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2018-02-07 07:12:32 PM bethanyw 4 years
2018-02-07 07:12:34 PM anissa44 I think that depends on the person
2018-02-07 07:12:34 PM cchase not yet know what starts it
2018-02-07 07:12:37 PM jpocorello001 couple
2018-02-07 07:12:41 PM sylmat6 DONT REALLY KNOW
2018-02-07 07:12:49 PM jpocorello001 is it mostly genetic
2018-02-07 07:12:57 PM bethanyw I think it can be shorter though and exasperated by brain bleeds
2018-02-07 07:13:04 PM dhopkins is it hereditary?
2018-02-07 07:13:12 PM lisai yes
2018-02-07 07:13:20 PM cchase if you have a family history of Alz. you are at higher risk to have it
2018-02-07 07:13:20 PM dhopkins thank you
2018-02-07 07:13:32 PM bethanyw I noticed that in one of my patients that showed no signs of dementia but had a brain bleed and now at later stages
2018-02-07 07:13:39 PM lisai i think it skips a generatiion but you could
2018-02-07 07:14:06 PM cchase brain bleed can cause dementia related symptoms
2018-02-07 07:14:14 PM dhopkins how many stages are there...4?
2018-02-07 07:14:22 PM bethanyw but not dementia?
2018-02-07 07:14:28 PM cchase take into consideration.. football injuries to the brain
2018-02-07 07:14:33 PM bethanyw i thought there were 7 stages
2018-02-07 07:14:43 PM bethanyw oh true
2018-02-07 07:14:43 PM dhopkins yep
2018-02-07 07:14:47 PM anissa44 So I guess I am confused about Alzhemiers and Dementia. Like I guess I don't really know the difference
2018-02-07 07:14:48 PM jpocorello001 I wonder what the statics are for football players
2018-02-07 07:14:55 PM ren what about stroke > dementia
2018-02-07 07:15:13 PM dhopkins just googled it bethanyw
2018-02-07 07:15:14 PM cchase footbal - Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
2018-02-07 07:15:24 PM bethanyw alzhiemers falls under dementia
2018-02-07 07:15:24 PM lisai for me they are both the same more or less
2018-02-07 07:15:48 PM lisai oh true
2018-02-07 07:15:51 PM cchase brain injuries are in general at risk to cause dementia/ memory loss
2018-02-07 07:15:56 PM anissa44 I thought that too Bethany but I was told no
2018-02-07 07:15:57 PM dhopkins I feel like I have a little dementia going on daily.....
2018-02-07 07:16:06 PM ren ok
2018-02-07 07:16:07 PM cchase no..alzheimer's does not fall under dementia
2018-02-07 07:16:09 PM anissa44 LOL me too dhopkins
2018-02-07 07:16:09 PM bethanyw huh well I would disagree
2018-02-07 07:16:11 PM lisai lol i feel the same
2018-02-07 07:16:19 PM sylmat6 left the chat room
2018-02-07 07:16:33 PM cchase Alzheimer's is the disease - dementia is a symptom of that disease
2018-02-07 07:16:37 PM bethanyw I just took an inservice that says it does..... so I gues they were wrong
2018-02-07 07:16:38 PM abanks enter the chat room
2018-02-07 07:16:40 PM dhopkins (y)
2018-02-07 07:16:57 PM bethanyw but someone could have dementia and not alzheimers
2018-02-07 07:16:59 PM anissa44 My inservce training told me the same Bethany
2018-02-07 07:17:06 PM anissa44 right
2018-02-07 07:17:08 PM cchase dementia is also a symptom of several other diseases and issues
2018-02-07 07:17:11 PM abanks hey all, sorry im late
2018-02-07 07:17:21 PM anissa44 Hi Abanks
2018-02-07 07:17:22 PM cchase too much alcohol will cause dementia
2018-02-07 07:17:27 PM sylmat6 enter the chat room
2018-02-07 07:17:35 PM cchase parkinson's may have dementia
2018-02-07 07:17:36 PM anissa44 Hi Sylmat
2018-02-07 07:17:46 PM sylmat6 I AM BACK,LOST CONNECTION
2018-02-07 07:17:56 PM cchase no worries.....
2018-02-07 07:18:34 PM dhopkins didn't know that either about the alcohol
2018-02-07 07:18:45 PM cchase more: Diffuse Lewy Body Disease. Another degenerative brain disorder, now thought to be the second most common type of dementia. ...Vascular Dementia. ...Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD - Also known as Pick's Disease) ...Depression. ...Parkinson's Disease. ...Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. ...
2018-02-07 07:18:59 PM lisai we have participants who have both how do you help your reseidents rememeber and activity so they can also be excited to participate
2018-02-07 07:19:15 PM ren wow
2018-02-07 07:19:18 PM anissa44 Ok so Google says Dementia is a general term for decline in Mental ability severe enough to interfer with daily life. Memory loss is an example. Alzheimer's is the most common type of Dementia
2018-02-07 07:19:26 PM cchase what is long term memory?
2018-02-07 07:19:34 PM cchase what is short term memory?
2018-02-07 07:20:00 PM dhopkins it's responsible for information for long periods of time
2018-02-07 07:20:07 PM dhopkins long term
2018-02-07 07:20:08 PM cchase Love google but that is incorrect.
2018-02-07 07:20:17 PM dhopkins here and now...short term
2018-02-07 07:20:20 PM sylmat6 MY MOM STARTED WITH PARKINSONS THEN WE THINK THAT BECAUSE OF MEDS SHE STARTED HAVING DEMENTIA SYMPTOMS THEN HER DEATH CERTIFICATE SHOWED CAUSE OF DEATH ALZHEMIERS
2018-02-07 07:20:33 PM cchase Alz is the most commonly known disease to cause dementia is correct
2018-02-07 07:20:58 PM cchase This statement is incorrect:
2018-02-07 07:21:03 PM cchase Alzheimer's is the most common type of Dementia
2018-02-07 07:21:35 PM cchase how does Alz affect Long term memory (LTM)
2018-02-07 07:21:51 PM cchase How does Alz affect short term memory (STM)
2018-02-07 07:22:03 PM ren short term is seriouly effected
2018-02-07 07:22:17 PM cchase yes..correct
2018-02-07 07:22:40 PM cchase Alz is about plaques and tangles that buuild up in the brain
2018-02-07 07:22:54 PM cchase stopping neurons. or rather blocking them from communicating
2018-02-07 07:23:16 PM sylmat6 OMG!
2018-02-07 07:23:24 PM cchase so short term memories cannot be stored in the brain because it is blocked
2018-02-07 07:23:24 PM ren right
2018-02-07 07:23:32 PM cchase think of a computer
2018-02-07 07:23:33 PM lphillips left the chat room
2018-02-07 07:23:36 PM lisai correct
2018-02-07 07:23:40 PM sylmat6 THAT IS SCARY
2018-02-07 07:23:51 PM jpocorello001 very scary
2018-02-07 07:23:54 PM cchase you make a document give it a name to save it right?
2018-02-07 07:23:57 PM lisai going thru it is scary also
2018-02-07 07:24:05 PM jpocorello001 yes
2018-02-07 07:24:14 PM ren yes
2018-02-07 07:24:24 PM sylmat6 Y
2018-02-07 07:24:25 PM cchase when you save it - you can bring it back
2018-02-07 07:24:33 PM lisai trying to get people into activities is not easy as well
2018-02-07 07:24:44 PM ren yes
2018-02-07 07:24:44 PM cchase with Alz... you are not able to save it anymore
2018-02-07 07:25:10 PM cchase so a person cannot remember what you said even a few minutes later
2018-02-07 07:25:12 PM dhopkins its a horrible disease
2018-02-07 07:25:18 PM ren I noticed with my mom, she coudl tell stories about when she was a kid
2018-02-07 07:25:25 PM bethanyw that makes sense but you can access files that were saved a long time ago...its almost like the memory is "full" and cant take any more
2018-02-07 07:25:27 PM cchase now - long term memory is a little different
2018-02-07 07:25:33 PM abanks thats why they ask you 100 times what time an activity is!!!!
2018-02-07 07:25:42 PM cchase have you aver heard a elder speak of childhood days?
2018-02-07 07:25:47 PM ren yes
2018-02-07 07:25:51 PM cchase yes. that why
2018-02-07 07:26:16 PM bethanyw makes sense
2018-02-07 07:26:18 PM jpocorello001 yes childhood days
2018-02-07 07:26:18 PM cchase memories from a long time ago were saved before Alzheimer's was present
2018-02-07 07:26:21 PM lisai its worse when they do not even know their own children but yet can remember their granchildren
2018-02-07 07:26:35 PM cchase so the memory did get filed away
2018-02-07 07:26:40 PM cchase before Alzheimer's
2018-02-07 07:26:41 PM bethanyw and now i understand there are many diseases that can have dementia, Alzheimers being one of them
2018-02-07 07:26:45 PM abanks but anything after alz does not save
2018-02-07 07:26:51 PM cchase yes.. goo beth
2018-02-07 07:26:58 PM ren makes sense
2018-02-07 07:27:12 PM sylmat6 BUT NOT WITH ALZ?
2018-02-07 07:27:12 PM sylmat6 iT IS
2018-02-07 07:27:12 PM sylmat6 OR WHAT TIME IS LUNCH AND THEY JUST HAD LUNCH
2018-02-07 07:27:15 PM anissa44 It's not that they forget their children its that they think of them as children so don't recognize who they are now
2018-02-07 07:27:22 PM cchase to a point...when in final stage or near final even long term memories cannot be recalled
2018-02-07 07:27:31 PM sylmat6 PARKINSONS IS ANOTHER FORM OF DEMENTIA
2018-02-07 07:27:32 PM dhopkins my dads doctor thought he had onset alzheimers and put him on meds for it...then also told my sister that they really couldn't say if he had it and that they really only can tell if a person had alzheimers is if they had a autopsy
2018-02-07 07:27:34 PM ren my mom could remember my face but not always my name, she would say, "you're one of mine"
2018-02-07 07:28:05 PM cchase parkinsons is a disease - dementia is a symptom of that disease
2018-02-07 07:28:11 PM sylmat6 WHY IS IT THAT YOUNG PERSONS GET ALZ
2018-02-07 07:28:13 PM bethanyw dementia is a symptom of parkinsons...right?
2018-02-07 07:28:23 PM cchase parkinson is not a form of dementia is causes dementia
2018-02-07 07:28:24 PM bethanyw haha you typed faster then i could
2018-02-07 07:28:36 PM cchase yes ..good beth
2018-02-07 07:28:47 PM cchase :)
2018-02-07 07:28:51 PM sylmat6 THANKS FOR CLARIFING
2018-02-07 07:29:04 PM cchase so we net to think of this with activities
2018-02-07 07:29:17 PM cchase repetition...patience
2018-02-07 07:29:26 PM bethanyw so then how can you tell the difference between alzheimers and when dementia is a symptom of something else
2018-02-07 07:29:26 PM ren PATIENCE!!!!!
2018-02-07 07:29:31 PM lisai lots of patience
2018-02-07 07:29:36 PM cchase tap on old favorties that they might remember
2018-02-07 07:29:37 PM dhopkins thats why I have small groups
2018-02-07 07:29:37 PM bethanyw do you just need to know the diagnosis?
2018-02-07 07:29:39 PM sylmat6 REPETITION FOR SURE AND LOTS OF PATIENCE
2018-02-07 07:29:48 PM ren YEP
2018-02-07 07:29:55 PM jpocorello001 patience is a virtue
2018-02-07 07:30:07 PM cchase never, never argue.
2018-02-07 07:30:07 PM abanks it sure is
2018-02-07 07:30:07 PM lisai in the end the some part of a smile is worth it
2018-02-07 07:30:10 PM cchase you will lose
2018-02-07 07:30:20 PM cchase the cannot reason your argument
2018-02-07 07:30:23 PM lisai noooo argue makes it worse
2018-02-07 07:30:24 PM abanks always go along with them
2018-02-07 07:30:27 PM jpocorello001 that is not good
2018-02-07 07:30:40 PM anissa44 I was taught to just be in the moment they are in at the time
2018-02-07 07:30:40 PM cchase yes...we say - step into their word
2018-02-07 07:30:45 PM ren it's ridiculous to argue, with a sick person
2018-02-07 07:31:06 PM lisai i always find what it is they are obsessing about and try to sooth them or offer what they want
2018-02-07 07:31:07 PM ren anissa44 > I like that
2018-02-07 07:31:13 PM cchase I have seen nurses argue
2018-02-07 07:31:26 PM ren so silly
2018-02-07 07:31:28 PM cchase yes... good be in the moment
2018-02-07 07:31:31 PM sylmat6 AGREE WITH THEM
2018-02-07 07:31:32 PM lisai like one resident had it with yoga
2018-02-07 07:31:34 PM anissa44 A lot of my coworkers argue. Drives me nuts.
2018-02-07 07:31:47 PM lisai so we put togehter a small yoga class
2018-02-07 07:32:04 PM anissa44 That is why I got my administrator to do the monthly trainings
2018-02-07 07:32:06 PM lisai so could not do it, but we guided her and they were all happy
2018-02-07 07:32:21 PM sylmat6 IN MY FACILITY IS PATIENCE, NOT TOO MUCH THERE
2018-02-07 07:32:24 PM cchase what about redirection - what is that?
2018-02-07 07:32:43 PM lisai we use redirection alot as well
2018-02-07 07:32:50 PM ren that is when you introduce something to distract from the "issue"
2018-02-07 07:32:58 PM cchase good ren
2018-02-07 07:32:59 PM lisai exactly
2018-02-07 07:33:00 PM jpocorello001 redirect them to a new idea
2018-02-07 07:33:00 PM dhopkins to a new place?
2018-02-07 07:33:06 PM ren I used redirection with my children, I'm a pro!
2018-02-07 07:33:08 PM cchase so we use that because we cannot argue
2018-02-07 07:33:09 PM anissa44 If they are upset and obcessing then we redirect them with food or pictures on looking out the window
2018-02-07 07:33:11 PM dhopkins or purpose
2018-02-07 07:33:27 PM cchase to help them go along with what you need them to do
2018-02-07 07:33:28 PM sylmat6 YES
2018-02-07 07:33:29 PM anissa44 LOL Ren
2018-02-07 07:33:30 PM bethanyw at my work its to the point that nurses are saying one of my residents is faking it and just wanting to get attention
2018-02-07 07:33:32 PM jpocorello001 haha ren
2018-02-07 07:33:46 PM anissa44 Thats horrible bethany
2018-02-07 07:33:51 PM lisai i also give reminder cards and letters
2018-02-07 07:33:55 PM cchase nurses should not say faking it...wow
2018-02-07 07:34:09 PM cchase reminder cards are good
2018-02-07 07:34:16 PM ren so that nurse thinks she is a dr.... funny nurse
2018-02-07 07:34:21 PM anissa44 What are reminder cards
2018-02-07 07:34:23 PM jpocorello001 thats not good bethany
2018-02-07 07:34:29 PM cchase never give a specific time for something they want to happen
2018-02-07 07:34:36 PM dhopkins hey my DON also says that
2018-02-07 07:34:39 PM ren I would be taking that to my DON
2018-02-07 07:34:42 PM lisai to remind them of an event, activity or appointment
2018-02-07 07:34:48 PM abanks when they are looking for their home or the way out, you can truley see the fesr in there eyes, its not fake
2018-02-07 07:34:49 PM dhopkins that they are faking it....
2018-02-07 07:34:50 PM anissa44 oh good
2018-02-07 07:34:54 PM cchase some panic when they suddenly think it's past three and the kids have not come home from school
2018-02-07 07:34:54 PM ren omg! DHOPKINS that is terrible.
2018-02-07 07:35:06 PM abanks or where is the baby
2018-02-07 07:35:08 PM dhopkins yup....
2018-02-07 07:35:18 PM ren yes my mom did the baby thing
2018-02-07 07:35:22 PM cchase do not hang wall clock with hands
2018-02-07 07:35:24 PM anissa44 I have one that waits for the bus every day. She has to get home from school
2018-02-07 07:35:26 PM lisai do any of you work with PSYVH
2018-02-07 07:35:31 PM jpocorello001 what do you do when they think their kids arent coming home
2018-02-07 07:35:31 PM bethanyw thats what i suggested..that one resident would probably benefit from seeing a daily schedule (one that is gerneral and stays the same)
2018-02-07 07:35:36 PM cchase they find that difficult to read
2018-02-07 07:35:37 PM lisai PSYCH patients
2018-02-07 07:35:37 PM jpocorello001 how do yu redirect them?
2018-02-07 07:35:38 PM dhopkins aweeeee....it is sad when they are looking for the kids
2018-02-07 07:35:51 PM cchase I do not allow any clock in public places only in nursing hub
2018-02-07 07:36:06 PM sylmat6 WHY IS THAT
2018-02-07 07:36:07 PM anissa44 Thats good to know cchase
2018-02-07 07:36:13 PM ren that's a good idea, I wouldn't thought of that
2018-02-07 07:36:31 PM dhopkins hummmm...it is good to know
2018-02-07 07:36:39 PM cchase I once had a nurse in another unit call in to ask for the resident....she pretended to be his daughter
2018-02-07 07:36:51 PM cchase he bought it and it callmed him down everytime
2018-02-07 07:36:53 PM lisai i did that once
2018-02-07 07:36:59 PM lisai it made him so happy
2018-02-07 07:37:15 PM abanks or i have said, ohhh you cant go home tonight, it is storming too bad out
2018-02-07 07:37:19 PM ren awwww, that's awesome!
2018-02-07 07:37:35 PM dhopkins (y)
2018-02-07 07:37:36 PM abanks bt \i have a place herre for you to stay tonight
2018-02-07 07:37:40 PM bethanyw that makes sense about the clock
2018-02-07 07:38:02 PM abanks then they say my mom will worry, I say nope i have spoken to her
2018-02-07 07:38:08 PM anissa44 A lot of times I will tell them we have to wait for a bit so we can do this "job" until their ride comes or what evver.
2018-02-07 07:38:08 PM abanks she knows you re safe
2018-02-07 07:38:24 PM cchase the last area of the brain affected by Alz. is the emotions the amygdala,
2018-02-07 07:38:48 PM cchase so knowing that is another clue to help you with activities
2018-02-07 07:38:55 PM cchase play on the emotions
2018-02-07 07:38:59 PM cchase use that
2018-02-07 07:39:09 PM anissa44 We have been reading the Notebook in our Book Club this month.
2018-02-07 07:39:18 PM sylmat6 i HATE TO SEE THEM CRY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE
2018-02-07 07:39:19 PM cchase love that notebook
2018-02-07 07:39:30 PM ren I would be crying too
2018-02-07 07:39:31 PM abanks we have 1 lady who goes around all day and just cries in fear, her poa will not let the dr medicate her, it is such a sin
2018-02-07 07:39:34 PM cchase they cry but do not always know why
2018-02-07 07:39:36 PM lisai it break my heart
2018-02-07 07:39:37 PM jpocorello001 yeah that is really sad
2018-02-07 07:39:47 PM anissa44 They loved it too. We are watching the movie monday
2018-02-07 07:39:48 PM cchase they cry but can't figure out what mad them sad
2018-02-07 07:39:48 PM dhopkins yes
2018-02-07 07:40:05 PM jpocorello001 how do you comfort them
2018-02-07 07:40:07 PM ren that would make it bearable.
2018-02-07 07:40:09 PM cchase the reasoning skills are gone
2018-02-07 07:40:14 PM anissa44 Yes, I get that with a lot of mine. Not knowing why they are feeling a certain way
2018-02-07 07:40:20 PM cchase redirect to comfort them
2018-02-07 07:40:29 PM lisai :'(
2018-02-07 07:40:40 PM abanks and sometimes it just takes you sitting with them holding there hand to comfort them
2018-02-07 07:40:43 PM cchase say - oh...I am going to make a sandwich and need you to come help
2018-02-07 07:40:45 PM sylmat6 IT IS SO SAD
2018-02-07 07:40:52 PM cchase food is a great redirection tool
2018-02-07 07:41:10 PM cchase yes. sometimes just sitting with them too
2018-02-07 07:41:14 PM anissa44 I might sit with them. Touch is very important. Make sure they know that you are concerned and trying to understand
2018-02-07 07:41:17 PM dhopkins we have a lady like that...then she gets mean and slaps other residents, but this only happens when she is on her unit...not in activities...so they send her to a behavior unit...like its going to help her...RIGHT !
2018-02-07 07:41:17 PM ren I can see that
2018-02-07 07:41:17 PM lisai totally agree from there I hug and give them kisses and then redirect them to someething fun I something they like
2018-02-07 07:41:23 PM jpocorello001 good to know
2018-02-07 07:41:28 PM lisai and then tey change for the moment
2018-02-07 07:41:47 PM cchase unconditional love
2018-02-07 07:41:53 PM ren it's a roller coaster
2018-02-07 07:42:10 PM dhopkins so now she is off that unit and moved to another and just crys and crys
2018-02-07 07:42:10 PM abanks and you may have to do that several times a day ...... thats the heartbreaking part
2018-02-07 07:42:18 PM ren we need to remember they don't know...
2018-02-07 07:42:27 PM lisai and we have that gets mad and wants to smoke ciggerettes only
2018-02-07 07:42:31 PM sylmat6 YEEES
2018-02-07 07:42:37 PM cchase break things down for them in activities
2018-02-07 07:42:52 PM cchase example open the cabinet door
2018-02-07 07:42:58 PM cchase take the coffee mug
2018-02-07 07:42:58 PM ren we just did an actiity for alz pt, I struggled with that one.
2018-02-07 07:43:05 PM cchase put the mug on the countertop
2018-02-07 07:43:18 PM abanks yes 1 thing at a time!
2018-02-07 07:43:25 PM ren wow
2018-02-07 07:43:29 PM cchase step by step becuase they cannot remember
2018-02-07 07:43:50 PM cchase at some point they do forget that thing is a mug
2018-02-07 07:43:51 PM ren i wish I'd had this chat before that assignment
2018-02-07 07:43:54 PM dhopkins we do them behind closed doors so there is no interruptions
2018-02-07 07:44:04 PM cchase they forget what is the cabinet door
2018-02-07 07:44:09 PM bethanyw however what do you do about the patients that are constantly mad and perseverating on needing to use the bathroom etc
2018-02-07 07:44:37 PM anissa44 We have one that has forgotten what the toilet is for. She has pooped on many floorss lately
2018-02-07 07:44:52 PM cchase at some point if redirection does not work..it unfortunately comes down to medication
2018-02-07 07:45:01 PM cchase not my favorite course of action
2018-02-07 07:45:03 PM bethanyw that makes sense
2018-02-07 07:45:23 PM cchase yes.. common for them to poop elsewhere
2018-02-07 07:45:28 PM ren so sad from beginning to end
2018-02-07 07:45:34 PM bethanyw I agree... but sometimes it can be caused by something other that is bothering them.... like constipation or pain
2018-02-07 07:45:37 PM lisai meds, group therapy, mental counseling groups, go for walks, and if really bad we half to send them home
2018-02-07 07:45:41 PM lisai we are a day center
2018-02-07 07:45:42 PM dhopkins yes it is Ren
2018-02-07 07:45:48 PM cchase but a study showed that behavior is becuase the toilet is the same color as the floor and they cannot find it
2018-02-07 07:46:01 PM anissa44 She also has an obession with sugar packets and other condiments
2018-02-07 07:46:06 PM bethanyw huh interesting
2018-02-07 07:46:06 PM abanks send them home??????
2018-02-07 07:46:09 PM cchase advanced stage units will have contrasting colors to make toilet stand out
2018-02-07 07:46:13 PM ren wow, that's a dimention I hadn't considered
2018-02-07 07:46:16 PM lisai yes lots of coffee
2018-02-07 07:46:31 PM cchase yes...that is stashing sugar packs etc.
2018-02-07 07:46:41 PM jpocorello001 maybe get a toilet light that has different colors. I atually have one in my bathroom
2018-02-07 07:46:46 PM cchase they say that comes from war days when things were not plentiful
2018-02-07 07:46:51 PM anissa44 well she opens them and dumps them everywhere
2018-02-07 07:47:02 PM ren wow
2018-02-07 07:47:07 PM dhopkins I know that fluorescent colors is not good for them
2018-02-07 07:47:12 PM cchase love that toilet idea :)
2018-02-07 07:47:24 PM jpocorello001 that makes sense the stocking up
2018-02-07 07:47:26 PM cchase correct.. not a good color for them
2018-02-07 07:47:45 PM cchase look for the reason for their behavior
2018-02-07 07:47:53 PM ren can they not see the fluorescent colors?
2018-02-07 07:48:08 PM jpocorello001 haha so do I. I got mine on Groupon
2018-02-07 07:48:09 PM cchase one woman wandered everywhere..we could not get her to stop
2018-02-07 07:48:16 PM anissa44 Her daughter works as a cna in our facility and I have talked to her in length we can not figure her out.
2018-02-07 07:48:23 PM cchase till we found out that she misplaced her pocketbook
2018-02-07 07:48:31 PM cchase we offered to help her find it
2018-02-07 07:48:36 PM sylmat6 I HAVE ONE THAT TAKES EVERYTHING TO HER ROHEROM. IF SOMETHING GETS LOTST , WE GO TO HER ROOM AND FIND IT. ONE TIME SHE EVEN TOOK A RESIDENT AND WE WENT CRAZY LOOKING FOR
2018-02-07 07:48:38 PM cchase and she was a happy happy camper
2018-02-07 07:48:52 PM jpocorello001 what do you do for residnets who wonder around all the time
2018-02-07 07:49:09 PM cchase again war related behavior
2018-02-07 07:49:11 PM bethanyw we have wander guards
2018-02-07 07:49:16 PM cchase hiding stashing, etc
2018-02-07 07:49:26 PM abanks were a locked unit
2018-02-07 07:49:27 PM lisai left the chat room
2018-02-07 07:49:28 PM bethanyw that alert us if they are leaving a safe are
2018-02-07 07:49:28 PM ren my mom did that, I used to call her a hunter gatherer, when you would find it in her room she would say it was lost but she found it
2018-02-07 07:49:34 PM bethanyw area*
2018-02-07 07:49:50 PM cchase as long as they are safe...wandering to some degree can reduce anxiety
2018-02-07 07:50:07 PM bethanyw sometimes they need to get that engergy out
2018-02-07 07:50:08 PM anissa44 Yes I made a quilt for one resident and she keeps it rolled up and tucked under her mat at the end of her bed.
2018-02-07 07:50:20 PM cchase how would you feel if someone made you sit when you were nervouse or anxious
2018-02-07 07:50:34 PM ren that would not be pretty
2018-02-07 07:50:38 PM sylmat6 THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY GET INTO OTHER RESIDENTS ROOMS AND THAT NOT GOOD
2018-02-07 07:50:40 PM dhopkins I wouldn't like it
2018-02-07 07:50:40 PM jpocorello001 I would not like that at all
2018-02-07 07:51:09 PM cchase right and they do not like it either

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