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2015-01-14 07:18:21 PM dbalzumati WHERES EVERYBODY AT
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2015-01-28 06:02:36 PM cchase enter the chat room
2015-01-28 06:05:57 PM cchase Tonight is Alzheimer's/Dementia Specialty Chat where you earn extra credit. Chat starts @ 8:00 pm E.S.T. - see you soon!
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2015-01-28 06:49:24 PM gloria12 enter the chat room
2015-01-28 06:50:55 PM patlec enter the chat room
2015-01-28 06:51:35 PM patlec Hello
2015-01-28 06:51:52 PM gloria12 hello
2015-01-28 06:52:10 PM patlec are you stuck in snow too
2015-01-28 06:52:39 PM gloria12 no we dont have any we have had beaytiful days
2015-01-28 06:52:58 PM gloria12 were do you live?
2015-01-28 06:53:11 PM patlec lucky...live in NY we had twenty plus inches
2015-01-28 06:53:31 PM gloria12 o wow
2015-01-28 06:55:23 PM patlec it looks like it is just us so far
2015-01-28 06:55:48 PM gloria12 yes we are a lil to early lol
2015-01-28 06:56:01 PM patlec what week are you in
2015-01-28 06:56:08 PM gloria12 4
2015-01-28 06:56:12 PM gloria12 and you?
2015-01-28 06:56:15 PM patlec 11th
2015-01-28 06:56:27 PM gloria12 you almost there!!
2015-01-28 06:56:39 PM patlec i guess
2015-01-28 06:56:53 PM patlec then ihave to take part 2
2015-01-28 06:57:25 PM gloria12 yes ! how long is that one? do you know?
2015-01-28 06:57:39 PM patlec 16 weeks also
2015-01-28 06:57:47 PM gloria12 o i see:0
2015-01-28 06:58:43 PM patlec do you work in a dementia or memory impaired unit?
2015-01-28 06:58:48 PM feliciap enter the chat room
2015-01-28 06:59:21 PM gloria12 ii work in a nursing home and we have an alzheimers unit
2015-01-28 06:59:38 PM feliciap Hello!
2015-01-28 06:59:44 PM cchase enter the chat room
2015-01-28 06:59:45 PM patlec hello
2015-01-28 06:59:45 PM gloria12 were do you work
2015-01-28 06:59:47 PM gloria12 hello
2015-01-28 06:59:51 PM cchase hello hello
2015-01-28 06:59:55 PM gloria12 hello
2015-01-28 07:00:11 PM patlec I work on a locked unit
2015-01-28 07:00:13 PM cchase how are you all doing?
2015-01-28 07:00:21 PM feliciap i am good, how are you?
2015-01-28 07:00:23 PM gloria12 o i see
2015-01-28 07:00:29 PM gloria12 good and you all
2015-01-28 07:00:40 PM cchase well still buried under snow
2015-01-28 07:00:49 PM patlec me too
2015-01-28 07:00:50 PM gloria12 you too ha?
2015-01-28 07:00:51 PM feliciap where are you and how much did you get?
2015-01-28 07:01:00 PM feliciap im in CT and we only got about 8 inches
2015-01-28 07:01:04 PM patlec ny
2015-01-28 07:01:20 PM patlec tewnty plus
2015-01-28 07:01:24 PM cchase looks to be btw 18 - 24"
2015-01-28 07:01:25 PM feliciap wow!!
2015-01-28 07:01:28 PM gloria12 we are supposed to get some saturday
2015-01-28 07:01:37 PM feliciap yeah, were supposed to get more tomorrow night
2015-01-28 07:01:46 PM cchase yuck!
2015-01-28 07:01:54 PM gloria12 not looking forward to it
2015-01-28 07:01:59 PM patlec i miss my flip -flops and the beach
2015-01-28 07:02:18 PM gloria12 loli bet
2015-01-28 07:02:19 PM cchase we are suppose to be New Englanders --- well so done with it all!
2015-01-28 07:02:42 PM cchase flip-flops ohhhh miss them so!
2015-01-28 07:02:46 PM tbostic enter the chat room
2015-01-28 07:02:53 PM cchase hello there
2015-01-28 07:02:58 PM gloria12 hhello
2015-01-28 07:03:04 PM tbostic Hello...
2015-01-28 07:03:18 PM mpopielarz enter the chat room
2015-01-28 07:03:24 PM mpopielarz hello everyone!
2015-01-28 07:03:25 PM patlec Is someone running this group
2015-01-28 07:03:27 PM cchase hello there
2015-01-28 07:03:37 PM cchase yes - I am running this chat
2015-01-28 07:03:49 PM cchase so let me tell you about myself
2015-01-28 07:03:49 PM patlec oh good
2015-01-28 07:03:54 PM gloria12 good
2015-01-28 07:04:08 PM cchase I was a student like you too
2015-01-28 07:04:24 PM cchase was certified as ADC
2015-01-28 07:04:50 PM cchase I am certified as a Dementia Care Practitioner
2015-01-28 07:05:12 PM cchase and just finished Activity Consultant Certified course
2015-01-28 07:05:26 PM patlec nice...good for you
2015-01-28 07:05:32 PM gloria12 tthats good
2015-01-28 07:05:42 PM tbostic congrats
2015-01-28 07:05:52 PM cchase I started as ADC at an adult day health and now I am a program director still overseeing the activity coordinator
2015-01-28 07:06:06 PM patlec what is a certified dementia practioner?
2015-01-28 07:06:17 PM cchase so the long and short is that you all can take that journey too
2015-01-28 07:06:37 PM cchase specializing in working with dementia
2015-01-28 07:06:47 PM cchase practitioner
2015-01-28 07:06:49 PM feliciap i would love to be a certified dementia practitioner after i finish the adc courses
2015-01-28 07:06:55 PM cchase ops typing too fast
2015-01-28 07:07:18 PM cchase I am also Train the trainer certified in Alzheimer'/dementia
2015-01-28 07:07:24 PM feliciap are you working on a memory care neighborhood??
2015-01-28 07:07:33 PM patlec so does that mean you work on the floor with nursing or activities?
2015-01-28 07:07:40 PM cchase enough about me--- tell me what class you are all in??
2015-01-28 07:07:48 PM arlene enter the chat room
2015-01-28 07:07:58 PM arlene hello everyone
2015-01-28 07:08:05 PM patlec Mep -1 11th week
2015-01-28 07:08:10 PM cchase I oversee the entire center... nurses, activities, etc
2015-01-28 07:08:13 PM gloria12 MEPAP1-010615 week 4
2015-01-28 07:08:16 PM cchase hell arlene
2015-01-28 07:08:24 PM tbostic mepap II week 7
2015-01-28 07:08:38 PM feliciap I am in adc courses mepap week 4
2015-01-28 07:08:40 PM arlene MEPAP 1101414
2015-01-28 07:08:51 PM arlene hi
2015-01-28 07:09:13 PM cchase so what have you learn about activities = pls name two things
2015-01-28 07:09:45 PM graciec enter the chat room
2015-01-28 07:10:24 PM patlec I learned about the baby boom and different idas for men's club
2015-01-28 07:10:31 PM patlec ideas
2015-01-28 07:10:47 PM patlec How we need to look ahead
2015-01-28 07:10:49 PM feliciap ive learned a lot about the regulations in assisted living and just getting a lot of program ideas from other professionals
2015-01-28 07:11:08 PM arlene i learned more about how to deal with dementia, alzheimers
2015-01-28 07:11:33 PM arlene and as everone saying fresh new ideas
2015-01-28 07:11:43 PM cchase how about you quiet ones?? what have you learned
2015-01-28 07:12:14 PM tbostic I've found out a lot about QIS that I didn't know, plus great ideas for recruiting and hiring staff and volunteers
2015-01-28 07:12:19 PM arlene actually I was discussing with all my staff today during the meeting about Kathy's idea abou nursing home week
2015-01-28 07:12:29 PM gloria12 ii learned the importance of one on one and different ideas for activities
2015-01-28 07:12:31 PM graciec the residents needs and interests
2015-01-28 07:12:53 PM cchase okay - wonderful
2015-01-28 07:13:10 PM arlene to have a bingo marathon and called like the weather man to come and call bingo for the residents
2015-01-28 07:13:14 PM cchase so now please name two things you know about Alzheimer's
2015-01-28 07:13:26 PM arlene and i think i am going to do that this year
2015-01-28 07:13:52 PM arlene the sundowners
2015-01-28 07:14:01 PM patlec different types of the disease like Lewy Bodies and sundowning
2015-01-28 07:14:07 PM cchase what do you know about sundowners
2015-01-28 07:14:32 PM arlene usually happens during theevenng
2015-01-28 07:14:33 PM cchase lewy bodies hmmm is that Alzheimer's?
2015-01-28 07:14:44 PM arlene i think thats dementia
2015-01-28 07:14:44 PM gloria12 their act up on diferent times a day
2015-01-28 07:15:03 PM patlec yes, it's a type of dementia
2015-01-28 07:15:05 PM cchase how about the hours just before the sun sets??
2015-01-28 07:15:38 PM cchase lets talk abuot dementia - is that a disease??
2015-01-28 07:15:41 PM arlene our alzheimers at work they usually start acting up like 5 in the afternoon
2015-01-28 07:15:54 PM patlec I would say yes
2015-01-28 07:16:00 PM arlene they start pacing around and just start getting agitated
2015-01-28 07:16:01 PM cchase correct arlene and at times earlier
2015-01-28 07:16:08 PM arlene yes
2015-01-28 07:16:22 PM gloria12 nno its not
2015-01-28 07:16:41 PM cchase who says dementia is a disease??
2015-01-28 07:16:50 PM arlene i did
2015-01-28 07:16:52 PM gloria12 i think is not
2015-01-28 07:16:59 PM patlec we have amassage therapist that comes on the unit during sundowning
2015-01-28 07:17:06 PM patlec I think it is
2015-01-28 07:17:12 PM tbostic Yes
2015-01-28 07:17:29 PM arlene dementia is a disease with different type
2015-01-28 07:17:36 PM arlene like Parkinson
2015-01-28 07:17:41 PM graciec yes
2015-01-28 07:17:46 PM cchase okay - now what do lewy bodies, parkinsons, Alzheimer's have in common??
2015-01-28 07:17:50 PM feliciap yes, a disease
2015-01-28 07:17:51 PM patlec Dementia falls under the umbrella of Al
2015-01-28 07:18:14 PM patlec they alleffect a certen area of the brain
2015-01-28 07:18:22 PM patlec tangles
2015-01-28 07:18:23 PM cchase so dementia is a symptom typical of Alzheimer's = yes or no
2015-01-28 07:18:32 PM arlene Parkinsons start with shaking their head and start forgetiing things like simple ADL's
2015-01-28 07:18:33 PM patlec yes
2015-01-28 07:18:41 PM gloria12 yyes i think so
2015-01-28 07:18:41 PM cchase good that is correct
2015-01-28 07:18:46 PM arlene yes
2015-01-28 07:19:04 PM patlec I belevie parkinson's is another disease in its self
2015-01-28 07:19:06 PM cchase do you know that isolation can result in dementia
2015-01-28 07:19:11 PM arlene yes
2015-01-28 07:19:13 PM feliciap yes
2015-01-28 07:19:15 PM cchase correct as well
2015-01-28 07:19:39 PM cchase so it is why socialization is soooo important for elderly
2015-01-28 07:19:44 PM arlene yes Patlec parkinson is another type of dementia
2015-01-28 07:19:51 PM cchase use it or lose it!!
2015-01-28 07:20:04 PM cchase no incorrect
2015-01-28 07:20:04 PM tbostic interaction is very important
2015-01-28 07:20:07 PM patlec I don't agree
2015-01-28 07:20:07 PM arlene it depends what the stages are
2015-01-28 07:20:14 PM cchase parkinson is not another type of dementia
2015-01-28 07:20:25 PM feliciap thats why we encourage our residents to join us in all our activities rather than being alone in their rooms
2015-01-28 07:20:27 PM patlec Parkinson's is a whole separate disease
2015-01-28 07:20:33 PM cchase someone with parkinson may prese with dementia
2015-01-28 07:20:45 PM arlene oh ok
2015-01-28 07:20:47 PM patlec yes
2015-01-28 07:20:48 PM cchase dementia is a symptom of many diseases
2015-01-28 07:21:06 PM cchase like parkinsons, lewy bodies, etc
2015-01-28 07:21:09 PM arlene because I just resaerch that on my written assignment
2015-01-28 07:21:13 PM patlec vascular
2015-01-28 07:21:20 PM patlec Picks
2015-01-28 07:21:22 PM cchase but dementia can also be cuase by yes vascular
2015-01-28 07:21:24 PM cchase picks
2015-01-28 07:21:30 PM cchase medication
2015-01-28 07:21:41 PM cchase alcohol
2015-01-28 07:21:45 PM arlene yes
2015-01-28 07:21:53 PM cchase sp??
2015-01-28 07:22:02 PM cchase okay we got that - good
2015-01-28 07:22:03 PM patlec picks I believe is more genetic
2015-01-28 07:22:24 PM patlec the residents that I've had with picks have been really young
2015-01-28 07:22:26 PM cchase dementia presents with picks as well
2015-01-28 07:22:43 PM cchase yes sad to say that's true
2015-01-28 07:23:02 PM arlene OH THAT IS SCARY!
2015-01-28 07:23:04 PM cchase so let talk strickly alzheimer's
2015-01-28 07:23:10 PM arlene OK
2015-01-28 07:23:23 PM cchase at what age can someone present with Alz
2015-01-28 07:23:31 PM patlec what makes Alzhemiers stand apart?
2015-01-28 07:23:47 PM patlec 50-60
2015-01-28 07:24:01 PM arlene I REALLY DONT KNOW BUT IN MY FACILTY WE HAVE RESIDENTS AT AGE OF 50'S
2015-01-28 07:24:06 PM graciec in their 50
2015-01-28 07:24:15 PM cchase Alz is a disease like the others 0 seems more well published
2015-01-28 07:24:23 PM feliciap ive also read about people in their 40's even
2015-01-28 07:24:32 PM gloria12 i think know days eve earlier
2015-01-28 07:24:39 PM cchase so what is early onset??
2015-01-28 07:24:39 PM tbostic i think it depends on the type sometimes
2015-01-28 07:24:43 PM gloria12 30's 40's
2015-01-28 07:24:47 PM feliciap id say 40's
2015-01-28 07:24:58 PM arlene IYEAH I'D SAY 40'S
2015-01-28 07:25:00 PM patlec early symptoms
2015-01-28 07:25:15 PM cchase what differenciates the pace of Alz with early onset and late onset
2015-01-28 07:25:19 PM arlene STRT FORGETTING
2015-01-28 07:25:27 PM patlec the beginning
2015-01-28 07:25:40 PM feliciap i think the disease progression is faster in the late stages
2015-01-28 07:25:44 PM patlec you can hide it in the beginnning for a while
2015-01-28 07:26:01 PM cchase opposite
2015-01-28 07:26:13 PM cchase the disease progression is faster with early onset
2015-01-28 07:26:20 PM gloria12 rreally
2015-01-28 07:26:20 PM arlene THE LATE STAGE IS THAT WHEN THEY NEED FULLY ASSISTNT
2015-01-28 07:26:23 PM cchase good thinking though
2015-01-28 07:26:30 PM feliciap oh wow, thank you!!
2015-01-28 07:26:38 PM arlene WOW
2015-01-28 07:26:56 PM arlene I REALLY ENJOY LERNING ABOUT THIS
2015-01-28 07:27:02 PM cchase what occurs towards the later part of the disease process??
2015-01-28 07:27:38 PM feliciap they may lose all verbalization, need to be fed, cant read, etc
2015-01-28 07:27:41 PM patlec the resident looses the ability to form sentences
2015-01-28 07:27:55 PM cchase good
2015-01-28 07:28:02 PM gloria12 you dont remember to eat or go to bathroom
2015-01-28 07:28:04 PM cchase why is that so??
2015-01-28 07:28:15 PM patlec may except behavior problems, anxiety
2015-01-28 07:28:21 PM patlec hallocunations
2015-01-28 07:28:23 PM tbostic they need total care at some point
2015-01-28 07:28:24 PM gloria12 of course you dont recognise your family:((
2015-01-28 07:28:31 PM cchase why??
2015-01-28 07:28:32 PM arlene THEY LOST THE ABILITY TO THINK
2015-01-28 07:28:40 PM feliciap more plaque forms
2015-01-28 07:28:48 PM cchase keep going
2015-01-28 07:28:57 PM patlec scared
2015-01-28 07:29:25 PM patlec they believe they are still living in the past
2015-01-28 07:29:30 PM feliciap when the plaque forms in brain, each area connected to the things we find simple, deteriorate and they lose those abilities
2015-01-28 07:29:40 PM gloria12 tthey move from different times in their lives
2015-01-28 07:29:40 PM cchase why?
2015-01-28 07:30:00 PM patlec because of the progression
2015-01-28 07:30:14 PM patlec meds
2015-01-28 07:30:16 PM cchase but I will ask again why - what happens
2015-01-28 07:30:28 PM cchase why does this happen - what is going on
2015-01-28 07:30:37 PM cchase in the disease process
2015-01-28 07:30:51 PM arlene left the chat room
2015-01-28 07:30:53 PM patlec their body and brain stop working
2015-01-28 07:31:05 PM cchase okay - so you know about plaques and tangles
2015-01-28 07:31:14 PM arlene enter the chat room
2015-01-28 07:31:23 PM cchase what you can compare that to is road blocks
2015-01-28 07:31:26 PM feliciap yes sorry, im drawing a blank at the moment
2015-01-28 07:31:32 PM feliciap yes!!
2015-01-28 07:31:33 PM cchase so picture road blocks
2015-01-28 07:31:41 PM tbostic ok...
2015-01-28 07:31:45 PM arlene OK
2015-01-28 07:31:47 PM cchase the message cannot go that way
2015-01-28 07:31:56 PM cchase it stops
2015-01-28 07:32:11 PM cchase can not get to where it is suppose to go
2015-01-28 07:32:15 PM patlec never makes it's connection
2015-01-28 07:32:32 PM cchase right! it tries to but no go
2015-01-28 07:32:56 PM patlec and it just get's worse and worse
2015-01-28 07:33:01 PM cchase we are wired from birth for electrical signals to give us the ability to move
2015-01-28 07:33:07 PM cchase talk, breathe
2015-01-28 07:33:10 PM feliciap that is why a task that we find simple like buttoning a jacket is difficult and takes more time for them to do
2015-01-28 07:33:22 PM arlene RIGHT
2015-01-28 07:33:27 PM cchase right - right good!!!
2015-01-28 07:33:36 PM mpopielarz right
2015-01-28 07:33:42 PM cchase so next time you tell someone with Alz remember
2015-01-28 07:33:57 PM cchase they didn't just forget that can't make the connection
2015-01-28 07:34:06 PM patlec why - do docotors give residents a DX of failure to thrive then end stage Dementia
2015-01-28 07:34:11 PM cchase so don't say - I ALREADY TOLD YOU
2015-01-28 07:34:19 PM feliciap thats a huge no no!!!
2015-01-28 07:34:20 PM arlene RIGHT
2015-01-28 07:34:27 PM cchase cause it went in their ears then stopped
2015-01-28 07:34:28 PM feliciap patience os the key!!!
2015-01-28 07:35:02 PM cchase so what can you do to help
2015-01-28 07:35:14 PM arlene YES AND MOST OF THE THEY DONT EVEN REMEBER WHAT THEY JUST SAY LIKE COUPLE MINUTES AFTER
2015-01-28 07:35:27 PM patlec MODIFICATIONS
2015-01-28 07:35:32 PM arlene TO BE PATIENCE
2015-01-28 07:35:32 PM feliciap be patient, empathetic and reassuring
2015-01-28 07:35:35 PM cchase they heat but cannot process
2015-01-28 07:35:45 PM arlene RIGHT
2015-01-28 07:35:51 PM cchase how can you help??
2015-01-28 07:36:01 PM arlene AND IT SUCH A FRUSTRATING SITUATUON FOR THE
2015-01-28 07:36:13 PM gloria12 be very patient with them
2015-01-28 07:36:17 PM patlec simple tasks
2015-01-28 07:36:22 PM arlene YES
2015-01-28 07:36:24 PM cchase yes - yes
2015-01-28 07:36:31 PM arlene TALK TO THEM WITH SIMPLE WORDS
2015-01-28 07:36:34 PM cchase it is called chucking
2015-01-28 07:36:35 PM feliciap i am trained to let them do what they are still able to do to keep their dignity but also help if need be
2015-01-28 07:36:49 PM arlene YES
2015-01-28 07:36:52 PM feliciap dont use full senetnces, use key words that they will understand
2015-01-28 07:37:02 PM patlec open ended questions
2015-01-28 07:37:07 PM cchase it's not the words
2015-01-28 07:37:16 PM cchase it's the steps
2015-01-28 07:37:27 PM cchase chucking means you take one step at a time
2015-01-28 07:37:38 PM cchase does that make sense??
2015-01-28 07:37:46 PM feliciap yes
2015-01-28 07:37:46 PM patlec yes
2015-01-28 07:37:46 PM arlene YES
2015-01-28 07:37:47 PM gloria12 yyes
2015-01-28 07:37:49 PM graciec yes
2015-01-28 07:37:51 PM tbostic yes
2015-01-28 07:37:55 PM cchase it is not the words
2015-01-28 07:38:23 PM gloria12 the way you aproach them
2015-01-28 07:38:38 PM cchase yes - approach steps
2015-01-28 07:38:51 PM cchase so in the kitchen you say:: open the door
2015-01-28 07:39:01 PM cchase take the coffee cup
2015-01-28 07:39:06 PM cchase put it on the counter
2015-01-28 07:39:27 PM cchase simplify always
2015-01-28 07:39:38 PM cchase allow them to feel success
2015-01-28 07:39:42 PM cchase not failure
2015-01-28 07:39:46 PM cchase not confusion
2015-01-28 07:40:06 PM arlene YEAH BUT HOW ABOUT THOSE LATE STAGE
2015-01-28 07:40:19 PM cchase late stage is all about sensory
2015-01-28 07:40:21 PM patlec tactile stimulation
2015-01-28 07:40:48 PM patlec massage, scalp rub, hand lotion
2015-01-28 07:40:57 PM cchase music = aroma massage
2015-01-28 07:41:02 PM gloria12 iis so sad to see them they want to tell you something but they cant
2015-01-28 07:41:08 PM cchase therapeutic touch
2015-01-28 07:41:14 PM cchase don
2015-01-28 07:41:14 PM arlene I KNOW
2015-01-28 07:41:22 PM cchase don't forget to touch
2015-01-28 07:41:33 PM cchase so many no longer feel human touch
2015-01-28 07:41:50 PM suzieb enter the chat room
2015-01-28 07:41:50 PM arlene YES BUT MOST OF THE TIME THEY GET MORE AGTATED WHEN YOU TOUCH THEM
2015-01-28 07:41:56 PM cchase studies show how we thrive on touch
2015-01-28 07:42:02 PM cchase depends
2015-01-28 07:42:13 PM cchase some absolutely do not want it
2015-01-28 07:42:23 PM arlene MAYBE IT DEPENDS HOW WE APPROACH THEM
2015-01-28 07:42:33 PM feliciap i think so
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