How do I change my loved ones? How do I change jobs? How do I? I learned this from my wife, “You cannot change somebody else until you change yourself first.” And that’s what she did! She wanted me to quit smoking. She wanted me to be a better person. And you know what my
I attended a certification course called Certified Online Training Professional. One of the Speaker there said, “Tell me I Forget, Teach me I Remember, Involve me, I Understand” something like that. Same thing with our Dementia patient. And I just realized that, if you’re telling a patient or a person that has Dementia and you’re
I just wanted to encourage and invite everyone! There’s a new free group – Healthy Books – by Jeremy Sutton. You have to check it out. If you’re a therapist, a dementia warrior, or a nurse, or somebody who is taking care of a dementia patient, then you need to write a book. You need
What’s going on Dementia Warriors! Today, we will talk about Hoarding 01:37 – Compulsive hoarding is also known as hoarding disorder, a behavioral pattern characterized by excessive acquisition of, and unwillingness to discard large quantities of objects 02:40 – What are the risks associated with hoarding? 04:25 – What are the causes of hoarding? 07:58
What’s going on Dementia Warriors! Today, we will talk about Depression. 01:19 – 40% of Dementia patients experience depression. Dementia and depression almost go hand and hand. 02:10 – Depression is very common among people with Alzheimer’s. 03:12 – What are the symptoms of depression? 04:50 – Depression in Alzheimer’s doesn’t always look like depression
What’s going on Dementia Warriors! Today, we will talk about Repetitive Behavior. 01:19 – What is Repetitive Behavior? 01:40 – The main cause in behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer’s and other progressive dementias 05:20 – What are the causes of repetitive behaviors? 09:05 – What can we do? 11:55 – Answer the behavior, not the person
What are Delusions? Hallucinations? In this podcast, we will talk about Delusions vs. Hallucinations. 01:38 – Delusion is a false idea, frequently a misinterpretation of a situation. The suspicious delusion is frequently referred to as Paranoia. 02:20 – Hallucinations is a false sensory perception where the patient sees, hears, feels, or smells something that isn’t
Our special guest today is Jerri Bosch Manale. She is a full time caregiver for her husband who has Frontal Temporal Dementia. In this podcast with Jerri Bosch Manale: 01:30 – Jerri tells us her story and her experiences with her husband’s dementia 04:00 – Jerri and Mike talk about having a proper diagnosis