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