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2019-09-24 05:16:38 PM sryan enter the chat room
2019-09-24 05:17:23 PM sryan Hello everyone. sorry im late. had to get on another computer
2019-09-24 06:56:29 PM sryan left the chat room
2019-09-25 05:54:58 PM buddyrmorvent enter the chat room
2019-09-25 05:58:06 PM cchase enter the chat room
2019-09-25 05:58:24 PM cchase hello buddy
2019-09-25 06:01:50 PM cchase you there buddy
2019-09-25 06:07:22 PM buddyrmorvent yes. sorry was looking at email trying to see if I had the wrong day.
2019-09-25 06:07:52 PM cchase correct day..this chat starts @ 8pm e.s.t.
2019-09-25 06:08:17 PM cchase when I arrived you were already in the room
2019-09-25 06:08:34 PM buddyrmorvent I thought so but didnt think I would be the only one here. :)
2019-09-25 06:09:22 PM cchase glad to have ya here
2019-09-25 06:09:35 PM cchase how are classes going for you/
2019-09-25 06:09:38 PM buddyrmorvent Reminds me of what an old saying people want their moneys worth except when getting an education. :D
2019-09-25 06:09:49 PM cchase too funny
2019-09-25 06:10:41 PM buddyrmorvent Good I have gained some valuable insights, and put proper terms to thing I learned on the job.
2019-09-25 06:11:02 PM cchase what type of facility do you work in?
2019-09-25 06:11:14 PM cchase long term, assisted living
2019-09-25 06:12:02 PM buddyrmorvent We have a LTC/SNF/Memory care. I spent all my time as a CNA in memory care.
2019-09-25 06:12:33 PM cchase cna's are the backbone of direct care workers
2019-09-25 06:12:39 PM buddyrmorvent Apologies I am a slow typest.
2019-09-25 06:13:04 PM cchase no worries - what caused you to take up activities
2019-09-25 06:13:21 PM buddyrmorvent Absolutely. I am still a CNA. I just have other responsibilities now.
2019-09-25 06:14:16 PM cchase have you worked in adult day health
2019-09-25 06:15:02 PM buddyrmorvent When I starrted in healthcare 5 years ago I was open to what I would pursue. Activities apealed to me because I saw how it was moving past the base needs and was adding to the quality of life for the residents.
2019-09-25 06:15:22 PM buddyrmorvent I have spent all my time in one facility.
2019-09-25 06:17:07 PM buddyrmorvent I miss working in memory care. I hope to move into an AD spot on a large memory unit.
2019-09-25 06:18:03 PM cchase I moderate the alzheimer's/dementia chat as well - next wed.
2019-09-25 06:18:18 PM cchase what do you know about adult day health
2019-09-25 06:19:03 PM buddyrmorvent Not much. just what I have read over this course.
2019-09-25 06:20:36 PM buddyrmorvent I am a very hands on learner. I retain the concepts and know their applications but I dont feel I have learned it until I work hands on.
2019-09-25 06:20:44 PM cchase what have you read?
2019-09-25 06:20:50 PM cchase tell me pls
2019-09-25 06:23:25 PM cchase understood
2019-09-25 06:23:35 PM buddyrmorvent I learned who attends according to the number. Also what the days tend to be like. How they are required to have activity directors and person centered care plans.
2019-09-25 06:24:05 PM cchase you are on track
2019-09-25 06:24:47 PM buddyrmorvent As well as the different type. Community center types/ Devoted to memory care/ specialty care
2019-09-25 06:25:00 PM cchase adult day differs from ltc in that the age range is typically much younger
2019-09-25 06:25:42 PM cchase many adult day centers are spring up as specialty centers for Alzheimer's
2019-09-25 06:26:32 PM cchase I have over 5 years experience in adult day
2019-09-25 06:26:43 PM cchase also have a few years in ltc
2019-09-25 06:27:10 PM cchase I was the activity coordinator for a memory care unit in ltc
2019-09-25 06:28:42 PM buddyrmorvent I find working with memory care very rewarding. I have strong non-verbal communication skills, at times i feel guilty leaving memory care.
2019-09-25 06:29:24 PM cchase it is a special gift to have the capacity to work in memory care
2019-09-25 06:29:35 PM cchase so let me tell you about adult day health
2019-09-25 06:29:58 PM cchase the age range can begin young - 18 to 90 plus
2019-09-25 06:30:02 PM buddyrmorvent ecellent
2019-09-25 06:30:14 PM cchase it is very active and super busy all day
2019-09-25 06:30:36 PM cchase many participants can lead activities
2019-09-25 06:31:13 PM cchase volunteers are available most times and easy to come by
2019-09-25 06:31:35 PM cchase we also have college and high school students
2019-09-25 06:31:49 PM cchase internships and community service respectvely
2019-09-25 06:32:33 PM buddyrmorvent I am working to build a volunteer network for our residents.
2019-09-25 06:33:37 PM cchase adult day volunteers come from churches, libraries, schools, local senior centers,
2019-09-25 06:34:27 PM cchase town officials and real estate reps like to volunteer as well
2019-09-25 06:35:58 PM cchase where have you reached out for volunteers?
2019-09-25 06:36:50 PM cchase are you there buddy
2019-09-25 06:38:01 PM buddyrmorvent yes
2019-09-25 06:38:25 PM buddyrmorvent Schools, churches, VFW
2019-09-25 06:39:05 PM buddyrmorvent some volunteer sites, Hospice companies
2019-09-25 06:39:31 PM cchase how do you think adult day differs from long term care
2019-09-25 06:40:34 PM buddyrmorvent It is not their home. it is a finite amt of time each day.
2019-09-25 06:41:39 PM buddyrmorvent Now I am wondering if it is considered thier home when they are there.
2019-09-25 06:41:41 PM cchase that is true - we refer to the concept as the ability to "age in place" when seniors can live at home & attend a senior care cts.
2019-09-25 06:41:55 PM cchase they know it's not home
2019-09-25 06:42:08 PM cchase but they want the socialization
2019-09-25 06:42:17 PM buddyrmorvent See the little things make a difference.
2019-09-25 06:43:42 PM buddyrmorvent I tried to get my mother to enter a care facility when she was alive just for the social aspect. I feel she would have done well and lived longer.
2019-09-25 06:44:18 PM cchase isolation breeds dementia
2019-09-25 06:44:30 PM buddyrmorvent Or to try a senoir center. I was unaware of adult day care at the time.
2019-09-25 06:44:37 PM cchase sorry that your mother did not have the opportunity
2019-09-25 06:44:55 PM cchase sounds like you wanted to do well by her
2019-09-25 06:46:20 PM buddyrmorvent I wanted her to have a better life. She took it as she was a burden. its an old argument. we are not special. But I am sad because I know how she could have lived better.
2019-09-25 06:47:36 PM cchase I understand - she was likely from the traditionalist generation. this gen. expects aging to come with illness
2019-09-25 06:48:05 PM cchase they do not want to be a burden on their children
2019-09-25 06:48:42 PM cchase you tried - that matters a great deal
2019-09-25 06:49:31 PM cchase I knew of families that could care less. they fought over spending money for parents care
2019-09-25 06:49:54 PM cchase very sad -
2019-09-25 06:50:37 PM buddyrmorvent It is I had a meeting with APS today. They never leave you feeling good about life.
2019-09-25 06:50:54 PM cchase APS ???
2019-09-25 06:51:23 PM buddyrmorvent But I dont mean to derail our chat topic. I only wish to say I feel socialization to be vital.
2019-09-25 06:51:45 PM buddyrmorvent Adult Protective Services
2019-09-25 06:52:36 PM cchase understood
2019-09-25 06:52:49 PM buddyrmorvent They didnt come to see me but because I was in the room we covered what her daily activities consisted of.
2019-09-25 06:53:11 PM cchase well - now you can make a difference in many lives with the work as cna and the activity fiedl
2019-09-25 06:53:22 PM buddyrmorvent Professionally it was facinating.
2019-09-25 06:54:01 PM cchase do you have any questions about adult day health?
2019-09-25 06:54:37 PM buddyrmorvent no
2019-09-25 06:55:30 PM buddyrmorvent I have scheduled a visit to one for my practicum on friday.
2019-09-25 06:55:41 PM cchase great
2019-09-25 06:57:18 PM cchase well time flies -TY for attending this chata
2019-09-25 06:57:33 PM buddyrmorvent Thank you for your time tonight. I found the age at home approach interesting. I bet it provides a great deal of dignity.
2019-09-25 06:58:03 PM cchase yes - exactly - dignity is seriously lacking in old age
2019-09-25 06:58:09 PM buddyrmorvent Have a good night.
2019-09-25 06:58:25 PM cchase you too !!
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2019-10-01 11:59:39 AM ashleyg23 enter the chat room
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2019-10-01 05:17:23 PM crystalandino enter the chat room
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2019-10-01 06:02:48 PM crystalandino enter the chat room
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2019-10-02 05:55:12 PM cchase enter the chat room
2019-10-02 06:01:43 PM crystalandino enter the chat room
2019-10-02 06:01:58 PM cchase hello crystal
2019-10-02 06:02:30 PM crystalandino hello i cant belive i made it
2019-10-02 06:02:39 PM crystalandino fastest walmart trip of my life
2019-10-02 06:02:50 PM cchase too funny
2019-10-02 06:03:07 PM cchase we don't want you to get a speeding ticket
2019-10-02 06:03:17 PM cchase 8-|
2019-10-02 06:04:03 PM crystalandino haha no thanks
2019-10-02 06:04:12 PM crystalandino how does this chat work
2019-10-02 06:04:54 PM cchase this is extra credit for 1 hr. participation- the topic tonight is Alzheimer's
2019-10-02 06:05:22 PM cchase I am a guest instructor for ADN and will moderate this chat
2019-10-02 06:06:58 PM crystalandino oh great i hope more people join. i've been working in the activities feild for a little over 4 years and and now learning more of the affects of alzheimers
2019-10-02 06:07:27 PM crystalandino and how it effects you cognitive funtion.
2019-10-02 06:08:18 PM cchase what is the facility that you work in?
2019-10-02 06:08:30 PM cchase ltc, assisted living, etc.
2019-10-02 06:09:16 PM crystalandino at the moment Huntington at it an retirement facility with a nursing opption i work in the nursing side
2019-10-02 06:09:54 PM cchase are you a cna, nurse
2019-10-02 06:10:08 PM crystalandino activities assistant
2019-10-02 06:10:34 PM cchase ok... how much exposure have you had working with Alz
2019-10-02 06:12:53 PM crystalandino i would say a year i always thought al and dementioa were the same thing i came from a behavioral facility that didnt educate there staff very well.
2019-10-02 06:13:34 PM crystalandino i want to apologziemy spelling is horrid.
2019-10-02 06:13:47 PM cchase interesting to that you wrote that...most do see Alz. & dementia as the same
2019-10-02 06:13:53 PM cchase no worries about sp.
2019-10-02 06:14:07 PM cchase I will not be grading your spelling...promise
2019-10-02 06:14:20 PM cchase 8-)
2019-10-02 06:14:49 PM crystalandino to funny, good thing i would fail spell check is a great thing when doing home work.
2019-10-02 06:16:14 PM crystalandino yes many do it wasnt till i started looking into being a director, and looking more into the ins and outs of nursing homes that i relized i catagorized them as the same now i know better
2019-10-02 06:16:58 PM cchase so you know that Alzheimer's is the disease and dementia is one of the common symptoms of it
2019-10-02 06:17:22 PM cchase there are a number of other diseases for which dementia is a symptom as well
2019-10-02 06:18:04 PM cchase Degenerative neurological diseases. These include Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and some types of multiple sclerosis
2019-10-02 06:18:49 PM crystalandino i knew of some but not all
2019-10-02 06:19:37 PM cchase can you guess how long that Alz. is damaging the brain before anyone sees any of the symptoms?
2019-10-02 06:20:36 PM crystalandino i belive it varys on the perso
2019-10-02 06:20:47 PM crystalandino person can take years may
2019-10-02 06:21:42 PM cchase the average time has been reported to be appoximately 10 years
2019-10-02 06:22:12 PM cchase the time frame does vary from person to person when it comes to disease progression
2019-10-02 06:23:45 PM cchase but we are seeing similar patterns within an expected range
2019-10-02 06:24:04 PM crystalandino ive read it usally starts in your 50 or 60
2019-10-02 06:25:26 PM crystalandino but that can also be false couldnt it if it can take almost ten years to see any signs
2019-10-02 06:25:30 PM cchase there are known pts. much younger
2019-10-02 06:25:56 PM cchase we had a young man in his mid thirtys diagnosed with Alz
2019-10-02 06:26:49 PM crystalandino heart breaking
2019-10-02 06:26:59 PM cchase so someone that presents with symptoms in his/her 50's is likely to have the active disease without symptoms since age 40
2019-10-02 06:28:20 PM crystalandino one of my biggest fears honestly
2019-10-02 06:29:56 PM crystalandino i hope tomlearn more onthe disease,
2019-10-02 06:30:05 PM cchase • Stage 1: Normal Outward Behavior• Stage 2: Very Mild Changes• Stage 3: Mild Decline• Stage 4: Moderate Decline• Stage 5: Moderately Severe Decline• Stage 6: Severe Decline• Stage 7: Very Severe Decline
2019-10-02 06:30:49 PM cchase the disease tend to have a higher probability if it is in the family history
2019-10-02 06:31:20 PM cchase so you would be more likely to come down with it if your folks had it...
2019-10-02 06:31:22 PM crystalandino i did not know that information thank you for sharing
2019-10-02 06:32:16 PM cchase you are welcome
2019-10-02 06:32:26 PM crystalandino so far im in the clear my gggrandma is 114and she started losing her memory at 95
2019-10-02 06:32:51 PM cchase well that's pretty impressive
2019-10-02 06:33:18 PM cchase her memory loss my potentially be attributed to something else
2019-10-02 06:33:31 PM cchase and not necessarily Alz
2019-10-02 06:33:53 PM cchase even medication can cause confustion
2019-10-02 06:33:59 PM crystalandino very true
2019-10-02 06:35:01 PM cchase TIA's are silent robbers of memory when they are severe
2019-10-02 06:35:10 PM crystalandino how long have you been teaching this course
2019-10-02 06:35:24 PM crystalandino what are tia's?
2019-10-02 06:35:54 PM cchase transient ischemic attack
2019-10-02 06:36:29 PM cchase a stroke that lasts only a few minutes. It happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is briefly blocked.
2019-10-02 06:36:42 PM crystalandino had to google it mini strokes
2019-10-02 06:37:28 PM cchase can you guess what the last area of the brain is affected by Alz?
2019-10-02 06:38:46 PM crystalandino im not sure the areas of the brian but i was told the disease cause you to forget how to eat even breath
2019-10-02 06:39:32 PM cchase Amygdala is the integrative center for emotions, emotional behavior, and motivation.
2019-10-02 06:39:53 PM cchase what you wrote is correct
2019-10-02 06:40:14 PM cchase Alz is fatal - no cure - it is a progressive disease
2019-10-02 06:40:52 PM cchase eventually - it's damage in the brain prevents the brain from communicating with internal organs to function
2019-10-02 06:40:57 PM crystalandino mind blowing is there any preventive measure that can be taken
2019-10-02 06:41:21 PM cchase lots of theories on what can be done to prevent
2019-10-02 06:41:38 PM cchase have seen studies on balanced diets
2019-10-02 06:41:58 PM cchase I advocate for diet and exercise
2019-10-02 06:42:37 PM crystalandino i do agree diet is a big factor in many things
2019-10-02 06:42:59 PM cchase the neurons in the brain cannot exchange information... so they cannot tell you how to swallow or eat
2019-10-02 06:43:24 PM cchase eventually internal organs fail to function
2019-10-02 06:45:07 PM crystalandino as an assistant how can i help my population. is sensory stimulation best for there level offunction well for someone witha more sever declind
2019-10-02 06:46:21 PM cchase sensory is good for many levels of the disease but particularly soft touch and message near final stages
2019-10-02 06:46:51 PM cchase long term memory is that memory which was filed in the brain before Alz.s
2019-10-02 06:47:10 PM cchase why you see many seniors speak of childhood
2019-10-02 06:47:53 PM cchase short term memory refers to the brains inability to file memories any longer due to the disease
2019-10-02 06:47:54 PM crystalandino i see tht allot in this field
2019-10-02 06:48:30 PM cchase so short term memory can be forgetting things after only a few minutes
2019-10-02 06:48:51 PM cchase the brain just cannot retreive it
2019-10-02 06:50:29 PM cchase old time songs are a winner for a vast number
2019-10-02 06:50:36 PM cchase childhood sing a longs
2019-10-02 06:50:47 PM crystalandino it sad i seepeople who dont reconize thier kids in person but will tell me all about them as a child
2019-10-02 06:51:28 PM crystalandino i have become a fan of glen miller an doris day i tella you nothing brings asmile to my peeps face like music
2019-10-02 06:51:50 PM cchase so true
2019-10-02 06:51:52 PM crystalandino i feel like no matter what we are doing some home we break into song
2019-10-02 06:52:09 PM cchase they also favor old time trivia
2019-10-02 06:52:28 PM cchase phrases like: a bird in the hand is worth _____
2019-10-02 06:52:43 PM cchase they fill the last part of the sentence easily
2019-10-02 06:52:54 PM cchase ____ two in a bush
2019-10-02 06:53:43 PM crystalandino i never though of that of that kind of trivia i have alot of musican and vets so i lean towods that.
2019-10-02 06:53:53 PM crystalandino i will deff try phrases
2019-10-02 06:54:10 PM cchase penny wise and pound ______
2019-10-02 06:54:17 PM cchase _____ foolish
2019-10-02 06:54:33 PM cchase the list goes on and on
2019-10-02 06:54:46 PM cchase let them guess the balance of the saying
2019-10-02 06:54:49 PM crystalandino im writing these down and asking them on my tuesday jokes outes and quizzes
2019-10-02 06:55:16 PM cchase so easy - it's helps them feel succcessful
2019-10-02 06:55:29 PM cchase like they can remember
2019-10-02 06:56:44 PM crystalandino toay i learn that man is quere than a 3 dallor bill... i busted out laughing but my guys said that was abig saying in their day
2019-10-02 06:57:04 PM cchase there you go
2019-10-02 06:57:19 PM cchase do a google search - you should find lots
2019-10-02 06:57:38 PM cchase you want them to feel like they can
2019-10-02 06:57:48 PM cchase like the little red engine
2019-10-02 06:58:19 PM crystalandino i will thank you for all your help i wish more had joined uswould have beeen a great learning experince
2019-10-02 06:58:46 PM cchase glad you learned - others will come another day. no worries
2019-10-02 06:58:50 PM cchase any questions
2019-10-02 06:59:11 PM crystalandino not at this moment
2019-10-02 06:59:21 PM cchase feel free to email me...
2019-10-02 06:59:34 PM cchase also check out my Help Desk mailer
2019-10-02 06:59:55 PM crystalandino i will take you up on that. what is that and how can i find it
2019-10-02 07:00:15 PM cchase you sign up for it....
2019-10-02 07:00:31 PM cchase check ADN message board for sign up
2019-10-02 07:00:45 PM crystalandino great ! thank you
2019-10-02 07:00:49 PM cchase ok
2019-10-02 07:00:57 PM cchase you were great...
2019-10-02 07:01:08 PM cchase stay well....
2019-10-02 07:01:14 PM cchase have a good night
2019-10-02 07:01:20 PM cchase (})
2019-10-02 07:01:31 PM crystalandino i need allot of education but ill get there have a good night till next time
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