The Senior Site, Inc. now has a Dementia Communication Practice using the Naomi Feil Validation Method principles.

1. Dementia
Communication
Assistance Solutions for Senior
DEMENTIA COMMUNICATION Living
through
Initial consultation
$100 The Naomi Feil
Communication training session with Validation Method
primary caregiver(s)
$125
One on one communication session with For families and residents at home and in
primary elder Assisted Living, Alzheimer's, and Memory
$125 Care Communities
Family communication session with two
family members and primary elder
In-home consultations
$150
Communication training for primary caregiver(s)
All sessions are 60 minutes
One on one communication sessions with primary
Suggested frequency is one session per week elder
Service fee reduction for multiple sessions Family communication sessions with two family
Evenings and weekend hours members and primary elder
<24 hour cancellation fees apply
630-200-1149-jo@theseniorsite.com 630-200-1149—jo@theseniorsite.com

2. MESSAGE AND MISSION THE NAOMI FEIL VALIDATION
The Senior Site was founded on the belief that people and METHOD
business flourish when engaged in a relationship. When a
nurturing relationship exists between two people, Naomi Feil, MSW, ACSW credentials
whether they are in a community or a business, providing
service or housing, deeper commitments are developed To validate a disoriented older person is to em-
along with a greater sense of fulfillment. power them through a specialized method using
empathy, employing specific learned principles
After 25 years in senior management positions in academic and techniques, assisting that person to relieve
medical centers, my path changed 10 years ago into the pent up emotions, express inner needs, and re-
senior living industry when I was confronted with the issue solve unfinished life tasks.
of senior care/housing on a very personal level, my mother!
That experience ignited a passion to work with older It is a method for categorizing behavior to help
maloriented and disoriented very old people to
adults and their adult children. Since then, I have helped regain dignity through individual Validation and
many families through this journey. Validation Groups.
We provide solutions in senior living which include, but
are not by any means limited to: senior referrals; assisted It is a philosophy of care. This method has
tours of communities; veterans aid and attendance re- been researched and developed over the past 40
years and it blends philosophies of Abraham
sources; elder law recommendations; estate and funeral Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Erik Erikson’s Life
trust planning; validation work for those with dementia; Tasks Theory as well as S. Freud, C. Rogers, J.
and, counseling within that realm. Piguet, and C. Jung.
Our commitment to our clients: provide the best service GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF VALIDATION
possible in terms of both success and fulfillment. 1. Increase verbal and non-verbal communication
2. Increase expression of emotions and needs
3. Increase movement and ambulation
Jo T. Letwaitis
4. Increase social controls
President and CEO
Certified Validation Worker 5. Interact and socialize more: withdraw less
My credentials are available on: 6. Lessen anxiety, frustration, aggression
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7. Lesson need for chemical and physical restraints
Passion-driven excellence consistently demonstrated and delivered
8. Express their unique wisdom gained from life