Dementia and Alzheimer's care requires a fundamentally different approach. A caregiver who doesn't understand the condition can accidentally cause distress, escalate confusion, or miss warning signs that matter. At At Peace, our caregivers are trained by our founder — Zia Skepple, M.B.A., M.Ed., LPC — a licensed professional counselor with deep clinical experience in cognitive and behavioral health.
That training isn't a checklist. It's an understanding of how disorientation feels, how to respond to sundowning, how to communicate when words become difficult, and how to keep a person with dementia safe, calm, and dignified in their own home.