Part 2: Taking a Positive Approach to Dementia Care: (Proven techniques for all caregivers) – This pilot delivers practical caregiving skills, inspiring stories, and local resources to help families care with confidence. While focused on dementia, the communication and care techniques apply to all types of caregiving. These video programs are designed to help Hawaii’s families understand dementia and provide care with more confidence and aloha. These techniques are applicable to other caregiving situations.
Video Resource Library
Learning about brain health, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and the caregiving journey can feel overwhelming. Sometimes, hearing a story, seeing an approach in action, or listening to an expert explain a concept brings clarity and comfort in a way that printed words alone simply can’t.
That’s why we’re gathering impactful dementia‑related videos from across Hawai‘i and around the world—bringing them together in one easy‑to‑explore space. This collection includes local perspectives, cultural insights, global research, caregiving wisdom, and practical tools for everyday life. We do not own these videos—they are shared here to help our community find helpful educational resources.
Caring Together: Living With A Changing Brain (Part 2)
- Type: Workshop / Training
- Topics: Caregiving
- Audiences: Caregivers, Public
- Speakers: Dorothy Colby
- Host: Olelo Community Media
- Length: 58:07:00
Challenging Behaviors: Recognizing Unmet Needs
Challenging behaviors, why are they happening?
When these challenges arise, what can make it better or worse?
It takes two to tango, or to tangle. How can we learn to dance with our partner for a better outcome for both of us?
- Type: Webinar
- Topics: Caregiving
- Audiences: Caregivers, Professionals
- Speakers: Dorothy Colby, Hale Kū‘ike Director of Community Engagement & Positive
- Host: Hale Kū‘ike and Catholic Charities Hawai‘i
- Length: 1:12
Challenging Situations in Dementia Care: Putting Together the Pieces of the Puzzle
Why do we keep arguing? Why can’t he find the bathroom? Why does she sleep all day? We find ourselves in challenging situations like these in dementia care every day.
How can we take a step back and become curious, non-judgmental dementia detectives to find out why these challenging situations keep happening?
We can learn how to be more effective and helpful in challenging situations by focusing our energy on the elements we CAN change vs. those we CANNOT
- Type: Webinar
- Topics: Caregiving
- Audiences: Caregivers, Professionals
- Speakers: Dorothy Colby, Hale Kū‘ike Director of Community Engagement & Positive
- Host: Hale Kū‘ike and Catholic Charities Hawai‘i
- Length: 1:16
Chuukese – Dyshpagia and Aging: Caregiver Empowerment Series
This video is designed to inform and empower caregivers about dysphagia. If the person in your care has difficulty swallowing or has been diagnosed with dysphagia, this program is not meant to substitute a thorough assessment and diagnosis by a physician and speech-language pathologist.
- Type: Workshop / Training
- Topics: Caregiving, Dementia Care
- Audiences: Caregivers, Professionals
- Host: Pacific Islands Geriatric Education Center, Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii
- Length: 19:52
Dementia and Dysphagia (Swallowing Difficulties)
Definition and statistics about swallowing difficulties in persons living with dementia, including warning signs.
How dysphagia can progress in individuals with undiagnosed, early-stage, or end-stage dementia.
Anatomy of swallowing and how therapy can help.
How caregivers can help optimize enjoyment and nutrition of food and liquids with assistive tools and techniques at mealtime in different stages of the progression of dysphagia.
Preparing different consistencies of food and liquids, how to bring joy and good tast to meals.
- Type: Webinar
- Topics: Dementia Care, Caregiving
- Audiences: Caregivers, Professionals
- Speakers: Aida Wen, MD, and Dorothy Colby
- Host: Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Hale Kūʻike, John A. Burns School of Medicine
- Length: 1:29
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