{"id":6814,"date":"2025-10-24T10:49:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T08:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/providing-mindful-support-to-people-with-dementia\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T09:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T07:53:35","slug":"providing-mindful-support-to-people-with-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/providing-mindful-support-to-people-with-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Providing Mindful Support to People with Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An interview with Monika Gelderblom, a counselor for family caregivers at the Alzheimer Society of Munich e.V.<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this information booklet, we would like to highlight the importance of treating people with dementia with care and respect. In our fascinating interview with consultant Monika Gelderblom, you&#8217;ll gain valuable insights and tips on how to make this work in practice.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many practical examples drawn from counseling experience illustrate various situations and explain ways to interact with people with dementia calmly and mindfully, even in challenging situations.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-downloadgate-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2506-awo-lifebalance-Info-Dossier-Nr.-6-Menschen-mit-Demenz-achtsam-begleiten-barrierefrei-ohne-Pflege.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the Information Dossier<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-downloadgate-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Info-Dossier-Menschen-mit-Demenz-achtsam.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the Info Dossier as an audio file<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aur-service-beratung aur-service-loggedin aur-service-nur-awo-lifebalance-kunden has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background aur-service-kifa\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aur-service-kifa wp-block-paragraph\">Would you like to receive free advice from our experts on dementia and discuss your individual needs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aur-service-kifa is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b0be8b0e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aur-service-kifa\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/employee-service-portal-home-page\/contact-the-service-portal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Use the contact form<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aur-service-kifa\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:08002961133\">Call for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Read more on this topic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-4 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-4d8d4a99 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8839 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tips-for-everyday-life tag-family-caregivers\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/young-carers\/\" target=\"_blank\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iStock-2195229812.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Young Carers\" style=\"border-radius:20px;border-style:none;border-width:0px;aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iStock-2195229812.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iStock-2195229812-408x230.jpg 408w, https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iStock-2195229812-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iStock-2195229812-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h5 style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/young-carers\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Young Carers<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6760 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tips-for-everyday-life tag-family-caregivers\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/dementia-when-memories-fade\/\" target=\"_blank\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1a9a2950-4038-4cc9-9d24-e679e86bcdf7-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dementia &#8211; 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