The SeizureSafe™ System
Dementia care has a blind spot. Brief, subtle seizures are constantly mislabeled as “behaviors” or “just the part of the disease.” SeizureSafe™ is the system that bridges the gap. We provide the specific tools and vocabulary to identify these hidden events, reduce falls, and get the right medical help.
Stop guessing at behaviors. Start identifying the biology.
Bridging the Gap
Behavior vs Biology
The standard approach to dementia asks: “Are they hungry? Are they tired? Are they agitated?” These are the wrong questions for a brain that is experiencing a silent seizure.
When a 30-second staring spell is labeled as “zoning out,” the true clinical diagnosis is missed. When post-seizure confusion is met with antipsychotics instead of neurological support, the person suffers.
SeizureSafe exists to catch the episodes that standard care misses. We provide the “biological lens” necessary to see what is actually happening beneath the surface.
The SeizureSafe Protocol
A Faster Path to the Right Care
We replace the confusion of “bad days” with a predictable four-stage system. This system ensures that nothing is missed and every event is used to improve the plan of care.
Recognize
Learn to identify the hidden signs that are constantly mislabeled as dementia progression.
Respond
Follow the safety sequence. Manage the event and the recovery phase calmly, preventing the panic that leads to unnecessary 911 calls and ER transfers.
Document
Turn your observations into data. Use our clinical templates to record the exact duration and type of event, shifting the conversation with doctors from anecdotes to evidence.
Advocate
Present the specific data needed to secure the appropriate care that actually addresses the brain’s activity.
We track the Hidden Symptoms
You are noticing changes that do not make sense. While others may call it progression, you see a specific pattern. The SeizureSafe™ System helps you identify these four common domains of possible seizure related activity.
Behavioral Changes
Sudden pauses, confusion, changes in awareness, or brief unresponsiveness that may signal seizure activity rather than typical dementia fluctuations.
Awareness Changes
Short episodes of staring, disorientation, difficulty following conversation, or momentary disconnect from the environment.
Movement Changes
You see a rhythmic action that repeats over and over. It looks like a habit, but they cannot stop it. This often appears as lip smacking, chewing motions, rapid blinking, or picking at clothes.
Seizure Events
The more obvious physical signs that clearly look medical. This includes generalized stiffening, shaking (convulsions), or a sudden loss of muscle tone where they drop or slump over.
Choose Your Path
SeizureSafe™ Home
The Symptom Interpreter for Families
We provide the video examples and evidence-based tracking tools you need to start capturing the data needed to take action.
SeizureSafe™
The Response System for Senior Living
Standardize how your team recognizes and reports events. Our research-backed framework reduces unnecessary ER transfers, prevents falls, and gives your staff the clinical confidence to provide safer care.
The Science of the Spectrum
SeizureSafe is the practical application of the Dementia Seizure Spectrum™ (DSS).
Developed through doctoral research and 25 years of operational leadership, the DSS is the clinical engine that categorizes the subtle and “silent” signs that standard care misses. We remove the medical jargon to give you a valid, evidence-based way to describe exactly what you are seeing to a medical team.
Behavioral Changes
Sudden pauses, confusion, changes in awareness, or brief unresponsiveness that may signal seizure activity rather than typical dementia fluctuations.
Awareness Changes
Short episodes of staring, disorientation, difficulty following conversation, or momentary disconnect from the environment.
Movement Changes
You see a rhythmic action that repeats over and over. It looks like a habit, but they cannot stop it. This often appears as lip smacking, chewing motions, rapid blinking, or picking at clothes.
Seizure Events
The more obvious physical signs that clearly look medical. This includes generalized stiffening, shaking (convulsions), or a sudden loss of muscle tone where they drop or slump over.
The Result
Evidence That Cannot Be Ignored
Better recognition is the only way to bridge the gap between home observations and a clinical diagnosis. When you describe an event with precision, you remove the guesswork that lead to “wait and see” medical advice.
Our goal is to give you the shared language and documented history needed to:
- Secure the Right Treatment: Provide the evidence required to justify diagnostic testing or medication adjustments sooner.
- Remove Medical Friction: Replace vague stories with the specific data points that doctors actually use to make decisions.
- Stop Unnecessary Transfers: Prevent the panic driven 911 calls that result from misinterpreting a brief, non-emergency event.
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