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Dementia Care & Support for People with Intellectual Disability Rachel Carling-Jenkins, PhD

Dementia Care & Support for People with Intellectual Disability Rachel Carling-Jenkins, PhD ACU / NDS Website Publication Part 2: The Reality of Living with Dementia. Content within this presentation is based on research and study funded by: Acknowledgement to my colleagues:

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Dementia Care & Support for People with Intellectual Disability Rachel Carling-Jenkins, PhD

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  1. Dementia Care & Support for People with Intellectual DisabilityRachel Carling-Jenkins, PhD ACU / NDS Website Publication Part 2: The Reality of Living with Dementia

  2. Content within this presentation is based on research and study funded by: Acknowledgement to my colleagues: Professor Teresa Iacono; Professor Chris Bigby from LaTrobe University Dr Jenny Torrfrom CDDHV, Monash University

  3. The Reality of Living with Dementia What is happening from the person with dementia’s perspective?

  4. 2 Laws of DementiaHuubBuijssen

  5. 1st Law of Dementia:The Law of Disturbed Encoding - A person with dementia can no longer successfully transfer information from their short term memory into their long term memory

  6. Person with Dementia New memories in – sorter can’t cope

  7. Person without Dementia New memories in – stored efficiently

  8. 2nd Law of Dementia: Roll Back Memory - When a person first develops dementia, long term memories stay in tact, however as dementia progresses, long term memories will begin to deteriorate (roll back) and eventually disappear altogether

  9. Supporting Derek:The Reality of Living with Dementia

  10. Dementia can be very frustrating, lonely & confusing • What is going on for Derek? • What do you think Derek’s Direct Support Worker could have done better? • Can you recognise either of the Laws of Dementia?

  11. For more information: Supporting Derek DVD Available from: http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/supporting-derek

  12. Please contact me directly for a confidential discussion on: • Consultation within your workplace • Staff training sessions • Family training sessions Dr Rachel Carling-Jenkins Research Fellow R.carling-jenkins@latrobe.edu.au rcarlingjenkins@gmail.com Phone; 0405 387 075

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