Dementia 101
The most under diagnosed syndrome of dementia patients.
What is Depression?
The main reason for under-treated pain in dementia patients
What is lack of ability to communication and recognize pain?
A group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities severely enough to interfere with your daily life
What is Dementia?
A non-pharmacological interventions to aid in dementia-related behavior.
What is singing, physical touch, music, therapeutic fibbing, validation therapy, music therapy, pet therapy, Aromatherapy, etc.
The number of beds in the Memory Care Unit
What is 48?
The most valuable asset in assessing and protecting dementia patients?
What is CNA's and Family Members?
Best tool to use to identify pain in Dementia Patients.
Two types of Dementia.
What is Alzheimer's, Lewy Body, Vascular, Frontotemporal, mixed, ORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS, HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE, CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE, WERNICKE-KORSAKOFF SYNDROME.
it is telling a “fib” in order to avoid increased anxiety and agitation in a person with dementia.
Extra Point- Should you use this tool?
What is Therapeutic Fibbing?
Something that Miranda is scared of that is ridiculous.
What is. Birds and the dark
Dementia patients are more receptive to Non-Verbal or Verbal Communication
What is Non-Verbal Communication?
What Does PAINAD stand for?
What is Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale?
Most common disease of Dementia
What is Alzheimer's?
ADL's in a dementia patient takes this to perform.
What is higher critical levels of thinking?
Dave's favorite place to travel to.
What is Disneyland?
Can a resident pass away from Dementia.
Tricked ya!!!
No, not from dementia but from Alzheimers you can! 6th leading cause of death but debated to be 3rd
One of the five categories of PAINAD
What is Breathing, Vocalization, Facial Expression, Body Language, Consolability.
The stage between the expected cognitive decline of normal aging and the more serious decline of dementia.
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Behavior is a form of this
Communication
Ways to involve family into caring for resident
Massage, activities, painting, puzzles, coloring, and much more.
Average Length of time a person lives after a diagnosis.
What is Most people live an average of 4 to 8 years after an Alzheimer's diagnosis. However, some live 15 to 20 years with the disease, or even longer.
Most important role for CNA in Pain Management
What is Communication
Dementia projected to increase in population size by (blank) percent in the next five years
What is 60%
Behaviors that can be seen as sexual but could communicate something different.
taking off clothes- Clothes to tight or loose, patient is hot or cold, patient is uncomfortable.
Physical Touch- Patient is feeling unsafe, cold, needs physical touch!
The best superhero in the world
What is CAREGIVERS!!!!!!!
But also Thor (Super HOT and a god)