Coming of Stage
This person often forgets names of celebrities, has trouble multitasking, and will walk into a room and forget what they went for.
What is normal cognitive aging
This is a medication we often will prescribe for people with mild dementia, unless they have a low heart rate or we are worried about GI symptoms.
What is donepezil?
This is what we call increased agitation and confusion that can occur in the afternoon or evening when it is getting dark as the person gets more tired by the end of the day.
What is sundowning?
This person is selected by a patient to make health care decisions if the person is not able to make them.
Who is a health care agent?
This person needs help getting dressed and showering, but can feed themselves, and probably shouldn't be left alone at home.
What is moderate dementia?
This medication is a good choice for someone who has depression, anxiety, poor appetite and sleep issues.
What is mirtazapine?
This dementia behavior can be very dangerous! We can manage this by using door locks, alarms, and tracking devices, but even better would be to keep the person active during the day and take them out so they don't feel a need to leave on their own. Medications are not the best way to manage this behavior.
What is wandering?
This is a place people can go during the day for activity, socialization, exercise and stimulation. They can be private or run by the county. There are specific ones for people with memory problems.
What is a adult day center?
This person is independent in personal care, but is no longer able to manage their bills and medications, but have some paranoia about their family helping with these tasks.
What is mild dementia?
This class of medications can be used for severe behavioral disturbances if behavioral interventions and safer medications are not working. It comes with a black box warning about increased risk of stroke and death, so it is saved as a last resort.
what is an antipsychotic medication?
This questionnaire is one we ask caregivers to complete to help measure their levels of caregiver stress.
what is a ZBI?
This nonprofit organization provides caregiver education, support groups, and a 24 hour help line for people and caregivers of those with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. If you want to hook them up with your patient, just enter a rapid referral!
What is the Alzheimer's Association?
This person is having trouble walking without assistance, is fully incontinent, and sometimes doesn't recognize family.
what is severe dementia?
This medication was recently approved by the FDA for treatment of mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia for Alzheimer's disease. Caution though, because it was also shown to cause bleeding and swelling in the brain!
what is lecanemab?
This is what we call it when people are seeing or hearing things that are not there and can often occur in people with dementia. While this can be distressing to caregivers, unless it is bothersome to the patient, medications to eliminate the symptom is not always needed.
What are hallucinations?
What is hopsice?
This person often forgets conversations and asks the same questions over and over and also has post-its everywhere to keep track of things. They do manage to get to their appointments and are able to drive and manage their bills without issues.
What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
This medication we prescribe for people with moderate to severe dementia can sometimes cause sleepiness or blood pressure changes.
what is memantine?
This class of medication may be a good choice for a patient who is feeling agitated and anxious or depressed. It is generally well tolerated and can be used with other dementia medications. Commonly prescribed medications from this class include escitalopram and mirtazapine.
What is an antidepressant?
What is the local office on aging?