Expert tips for providing great dementia care. Our caregiver experts share tips for dealing with dementia symptoms, care at different stages of dementia, managing sundowners syndrome and managing Alzheimer's disease.
Practical ideas for dealing with different Alzheimer's care concerns, information about wandering and sundowners syndrome, ways to provide great dementia care.
Our dementia caregivers are experts in Alzheimer's care and this presentation tells you what to expect when providing dementia care and how to manage different situations that arise. You will also find links to dementia resources, information about dementia symptoms and places to get the best assistance.
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10 warning signs of dementia, as opposed to 10 signs of "normal" aging of the brain. Also, what you can do now to prepare yourself, and helpful tips when communicating with a loved one with signs of a neurocognitive disorder.
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10 ideas for supporting recovering anorexics during school mealtimesPooky Knightsmith
Parents and teachers of young people recovering from an eating disorder often find themselves in a situation where they want to offer support at mealtimes, but they don’t know how best to help.
It will depend entirely on the individual and, as long as they are well enough, you should always be guided by the young person in question, but here are ten suggestions to help you on your way.
10 warning signs of dementia, as opposed to 10 signs of "normal" aging of the brain. Also, what you can do now to prepare yourself, and helpful tips when communicating with a loved one with signs of a neurocognitive disorder.
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10 ideas for supporting recovering anorexics during school mealtimesPooky Knightsmith
Parents and teachers of young people recovering from an eating disorder often find themselves in a situation where they want to offer support at mealtimes, but they don’t know how best to help.
It will depend entirely on the individual and, as long as they are well enough, you should always be guided by the young person in question, but here are ten suggestions to help you on your way.
These days, there are so many ways we can find information: Google, Facebook, Twitter, USQ’s Social Hub, SlideShare… the list goes on! But despite having access to all these fantastic resources, myths, stigma and stereotypes still exist when it comes to understanding disability.
Here at USQ, we think it’s important that everyone is on the right page when it comes to understanding different life experiences in your classrooms, workplaces and relationships, so we’ve put together some true or false scenarios to test your knowledge. Let's bust some myths, stop the stigma and start honest, accurate conversations about disabilities. Did you learn something new?
If you liked these disability myth busters and want to learn more about how to better understand and support your peers, simply search the ‘disability’ tag on USQ’s Social Hub or contact USQ’s Student Services team!
this ppt is used for presentation in public flora as well as for doctors.this is not for commercial purpose. it is only for educating.if any unwarranted mistakes are present please forgive me
The description of activities that should be avoided during pregnancy. Alcohol in pregnancy is described in detail in this document, so as to see what are its side effects and how can it e avoided during Pregnancy.
How to Care for Someone with Alzheimer'sCareFamily
In this slideshow, Tom Knox, founder of CareFamily.com, talks about how to care for someone with Alzheimer's.
In the presentation, which was originally used for a webinar registration, there is a lot of information on this subject from personal stories and experience. A lot of the same kind of problems often appear with Alzheimer's patients, so it's vital that you are ready for these problems when they arise.
Whether you are caring for your senior loved one or you are a caregiver caring for a senior, this guide will help give you a general overview for this kind of care. To get more in depth training, go to some of the resources we list at the end of the presentation.
We hope this helps equip you in your journey of caring for someone with Alzheimer's.
The issue of challenging behaviour is of increasing concern to educators at every level of schooling. In today’s world children are coming to school with increasing levels of stress and uncertainty in their lives.
Home Instead Senior Care of Sonoma County, CA, sponsored an event with guest speaker Teepa Snow. Teepa is a dementia and Alzheimer's expert, particularly teaching caregivers how to understand the disease and the symptoms and how to best care for the elderly with the disease.
This event was held on March 22, 2010, at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Santa Rosa, CA. An all day workshop that included CEU credits for certain health care professionals. Home Instead Senior Care of Sonoma County (Rohnert Park home care) and Brighton Gardens Assisted Living of Santa Rosa were the sponsors.
This presentation was one part of the workshop in which Teepa Snow explained the various stages of dementia as GEMS.
(c) 2010 TeepaSnow.com. All rights reserved. Use only with permission.
These days, there are so many ways we can find information: Google, Facebook, Twitter, USQ’s Social Hub, SlideShare… the list goes on! But despite having access to all these fantastic resources, myths, stigma and stereotypes still exist when it comes to understanding disability.
Here at USQ, we think it’s important that everyone is on the right page when it comes to understanding different life experiences in your classrooms, workplaces and relationships, so we’ve put together some true or false scenarios to test your knowledge. Let's bust some myths, stop the stigma and start honest, accurate conversations about disabilities. Did you learn something new?
If you liked these disability myth busters and want to learn more about how to better understand and support your peers, simply search the ‘disability’ tag on USQ’s Social Hub or contact USQ’s Student Services team!
this ppt is used for presentation in public flora as well as for doctors.this is not for commercial purpose. it is only for educating.if any unwarranted mistakes are present please forgive me
The description of activities that should be avoided during pregnancy. Alcohol in pregnancy is described in detail in this document, so as to see what are its side effects and how can it e avoided during Pregnancy.
How to Care for Someone with Alzheimer'sCareFamily
In this slideshow, Tom Knox, founder of CareFamily.com, talks about how to care for someone with Alzheimer's.
In the presentation, which was originally used for a webinar registration, there is a lot of information on this subject from personal stories and experience. A lot of the same kind of problems often appear with Alzheimer's patients, so it's vital that you are ready for these problems when they arise.
Whether you are caring for your senior loved one or you are a caregiver caring for a senior, this guide will help give you a general overview for this kind of care. To get more in depth training, go to some of the resources we list at the end of the presentation.
We hope this helps equip you in your journey of caring for someone with Alzheimer's.
The issue of challenging behaviour is of increasing concern to educators at every level of schooling. In today’s world children are coming to school with increasing levels of stress and uncertainty in their lives.
Home Instead Senior Care of Sonoma County, CA, sponsored an event with guest speaker Teepa Snow. Teepa is a dementia and Alzheimer's expert, particularly teaching caregivers how to understand the disease and the symptoms and how to best care for the elderly with the disease.
This event was held on March 22, 2010, at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Santa Rosa, CA. An all day workshop that included CEU credits for certain health care professionals. Home Instead Senior Care of Sonoma County (Rohnert Park home care) and Brighton Gardens Assisted Living of Santa Rosa were the sponsors.
This presentation was one part of the workshop in which Teepa Snow explained the various stages of dementia as GEMS.
(c) 2010 TeepaSnow.com. All rights reserved. Use only with permission.
Dementia Home Care in India: Overview and Challenges ARDSICON 2015Swapna Kishore
Dementia Home Care in India: Overview and Challenges--- A presentation made at ARDSICON 2015, the 19th National Conference of ARDSI (Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India), held at Mumbai, India.
If you are concerned about dementia home care, also see the pages at: http://dementiacarenotes.in/caregivers
This is a general overview of a nurse teaching tool. The actual research paper has been submitted for review to a peer journal and is being taught at nursing workshops in Connecticut.
Teepa Snow, dementia and Alzheimer's expert, gave this presentation as one of several at an all-day caregiving workshop sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care of Sonoma County, located in Rohnert Park, CA.
The event was held on March 22, 2010, at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Santa Rosa, CA. About 100 people were in attendance including RPNs and CNAs. CEU credits were available.
The event was sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care of Sonoma County and Brighton Gardens Assisted Living in Santa Rosa.
Home Instead Senior Care of Sonoma County provides home care, personal care and companionship services to the seniors and the elderly in Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Sonoma, Windsor and throughout the County.
Global Medical Cures™ | Alzheimers Caregiver Guide
Caregivers guide to dealing with Alzheimers patients
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Global Medical Cures™ does not offer any medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or recommendations. Only your healthcare provider/physician can offer you information and recommendations for you to decide about your healthcare choices.
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2. Alcohol Consumption by the Elder Member of the Family – What You Can Do.
3. Signs That Indicates Towards the Need for Home Care.
4. Things to Do If an Elder Member of the Family Is Dealing with Alzheimer’s.
5. Things You Always Thought Are the Part of Growing Older - Are Actually Not.
6. How to Deal With the Stress of Being a Family Caregiver.
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to waste away (degenerate) and die. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia.
It’s never easy to watch a parent or loved one struggle with Alzheimer’s or Dementia. Harder still, is not knowing how to handle their behaviors. How can you mitigate their confusion? How should you react to unexpected anger or aggression towards you? How do you communicate with them? This Slideshare from Colonial At Home, part of Community First Solutions, will help answer those questions.
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ADHD- Controlling The Mental Itch With HomeopathyWelcome Cure LLP
Millions of children below age of 17 suffer from ADHD worldwide. Children with ADHD commonly have problems paying attention or concentrating. If not treated on time it can lead to uncontrollable anger, erratic and anti-social conduct that tends to strain relationships with parents, siblings and peers. Babies with very low birth weight have an increased risk of developing ADHD. Homeopathy reduces the aggressiveness, restlessness and obstinacy of the child. Homeopathy promotes a happy, constructive, productive, creative development of the child. You can find more of such informative Power Point Presentations as well as other useful health information at www.welcomecure.com, the definitive online homeopathic treatment portal.
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This presentation discusses the emotional, physical and social impact of dementia on the elderly and describes how a carer can look after a person with dementia.
Research demonstrates that healthy students are successful students. Healthy Husky efforts could include information, interaction, and awareness about the benefits of stress management, healthy eating, getting the flu shot, mindful behaviors and smart choices about alcohol, and other drugs, including tobacco to name just a few.
In our year-end issue, enjoy strategies for handling emotional holiday stress, learn how to challenge your implicit biases, set up your budget for the new year, and hear from our experts about their favorite New Year traditions.
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DECODING THE RISKS - ALCOHOL, TOBACCO & DRUGS.pdfDr Rachana Gujar
Introduction: Substance use education is crucial due to its prevalence and societal impact.
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This document is designed as an introductory to medical students,nursing students,midwives or other healthcare trainees to improve their understanding about how health system in Sri Lanka cares children health.
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Neurological system includes brain and spinal cord. It plays an important role in functioning of our body. Encephalitis is the inflammation of the brain. Causes include viral infections, infections from insect bites or an autoimmune reaction that affects the brain. It can be life-threatening or cause long-term complications. Treatment varies, but most people require hospitalization so they can receive intensive treatment, including life support.
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Communication abilities and needs will vary over the disease
course. Difficulty finding the right word or misplacing one word for
another are common dementia symptoms. It can be one of the
greatest frustrations for the individual as well as their caregivers to
struggle with communicating needs and feelings.
Pay attention to what the person is trying to communicate (feeling,
non-verbal clues, and signals even when words are confused).
Focus and minimize outside distractions.
Communication
3. • Break your instructions or communications down in to steps.
• Use concise, simple (but not child-like or condescending) language.
• Be patient and calm. Your non-verbal clues and emotions can often be felt by the
person and may be more powerful than your words.
• Do not argue with the person. Understand that what they are feeling or saying
may be their reality.
• Use “yes, and…” statements. So, for example, if the person is concerned about
“needing to go home”, say “Yes I understand you are worried about that and
perhaps we can go over here and grab a drink and then talk more about it/find out
what we can do…”.
• Be attentive-show interest and reinforcement even if you are having some trouble
understanding. Laughter and kindness show through even when verbal
communication is extremely limited.
• Use cues such as demonstrating or showing along with verbal instructions or
information.
Communication Tips
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4. Restlessness/Pacing
• Anxiety and resulting restlessness is one of the dementia symptoms many people
experience at some point. It can vary throughout the disease or the day.
• Plan activities to keep busy. Find out what your loved one enjoys and what
captures their attention.
• For pacing, walk with the person or provide a safe space to walk.
• Provide reassurance.
• Provide plenty of fluids and food to ensure adequate nutrition for someone who
burns a lot of calories walking/being active.
• Observe: does the person get restless certain times of day or does something set
off anxiety? Plan accordingly or try to minimize anxiety-producing stimuli.
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5. Wandering
• Sign the person up for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Safe Return® (an id bracelet
with a special 800# to identify someone if they become lost).
• There are developing technologies using GPS to locate someone who is lost, which
may be useful depending on the situation.
• Consider locking doors using keyed deadbolts and/or safety latches.
• Use visual distraction at doorways (a dark patch—painted floor, carpet—can stop
a person with dementia from going forward as can doors painted to blend in with
the wall or in ways that camouflage them).
• Provide activity/distraction especially during “high agitation” times and practice
redirection.
• Remember dementia is progressive and things change throughout different
dementia stages. Anticipate wandering and take precautions even if your loved
one has not wandered yet.
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6. • Anticipate timing and plan activities or additional help during this time. Do not
plan outings or activities that will be difficult. Keep things routine.
• Find out if the person may be hungry or thirsty.
• Provide additional lighting.
• Ask for help with a task or provide a distracting activity (help sorting clothes,
working on a simple project, etc.).
• Provide reassurance and empathy for their concerns/worries (there is often an
underlying feeling of the need to do something, such as “go home” or waiting on
someone).
• Take safety precautions for wandering.
• Play soothing music, watch a favorite TV show, provide the most calm
environment possible.
Sundowners Syndrome
Sundowning, or sundowners syndrome, is a term used to describe a
pattern of behaviors in the late afternoon/evening found in many
dementia patients including increased anxiety, restlessness, and
wandering.
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7. Dementia Care: Hygiene and
Personal Care Issues• Stick with a routine.
• Be prepared for the activity prior-have everything at hand.
• Explain what you will be doing in simple terms. Do not touch the person or begin activities
without calmly explaining.
• Try to determine if fears or physical feelings are behind refusals (is the bath water cold? is
the person afraid of slipping?) and make the situation as comfortable as possible.
• Simplify routines and “pick your battles”.
• Don’t act rushed. Use simple commands and allow more time than you think it will take so
you are not both frustrated.
• Limit choices/simplify (for example, do not ask “Which shirt would you like to wear?” from
a whole closet, instead ask “Would you like this blue shirt or this red shirt?”).
• Use easy-wear clothes (elastic waists, pullovers) and lay clothes out ahead of time when
possible.
• Create a “bathroom schedule” in which you suggest/help the person to the bathroom
every couple hours to help avoid accidents.
• Get help from experienced caregivers!
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8. Home Safety during Various
Dementia Stages
• Use a home safety checklist to do a review and remove obstacles/fall hazards. Go
to www.easylivingfl.com’s Resources page to download our
Falls Prevention Checklist. You may also want to get a
professional home safety assessment for suggestions and resource ideas.
• Watch for trouble areas such as curbs, stairs, pools. Consider blocking off trouble
areas (gating stairs, locking doors, putting up a pool fence, etc.).
• Use locked areas for hazardous materials.
• Depending on the feasibility and level of concern, consider disabling the stove and
removing other fire hazards.
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9. • For individuals living on their own, consider providing meals through a meal delivery service,
home caregiver meal preparation or other options.
• If the person paces, talk to a physician or nutritionist about calorie and nutrition needs.
Supplements may be needed (also true if the person sometimes refuses meals or has poor
appetite).
• Provide a varied diet, with different textures and colors to appeal to the person.
• Create a calm environment for mealtimes.
• Provide cues and assistance as needed. Demonstrate what to do if he/she seems confused.
• Allow as much independence as possible, but understand that processes become more
difficult as the disease progresses and assistance may be needed. If your loved one refuses
to eat, he may be unsure of what to do, feel overwhelmed with choices or be anxious.
• Find out about possible medication side effects related to eating, such as intestinal
disturbances or reduced appetite.
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