c) Professional Caregiver-you work with demenria patients directly or coach caregivers
If you identify with any of these roles, watch some of our member's story by clicking here to get a better idea of what you'd get out of the membership.
+ Who Runs the Membership?
My name is Krista Mesenbrink,CDP, AT, MT-BC. I have worked for the last 5 years hands on with thousands of dementia patients as an Activity Therapist at a psychiatric hospital for geriatric folks that only takes patients with extreme behaviors.
In addition to my work, I am a Certified Dementia Practitioner and have a certification in Person Centered Care from the Alzheimer's Association.
To learn more about my story click here.
What You Get in the Membership FAQs
+ What Topics Does the Membership Cover?
In total, the content of the membership lasts for 12 months or one year.
Once you have completed this, you can become a mentor to newer members, review and refresh when new behaviors pop up, stay for the groups or cancel your membership if you feel as though you have gotten what you need.
a) Intro to Challenging Behaviors
c) Getting to Know Online Caregivers/Professionals
d) Friends/Family/Coworkers
e) Triggers in the Home/Workplace
f) Activities That Work for your LOWD/Client
g) Create an Activity Calendar
h) Create a Self-care schedule
i) Sundowning
j) Accusations
k) "I Want to Go Home"
l) Refusals
m) Repeating
n) Anger
o) Innappropriate Behaviors
p) Wandering
q) Mood Swings
r) Sharing Your Story/Mentoring
+ What Does the Membership Not Include?
The membership aims to teach/support you in learning how to better communicate and engage your LOWD/client in activities for the purpose of managing challenging dementia behaviors.
The membership does not inclulde the following information:
a) Financial planning
b) Long term care placement advice
c) Medication advice
d) Specific dietary advice
e) Hands-on activities of daily living advice (however, we will teach you communication around ADLs)
f) How to navigate the healthcare system
However, our guest experts may touch on some of these subjects from time to time.
+ Weekly Videos
Video topics are organized in what we call the "Dementia Success Path". Click here to learn more. You will get a 5-10 minute video every week.
Topics of the videos range from educating on challenging behaviors to tutorials on how to use the tools.
Some videos are more important to watch than others, so if you fall behind, the membership is set up to where it is easy to get back on track.
+ Tools
You are given either a new tool, asked to use a previously given tool or no tool each week. After the first 2 months, you'll repeat the previous tools you were given often.
Tools are the following:
a) Guides/Workbooks- These are longer form and explain more of whatever topic we are learning
b) Cheatsheets- This is usually a one page reference that you can scan and get quick information
c) Checklist- A tool to help you keep track of tasks that help you make cargiving easier
c) Activity Ideas List- a list of ideas compadable with common challenging behaviors
d) Activity Quiz- a quiz to guide you on narrowing down the activity idea list to work for your LOWD/client
e) Shopping List- list of items you can buy to make caregiving easier
+ Small Groups
Members have a chance to meet up every week, however, small groups get together the 1st and 3rd week of the month. You will have (or become if you volunteer) a group leader of about 4-10 caregivers.
The members of your group are made up of home, distance and professional caregivers. Unlike support groups, small groups are unqiue in that you come together to problem solve vs only give support.
However, support, venting and bonding do happen in small groups!
+ Casual Member Online Hangouts
This happens every 2nd week of the month. This is an opportunity for you to connect with the larger group on a more personal level, ask questions blow off some steam.
Bring a beverage (I like wine, but you do you) and sign on to socialize.
+ Workshops
Workshops are done on a either the topic of the month or a pressing topic that members are requesting.
This hands on presentation will help you learn more about a challenging behavior and get some practice with engaging and deescelading.
+ Q&A's
Q&As bring on a guest expert or Krista, the founder of Dementia Success Path, to answer questions the community is asking for.
Topics of the Q&A can go beyond the scope of the information provided by the membership by the guest experts. However, Krista herself will only be able to answer topics that are included in the membership.
The guest experts will share information such as financial planning, placement in long term care, diet issues, medication issues etc that are outside the membership information.
+ Bonuses
Additional tools & videos are provided in the Bonus tab in your membership. This includes:
a) A list of charities/organizations that will directly help & video tutorial
b) A list of where to find paid help & video tutorial
c) and more developing!
Member’s Success Stories
Tamyra’s Story
Tamyra is an at home caregiver to her husband. She describes her transformation of feeling alone and unprepared to knowing what to say to keep things more calm. She also describes being a small group leader and her membership experience.
Deb’s Story
Deb is a family physician by training & works primarily with dementia patients & their families. Deb describes the deeper relationship she has built with caregivers in the small groups and how the membership benefits her as a professional.
Anne’s Story
Anne is a distance caregiver for her Mom. Despite the distance, Anne is a very involved caregiver and joined the membership to make the most of her facetime, phone calls and visits, be able to advocate and teach her mom's team.
Marian’s Story
Marian is a professional in home caregiver with Seniors Helping Seniors. She joined the membership to get a community of other dementia caregivers (her coworkers don't care for dementia clients) and to get more practical knowledge.
How Your Membership Works
1. Join the Membership
Join the membership when the doors open.
2. Join the Community
Join the member’s FB group & small group.
3. Start Your Success Path
Start your journey in the member’s space.
Dementia Success Path: Your Journey in the Membership
To learn more about everything we cover along the success path and how it’s going to make your life a whole lot easier, watch the video below:
The Dementia Success Path is set up to last about one year from start to finish. Month by month, you will progress in your membership down the following success path that helps you organize and track your progress.
The membership is designed with the expectation you will fall behind at times. So if you do, don’t worry, it’s easy to catch up.
From setting up the foundation to your success, to mastering each challenging behavior and finally giving back by helping newer caregivers in the membership succeed.
When you finish your path, you can:
1) Become a mentor and help newer caregivers
2) Keep learning as your loved one or clients change over time
3) Stay for the groups
4) Cancel your membership
Get Your 25% Discount Offer Locked In
To get the 24-hour early sign-up opportunity to pay only $19.95 / month when we reopen in September (as opposed to paying the full price of $26.95 / month), join the wait list now!