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Caring for Dementia

Caring for Dementia. Introductions. Get into groups of three or four and introduce yourselves. Include: Your name Your career and hobbies Why you came to the presentation today. Definitions. Dementia Dementia vs Delirium Alzheimer’s Disease Vascular dementia.

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Caring for Dementia

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  1. Caring for Dementia

  2. Introductions • Get into groups of three or four and introduce yourselves. Include: • Your name • Your career and hobbies • Why you came to the presentation today

  3. Definitions • Dementia • Dementia vs Delirium • Alzheimer’s Disease • Vascular dementia

  4. The Early Identification of Dementia • It is a difficult task to perform • Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) • 10-12% of individuals with MCI develop dementia within 5 years

  5. One Important Thing… • Severe memory loss is never a normal part of aging

  6. The Ten Warning Signs • Memory loss that disrupts daily life • Challenges in problem solving • Difficulty completing tasks • Confusion with time and space • Trouble with visual images

  7. The Ten Warning Signs • Problems with speech and writing • Misplacing things • Decreased judgment • Withdrawal • Changes in mood and personality

  8. Caregiving • Typically, the responsibility for care falls on one person

  9. Caregiving continued… • Watch out for resentment • Find out everything you can • Know what your loved one can do • There may be more to do • Find support outside of your family • Laugh at yourself

  10. Caregiving continued… • What if I live out of town? • Support the caregiver • Stay in contact • Avoid criticizing • Take on jobs you can do • Be informed • Give the caregiver time off

  11. Caregiving continued… • Prayer and spiritual refreshment. • “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matt. 11:28-30)

  12. Caregiving continued… • Let go and Let God. • “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”(John 16:33)

  13. Resources for you • The 36-Hour Day by Mace & Rabins • Talking to Alzheimer’s by Claudia Strauss • Alzheimer’s Association: www.alz.org • Caregiver Action Network: www.caregiveraction.org

  14. Two Things to Remember… • Talk about it! • Every person is different.

  15. References • Coste, J. (2003). Learning To Speak Alzheimer’s. [Kindle version, Cloud Reader]. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com • Mace, N., Rabins, P. (2006). The 36-Hour Day: Fourth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press. • Strauss, C. (2001). Talking to Alzheimer’s. Oakland, California: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. • Alzheimer’s Association: http://www.alz.org

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