Teepa Snow, Dementia Expert, on understanding Alzheimers patient behaviors
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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.
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- 1. Dementia : Why Do They Do That? How Can I Help? When Do I Need Help? TeepaSnow.com © 2010 Teepa Snow . All rights reserved. Use only with permission. Presentation at Home Instead Senior Care of Sonoma County sponsored Dementia and Alzheimer’s event, March 22, 2010, at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Santa Rosa, CA.
- 3. Being ‘right’ doesn’t necessarily translate into a good outcome for both of you
- 4. It’s the relationship that is MOST critical NOT the outcome of any one encounter
- 5. As part of the disease people with dementia ‘tend to’ develop typical patterns of speech, behavior, and routines. These people will also have skills and abilities that are lost while others are retained or preserved.
- 14. PET and Aging ADEAR, 2003 PET Scan of 20-Year-Old Brain PET Scan of 80-Year-Old Brain
- 16. Learning & Memory Center Hippocampus BIG CHANGE
- 17. Understanding Language – BIG CHANGE
- 18. Hearing Sound – Not Changed
- 19. Sensory Strip Motor Strip White Matter Connections BIG CHANGES Formal Speech & Language Center HUGE CHANGES Automatic Speech Rhythm – Music Expletives PRESERVED
- 20. Executive Control Center Emotions Behavior Judgment Reasoning
- 21. Vision Center – BIG CHANGES
- 22. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Alzheimer’s Disease Progression vs. Normal Brains G. Small, UCLA School of Medicine. Normal Early Alzheimer’s Late Alzheimer’s Child