Dementia Care Consultant Denver
A new diagnosis, a change in behavior, or a safety concern can leave a family unsure what to do next. Kimberly Diaz, RN, and the Care Matters team help Denver-area families understand the situation, prepare questions for clinicians, and make a practical plan for care.
How we can help
Practical guidance for families navigating Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, mild cognitive impairment, behavioral changes, safety concerns, and changing care needs.
Understand what is changing
Dementia is not one condition or one fixed set of symptoms. Alzheimer’s, Lewy body, vascular and frontotemporal dementias can affect memory, movement, judgment, language and behavior in different ways. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) also deserves attention when daily decisions become harder.
- Discuss changes and possible causes with the person's clinician; do not assume every change is dementia progression.
- Track what happened, when it happened, and what was different about sleep, medication, pain, routine or environment.
- Identify the decisions the person can still make and include them whenever possible.
Create a workable family care plan
RN-led consulting connects clinical concerns to daily realities: medication routines, communication, wandering risk, driving, meals, personal care and caregiver capacity. The goal is to decide what support is needed now and what signals should trigger a change.
- Prioritize immediate safety concerns without treating every difficulty as an emergency.
- Plan calm, respectful approaches to distressing or repetitive behaviors.
- Clarify who will coordinate appointments, decisions and updates among family members.
Choose the next level of support
Some families can adapt home routines and add support; others need to evaluate memory care or other residential options. Kimberly helps families compare these choices against the person's needs and the support realistically available at home.
- Explore in-home support through Care Matters Registry.
- Consider memory care when supervision and safety needs exceed what home can provide.
- Revisit the plan as needs change rather than waiting for a crisis.
Not sure where to start? Schedule a consultation with Kimberly and the Care Matters team. Schedule a Consultation