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2020-01-22 07:34:00 PM ruthiesister that is very true ,, leia
2020-01-22 07:34:12 PM amanda me too!!
2020-01-22 07:34:14 PM ruthiesister lol,, yep ,,
2020-01-22 07:34:38 PM ruthiesister give them cards to send to family or friends
2020-01-22 07:34:56 PM ruthiesister or maybe help with a project coming up ,,
2020-01-22 07:35:03 PM czuniga true or stationary to write a letter
2020-01-22 07:35:30 PM ruthiesister how many of your patient when to a church before coming to you
2020-01-22 07:35:33 PM amanda I didn't think of the cards and i know i have plenty of them
2020-01-22 07:35:49 PM czuniga most of mine do
2020-01-22 07:36:00 PM crdsteele 99%
2020-01-22 07:36:07 PM amanda They usually tell me when they were younger but no anymore
2020-01-22 07:37:02 PM ruthiesister do you think if they send out the monthly birthday cards to church memeber would bring them joy and feel like they are still part of their church
2020-01-22 07:37:05 PM leiafzepp we have a life enrichment/spritual coordinator just for those one on ones
2020-01-22 07:37:30 PM czuniga thats a thought
2020-01-22 07:37:37 PM czuniga love it
2020-01-22 07:37:52 PM crdsteele thats a great idea
2020-01-22 07:37:52 PM amanda thats a good idea
2020-01-22 07:38:42 PM ruthiesister the one thing i try to remember when do my assessment and when getting a new patient , is they once where part of this community ,, how can i help them stay that way
2020-01-22 07:39:05 PM czuniga even cards to teachers would be nice
2020-01-22 07:39:30 PM amanda to teacher?
2020-01-22 07:39:47 PM ruthiesister they can help with a fundraiser in town
2020-01-22 07:39:48 PM czuniga with the schools
2020-01-22 07:40:01 PM ruthiesister my patients every yr help with the relay for life
2020-01-22 07:40:21 PM crdsteele very true! We have had students write letters to our residents and they loved them
2020-01-22 07:40:21 PM amanda how would you go about starting that?
2020-01-22 07:40:36 PM ruthiesister how many of you do kindness rock ,
2020-01-22 07:40:45 PM ruthiesister doingwhat amanda
2020-01-22 07:41:07 PM czuniga is tha t rock painting?
2020-01-22 07:41:24 PM amanda with getting the residents to send cards to teachers at schools.
2020-01-22 07:41:59 PM leiafzepp whats a kindness rock?
2020-01-22 07:42:03 PM ruthiesister yes , and we give them out in the community , im sure you can talk to the school ,, and they would help with that
2020-01-22 07:42:14 PM czuniga contact campus secretary and ask for a list of names for the teachers nd mail to the school
2020-01-22 07:42:22 PM ruthiesister OOOOO i love kindness rocks,
2020-01-22 07:42:24 PM crdsteele most of the time teacher's emails are listed on the school's website and you can directly email them
2020-01-22 07:42:32 PM amanda i was just wondering because of hippa if there would be any vilolation
2020-01-22 07:42:38 PM amanda with doing that
2020-01-22 07:43:05 PM ruthiesister no ,it is up to the patient if thet are intersted in writing to them
2020-01-22 07:43:23 PM amanda oh, okay
2020-01-22 07:43:24 PM ruthiesister or a student and they started the letter , so no
2020-01-22 07:43:30 PM czuniga i woud love to get the rocks started at our facility
2020-01-22 07:44:32 PM ruthiesister ok, a couple things you can do ,, one look up kindness rocks ,, and you and pinterest it also ,, but we do it a lot
2020-01-22 07:44:58 PM czuniga do you hide them for people to find?
2020-01-22 07:45:22 PM ruthiesister wepaint rock with encouraging words or saying and give them to people who need a smile or just a kind word , and to feel someone is thinking of them
2020-01-22 07:45:40 PM crdsteele i love that!
2020-01-22 07:45:41 PM ruthiesister we do that also we do all kinds of things with them
2020-01-22 07:45:59 PM amanda that is awesome I love that....
2020-01-22 07:46:15 PM ruthiesister last yr we made over 100 rocks for the swag bags for the relay for life for the surviors and caregivers
2020-01-22 07:46:22 PM czuniga Ive seen a page on fb and i loved it
2020-01-22 07:46:31 PM leiafzepp i wanted to do pet rocks for one of our socials one day but my coworkers laughed and said no.
2020-01-22 07:46:55 PM czuniga i will have to look up pet rocks as well
2020-01-22 07:46:57 PM ruthiesister then now you present is as kindness rocks
2020-01-22 07:47:33 PM ruthiesister you can make a garden at your places with kindness rocks , it looks so cool ,
2020-01-22 07:47:40 PM ruthiesister and the patients love it
2020-01-22 07:47:54 PM leiafzepp im going to. i think thats a great idea. do you leave them around for residents to find? i bet that be nice to randomly find a rock that says something kind
2020-01-22 07:47:59 PM czuniga it def sounds like a winner
2020-01-22 07:48:28 PM amanda Thats a great idea. Im going to have to do try it.... I will even try the pet rocks too. I think they will love it.
2020-01-22 07:48:57 PM ruthiesister we have left them around the hospital ,, around town ,, we sometime make one for a patient that left not long ago and i will drop one off in their maolbox for them ,
2020-01-22 07:49:12 PM amanda is there a certian kind of rock or does any ol rock work?
2020-01-22 07:49:29 PM czuniga river rock?
2020-01-22 07:49:36 PM ruthiesister were i life we grown rocks more then dort ,, lol
2020-01-22 07:49:46 PM amanda lol
2020-01-22 07:50:09 PM czuniga on pet rocks do you paint animals?
2020-01-22 07:50:21 PM ruthiesister any kind of rock if you look it up it will tell you everything you need to know ,, but it is inportant to wash the rocks,, or the paint wont stay on
2020-01-22 07:50:32 PM ruthiesister dirt
2020-01-22 07:50:42 PM ruthiesister i really am typing bad
2020-01-22 07:50:56 PM ruthiesister i get excited and type to fast
2020-01-22 07:50:59 PM leiafzepp yes! you make look like any animal they want then have them name it and paint it on the bottom for them. there so cute
2020-01-22 07:51:35 PM czuniga sounds cute. looking on pinterest now and saw super cute cactue also
2020-01-22 07:51:38 PM ruthiesister yes and on pinteset , they have them broke down on how to paint different kinds
2020-01-22 07:51:41 PM crdsteele and you can use regular accrylic paint?
2020-01-22 07:51:55 PM ruthiesister yep .
2020-01-22 07:52:07 PM crdsteele awesome!!
2020-01-22 07:52:17 PM amanda i don't have access to pintrest they blocked the sight for some reason but im sure i can find it
2020-01-22 07:52:33 PM ruthiesister ok ,, will its getting close to the time and before everyone run off i need there start date and mep
2020-01-22 07:52:42 PM ruthiesister yes just google it
2020-01-22 07:53:03 PM czuniga m,epap01-100119
2020-01-22 07:53:09 PM ruthiesister and you can get the true story on how it started i think your patient would like the story too ,
2020-01-22 07:53:15 PM amanda mepap1-100119
2020-01-22 07:53:22 PM crdsteele MEPAP1-100119
2020-01-22 07:53:41 PM leiafzepp MEPAP1-1019
2020-01-22 07:53:59 PM leiafzepp mepap1-100119 **
2020-01-22 07:54:01 PM ruthiesister lol,, ok you are all in the same class ,, now that funny
2020-01-22 07:54:28 PM czuniga we are just good like that!!!!!
2020-01-22 07:54:35 PM ruthiesister lol,,
2020-01-22 07:54:48 PM ruthiesister ok,, so how did you ladies like tonight class
2020-01-22 07:54:49 PM crdsteele lol we're getting down to the end and need the extra credit :)
2020-01-22 07:54:58 PM amanda Thats the truth
2020-01-22 07:54:59 PM czuniga truth
2020-01-22 07:55:00 PM ruthiesister and then there that ,,
2020-01-22 07:55:12 PM ruthiesister not that my class is fun
2020-01-22 07:55:13 PM ruthiesister lol
2020-01-22 07:55:15 PM czuniga lots of good ideas shared tonight
2020-01-22 07:55:27 PM amanda yes thank you everyone
2020-01-22 07:55:27 PM crdsteele Loved the good ideas! Thank you
2020-01-22 07:55:44 PM leiafzepp i enjoy getting new ideas from everyone. thank you all! goodnight!
2020-01-22 07:55:50 PM czuniga now i'm going rock hunting lol
2020-01-22 07:56:04 PM ruthiesister it was a very good chat ,, and before we go ,, i want to to tell me one thing you have learn from tonight chat
2020-01-22 07:56:04 PM amanda I will be when the snow melts lol
2020-01-22 07:56:56 PM leiafzepp i learned how important it is to not forget about the residents that do not wish to leave their rooms.
2020-01-22 07:56:58 PM amanda to remember that when doing activities for some one in isolation that what you take in they take home
2020-01-22 07:57:01 PM czuniga that I need to add things to my cart.
2020-01-22 07:57:41 PM crdsteele That even if a resident is in isolation, that they can still thrive and have normal options for activities. We just have to improvise a little bit :)
2020-01-22 07:57:41 PM czuniga like the canvas's and use colored pencils instead of crayons,
2020-01-22 07:58:18 PM ruthiesister great ,, ok everyone good night and have a good week
2020-01-22 07:58:43 PM leiafzepp goodnight!
2020-01-22 07:58:43 PM czuniga good night and God bless everyone
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2020-01-22 07:58:46 PM amanda Thank you have a good night
2020-01-22 07:58:58 PM crdsteele goodnight!
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2020-01-26 06:43:34 PM czuniga hello
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2020-02-05 06:55:07 PM cchase enter the chat room
2020-02-05 07:04:08 PM iarygarcia enter the chat room
2020-02-05 07:04:26 PM cchase hello there - how are you tonight
2020-02-05 07:04:39 PM iarygarcia i'm great! how are you doing?
2020-02-05 07:05:10 PM cchase good
2020-02-05 07:05:25 PM iarygarcia is this the specialty chat room for MEPAPII
2020-02-05 07:05:54 PM cchase this is specialty chat for extra credit - topic is Alzheimer'/dementia
2020-02-05 07:06:05 PM iarygarcia ok. Great!
2020-02-05 07:06:24 PM cchase not sure if we have more students yet to attend
2020-02-05 07:06:30 PM iarygarcia I took MEPAPI but never joined a specialty chat
2020-02-05 07:06:41 PM iarygarcia ok. no problem.
2020-02-05 07:06:51 PM cchase why did you never join a specialty chat?
2020-02-05 07:06:57 PM cchase any reason?
2020-02-05 07:07:15 PM iarygarcia just work schedule was very irratic at the time
2020-02-05 07:07:23 PM jcullum enter the chat room
2020-02-05 07:07:33 PM cchase hello there welcome
2020-02-05 07:07:41 PM jcullum hello
2020-02-05 07:07:45 PM cchase so now you are in MEPAP II
2020-02-05 07:07:52 PM jcullum Is this the specialty chat room
2020-02-05 07:07:55 PM cchase yes
2020-02-05 07:07:59 PM iarygarcia yes! very excited about it!
2020-02-05 07:08:04 PM iarygarcia lol
2020-02-05 07:08:21 PM cchase excitement is catchy - you know
2020-02-05 07:08:32 PM iarygarcia yes it is... :)
2020-02-05 07:08:57 PM cchase what was the hardest assignment for you in MEPAPI
2020-02-05 07:09:07 PM damonj enter the chat room
2020-02-05 07:09:08 PM iarygarcia that's what I'm always telling my coworkers.
2020-02-05 07:09:14 PM cchase hello damon
2020-02-05 07:09:23 PM damonj hello Celeste!
2020-02-05 07:09:43 PM damonj Robin, you made it ok?
2020-02-05 07:09:53 PM cchase tonight's topic is alzheimer's/dementia
2020-02-05 07:09:55 PM iarygarcia i've gotta say the first few assignments when we were writing out group activities and had to write them down word for word...what we would say...
2020-02-05 07:10:21 PM damonj enjoy your chat, glad I could help.
2020-02-05 07:10:32 PM jcullum Thank you!
2020-02-05 07:11:14 PM cchase taking notes is not my favorite thing to do
2020-02-05 07:11:53 PM iarygarcia everything was so new to me... but yes, i really enjoy it now and it has been very helpfull :)
2020-02-05 07:12:10 PM cchase do you all have a favorite activity that your Alzheimer's folks enjoy - can you share
2020-02-05 07:12:49 PM cchase sounds like you have learned a lot in first session - bet you will be great in this second part
2020-02-05 07:12:51 PM jcullum They are very good and attentive when we do Finish The Proverb
2020-02-05 07:13:17 PM cchase yes- religious type are very important
2020-02-05 07:13:35 PM iarygarcia i know a lot of my alzheimer's residents love playing with baby dolls. dressing them. changing them. and talking about their children's childhoods.
2020-02-05 07:13:51 PM cchase the key is to keep the time only as long as you see they are interested & engaged
2020-02-05 07:13:52 PM jcullum These are like Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise
2020-02-05 07:14:26 PM cchase perhaps more wise than you know
2020-02-05 07:14:42 PM jcullum We took them out to eat at Burger King today and they had a great time
2020-02-05 07:15:07 PM iarygarcia they also enjoy coloring and painting... but often forget they have painted something or have taken it to their room :)
2020-02-05 07:15:09 PM cchase wow- that is a fun outing
2020-02-05 07:15:35 PM iarygarcia they do love outings!! how fun!
2020-02-05 07:15:47 PM jcullum We have shelves we put our residents pictures on. We call it our Expressions Wall
2020-02-05 07:16:04 PM iarygarcia i love that idea!
2020-02-05 07:16:04 PM cchase what other Alzheimer's activities have worked for you all
2020-02-05 07:16:31 PM jcullum I made a fishing game and they love to fish
2020-02-05 07:16:32 PM cchase really cool name - expressions wall
2020-02-05 07:16:55 PM jcullum This spring we are going to take them to someone's pond and let them really fish
2020-02-05 07:17:01 PM cchase how did you make that fishing game - can you tell us
2020-02-05 07:17:11 PM iarygarcia i was thinking of fishing with them this spring also
2020-02-05 07:17:27 PM cchase oh my gosh... that would be very special - be sure to take pictures
2020-02-05 07:17:44 PM cchase what about music??
2020-02-05 07:18:01 PM iarygarcia they do enjoy music so much!
2020-02-05 07:18:07 PM jcullum I took fish I printed on cardstock and let them color them. I then stuffed them and put magnets in their mouths. I then took dowel rods and hung magnets on them. That way the fish can be picked up.
2020-02-05 07:18:18 PM jcullum We like to do sing a long songs
2020-02-05 07:18:19 PM iarygarcia we have a music social every morning after our morning exercise.
2020-02-05 07:18:46 PM cchase gosh that was a creative and super project... good going with those fishies
2020-02-05 07:18:49 PM iarygarcia i love that fishing idea! so clever :)
2020-02-05 07:18:52 PM jcullum We also sing nursery rhymes, hymns. I like to use rhythm instruments.
2020-02-05 07:19:05 PM jcullum We have pick a hymn
2020-02-05 07:19:46 PM iarygarcia we play instruments together and make lots of noise. they love it and laugh so much at all the silly noises.
2020-02-05 07:20:14 PM jcullum We also have music on a ipod that we have downloaded. These are songs that they like. We make a playlist and let them listem to them with earphones. This also give their loved ones an opportunity to listne to music with them
2020-02-05 07:20:48 PM iarygarcia yes, the playlists on our iPhone or iPod is the best invention ever!
2020-02-05 07:21:36 PM cchase when you play music try to give them drums or tamborines and marracas (sp?) to work with the beat
2020-02-05 07:22:00 PM jcullum We have made drums out of coffee cans
2020-02-05 07:22:15 PM damonj left the chat room
2020-02-05 07:23:01 PM iarygarcia They make music requests and I download tons of songs for them in an instance. they are amazed at being able to hear the song so quickly and they think I am a music guru (they think I know all the music they listened to in the past...it's sweet)
2020-02-05 07:23:26 PM jcullum That sounds great!
2020-02-05 07:23:59 PM iarygarcia we have a bucket with tamborines, marracas, cow bells, symbols, triangles, etc... and we play and play... it's great!
2020-02-05 07:24:25 PM jcullum I purchased some horns and kazoos and they like them as well
2020-02-05 07:24:30 PM cchase perfect - good going folks
2020-02-05 07:24:38 PM iarygarcia kazoos are so funny
2020-02-05 07:24:51 PM jcullum I know
2020-02-05 07:24:51 PM cchase what do you all know about Alzheimer's in terms of what goes on in the brain
2020-02-05 07:25:13 PM cchase hey kazoos can be scary too - you know
2020-02-05 07:25:16 PM cchase lol
2020-02-05 07:25:27 PM iarygarcia from what i have read and understand, there are plaques that grow on the brain tissue
2020-02-05 07:25:43 PM cchase good - that is correct
2020-02-05 07:25:45 PM iarygarcia and kindof block the signals
2020-02-05 07:25:47 PM jcullum I know that the brain is dying. It's brain failure. Plaques build up and the brain dies
2020-02-05 07:25:49 PM iarygarcia ??
2020-02-05 07:26:01 PM iarygarcia :)
2020-02-05 07:26:05 PM cchase the plaques & tangles prevent the neurons from communicating
2020-02-05 07:26:33 PM cchase eventually the brain cannot even tell the entire body how to function
2020-02-05 07:26:34 PM iarygarcia ok... are there any ways to prevent these plaques from forming?
2020-02-05 07:26:44 PM iarygarcia aw, that is so sad...
2020-02-05 07:26:45 PM jcullum No there is not cure
2020-02-05 07:26:55 PM cchase research is still working on that - nothing yet
2020-02-05 07:27:09 PM cchase it is progressive and fatal disease
2020-02-05 07:27:27 PM jcullum They don't even know what causes them
2020-02-05 07:27:39 PM iarygarcia so sad... i have seen it progress severely in one specific resident at my facility... it's devestating
2020-02-05 07:28:00 PM cchase there is alot of speculation & theories about it but it is still a mystery
2020-02-05 07:28:34 PM cchase they have come up with general healthy eating guidelines - in effort to give the public something
2020-02-05 07:28:53 PM cchase it is very different from individual to individual
2020-02-05 07:29:08 PM cchase which again makes it a pain to figure out
2020-02-05 07:29:24 PM jcullum The Alzheimer's Association has a article on 10 ways to keep your brain healthy
2020-02-05 07:29:25 PM iarygarcia wow
2020-02-05 07:29:59 PM iarygarcia i need to look into that. but i'm wondering if it's more genetic than anything?
2020-02-05 07:29:59 PM jcullum Did you see the Glen Campbell documentary I'm Still Here
2020-02-05 07:30:06 PM cchase yes- there are many brain & cognitive exercises that is believed to delay onset
2020-02-05 07:30:15 PM iarygarcia i have not
2020-02-05 07:30:22 PM iarygarcia is it goos?
2020-02-05 07:30:26 PM jcullum yes
2020-02-05 07:30:35 PM iarygarcia *good :)
2020-02-05 07:30:37 PM cchase it is absolutely a genetic issue as you are more likely to have it if a family member had it
2020-02-05 07:31:05 PM iarygarcia oh no. that's also tough.
2020-02-05 07:31:18 PM cchase they id a specifc gene that can be tested for
2020-02-05 07:31:37 PM iarygarcia have they really??
2020-02-05 07:31:46 PM iarygarcia that's great!
2020-02-05 07:32:12 PM cchase yes- there was alot of hype over taking the test to know if you might likely come down with Alz
2020-02-05 07:32:28 PM iarygarcia oh. wow!
2020-02-05 07:32:28 PM cchase some wanted to know to get there affairs in order
2020-02-05 07:33:05 PM cchase if you have the gene it simply means you have a higher chance of Alz's
2020-02-05 07:33:05 PM iarygarcia aw, well, it's better to be prepared. but that's sad.
2020-02-05 07:33:12 PM iarygarcia oh. ok
2020-02-05 07:33:17 PM jcullum I'm sure alot of people take that test
2020-02-05 07:33:17 PM cchase it does not mean you absolutely will come down with Alz
2020-02-05 07:33:25 PM iarygarcia i guess it would be good to know
2020-02-05 07:34:10 PM iarygarcia yes, i'm sure they would if it runs in the family
2020-02-05 07:34:14 PM cchase a number of people have chronicled there journey with Alz
2020-02-05 07:34:33 PM cchase a painter kept doing a self portrait
2020-02-05 07:34:52 PM iarygarcia cool
2020-02-05 07:34:57 PM iarygarcia and what happened?
2020-02-05 07:35:01 PM iarygarcia as he progressed?
2020-02-05 07:35:02 PM cchase it initally looked like him but later in the disease process the self portrait looked nothing like him
2020-02-05 07:35:17 PM iarygarcia wow. that's amazing
2020-02-05 07:35:19 PM jcullum Do you know any of the names of these chronicles
2020-02-05 07:35:35 PM iarygarcia can we you tube them?
2020-02-05 07:35:55 PM cchase An Artist's Descent Into Alzheimer's - When William Utermohlen learned in 1995 that he had Alzheimer's disease, the artist embarked on an artistic project unlike any other he'd done before: Over a period of 8 years, he drew a series of self-portraits
2020-02-05 07:36:20 PM cchase check it out on google -
2020-02-05 07:36:27 PM iarygarcia thank you!
2020-02-05 07:36:38 PM jcullum I am looking forward to it
2020-02-05 07:36:52 PM iarygarcia me too. sounds very interesting
2020-02-05 07:37:31 PM cchase https://mymodernmet.com/william-utermohlen-alzheimers-self-portraits/
2020-02-05 07:37:52 PM jcullum Thank you Celeste
2020-02-05 07:37:54 PM iarygarcia ...just lookd at his portraits
2020-02-05 07:38:10 PM cchase you can see the portaits on this link
2020-02-05 07:38:10 PM iarygarcia so amazing and crazy how different they became
2020-02-05 07:38:12 PM cchase https://freeyork.org/art/artist-alzheimers-drew-self-portraits-8-years/
2020-02-05 07:38:47 PM cchase it shows how his perception changed over the 8 yrs of the disease
2020-02-05 07:39:22 PM iarygarcia wow... the last one... poor guy
2020-02-05 07:39:27 PM cchase but I think it also had to do with his inability to draw because his brain was not able to function properly
2020-02-05 07:39:39 PM iarygarcia yes. i agree
2020-02-05 07:39:54 PM iarygarcia he probably lost those connections
2020-02-05 07:40:00 PM cchase read about it - if you find the time
2020-02-05 07:40:05 PM cchase yes
2020-02-05 07:40:12 PM iarygarcia but you can see he still used the shading and certain techniques
2020-02-05 07:40:23 PM cchase good pickup
2020-02-05 07:40:24 PM iarygarcia so amazing! thank you
2020-02-05 07:40:27 PM jcullum I have heard that music and art are the last memories to go
2020-02-05 07:40:37 PM cchase about the techniques and shadowing
2020-02-05 07:40:55 PM iarygarcia i can believe that
2020-02-05 07:41:02 PM cchase the last thing to go is "emotions"
2020-02-05 07:41:03 PM iarygarcia they are so engrained in our memory
2020-02-05 07:41:18 PM cchase you feel sad but can't figure out why
2020-02-05 07:41:23 PM iarygarcia aw, it's such a sad disease
2020-02-05 07:41:32 PM cchase you feel angry but don't know what mad you angry
2020-02-05 07:41:38 PM jcullum I can see that
2020-02-05 07:41:47 PM cchase also can be happy for no good reason
2020-02-05 07:42:03 PM cchase which is why you always approach with a smile
2020-02-05 07:42:22 PM iarygarcia very true. makes a lot of sense.
2020-02-05 07:42:28 PM cchase you head of the emotions by presenting the emotion that you need him/her to have
2020-02-05 07:42:38 PM cchase always-
2020-02-05 07:42:49 PM iarygarcia i wish everyone working in this field would research this Dz more often
2020-02-05 07:42:54 PM cchase never argue - never
2020-02-05 07:42:59 PM cchase you will loose
2020-02-05 07:43:02 PM iarygarcia lol
2020-02-05 07:43:08 PM iarygarcia also true
2020-02-05 07:43:08 PM jcullum I have seen that
2020-02-05 07:43:26 PM iarygarcia i've seen people try to do that and try to tell them it's futile
2020-02-05 07:43:28 PM cchase they cannot rationalize your argument - so you loose
2020-02-05 07:43:40 PM iarygarcia oh. makes sense.
2020-02-05 07:43:46 PM jcullum yes
2020-02-05 07:43:47 PM cchase and - you will upset them alot !!!
2020-02-05 07:43:54 PM iarygarcia you definitely need to put yourself in their shoes
2020-02-05 07:44:08 PM cchase one more thing you can check out
2020-02-05 07:44:14 PM cchase it is called VDT
2020-02-05 07:44:23 PM cchase Virtual Dementia Tour
2020-02-05 07:44:31 PM jcullum I was about to ask if you all were familiar with that
2020-02-05 07:44:37 PM cchase should be on google or utube
2020-02-05 07:44:56 PM iarygarcia ok. just googled it
2020-02-05 07:45:19 PM cchase I have been working with this group for a very very long time so I do make it a point to check as much as I can get my hands on
2020-02-05 07:45:20 PM iarygarcia so, will it show you what it feels like to have dementia?
2020-02-05 07:45:31 PM jcullum We have taken all our staff through the VDT
2020-02-05 07:45:47 PM cchase it shows you by taking you through it in a way
2020-02-05 07:45:51 PM iarygarcia first i've heard of it... i'm excited to learn more
2020-02-05 07:46:20 PM cchase can you speak about your experience with it jcullum?
2020-02-05 07:46:50 PM jcullum It helped me be more aware of what was going on with our residents.
2020-02-05 07:47:06 PM cchase (y)
2020-02-05 07:47:23 PM cchase that way you can appreciate their challenges
2020-02-05 07:47:28 PM iarygarcia i'm going to look into it. thank you both
2020-02-05 07:47:40 PM cchase and change the way you approach them to compensate
2020-02-05 07:47:47 PM jcullum Yes also why they act the way they do

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