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2016-02-24 07:06:03 PM summermurphy enter the chat room
2016-02-24 07:06:05 PM amber5 It still gets hard trying to re-direct residents who are exit seeking.
2016-02-24 07:06:06 PM awatts hello sue123
2016-02-24 07:06:17 PM awatts hello jackie26
2016-02-24 07:06:20 PM jackie26 same here amber5
2016-02-24 07:06:21 PM michellep007 Hi Patty
2016-02-24 07:06:23 PM summermurphy Good evening everyone
2016-02-24 07:06:26 PM patty4 Hi Michelle!
2016-02-24 07:06:28 PM sue123 Hey awatts, glad you made it.
2016-02-24 07:06:29 PM kimj HELLO
2016-02-24 07:06:35 PM belindaf we have a couple with wantder guards
2016-02-24 07:06:35 PM cchase so what do you see as the greatest challenge
2016-02-24 07:06:36 PM michellep007 Good to see you, missed you in last night's chat
2016-02-24 07:06:39 PM awatts hey kimj
2016-02-24 07:06:51 PM belindaf trying to conect with the residnets
2016-02-24 07:06:52 PM amber5 Jackie26, any ideas that work for you?
2016-02-24 07:07:03 PM chiquita8 enter the chat room
2016-02-24 07:07:04 PM karic Biggest challenge is not knowing what you are walking into everyday
2016-02-24 07:07:05 PM reneebragg Patient and understanding of their situation
2016-02-24 07:07:14 PM caitlinm Trying to keep fall-risk residents seated and engaged
2016-02-24 07:07:15 PM jackie26 make a bound with them, they are so smart
2016-02-24 07:07:17 PM chiquita8 hi everyone
2016-02-24 07:07:19 PM connie47 it has challenging times but I do get a smile and a glimpse of memory from time to time. I used to work with alernative students in junior high for 12 years and they all had probation officers. There are a lot of similiarities in actions to be honest.
2016-02-24 07:07:20 PM maribel i think its a challenge with all the different personalities and behaviors of each one at one time
2016-02-24 07:07:22 PM patty4 Michelle - I have 6 chats now --- so thought I'd miss since 5 are required in the main room
2016-02-24 07:07:26 PM cindic enter the chat room
2016-02-24 07:07:27 PM kathym some of the residents on our memory support unit are very calm and will talk with you. some challenges are when a resident is talking with you and you think they know what they are talking about. it is very hard for me to separate them out from the disease.
2016-02-24 07:07:29 PM sue123 I am starting from scratch on the acitivites planning, which means buying all my supplies. I am working on my very first calender.
2016-02-24 07:07:31 PM nancyzmc Redirecting residents who are looking for loved ones - especially loved one who have passed away
2016-02-24 07:07:55 PM patty4 Would love ideas in working with people with memory issues.
2016-02-24 07:07:55 PM michellep007 I find when a patient wants to do something that isn't safe, you have to distract them and redirect them
2016-02-24 07:07:56 PM kimj trying to keep my residents attentionwith activities
2016-02-24 07:07:57 PM cchase okay good answers
2016-02-24 07:07:57 PM belindaf some of mine dont know why they are here
2016-02-24 07:07:59 PM skershaw enter the chat room
2016-02-24 07:07:59 PM tonic Yes, I agree nancyzmc
2016-02-24 07:08:01 PM kgates Understand the needs that they may have that were not seeing, such as difficulty with pain, going to the bathroom, being hungry without being able to say what your needs are. It can be difficult to anticipate needs at times.
2016-02-24 07:08:04 PM amber5 The greatest challenge for me is re-directing from exit seeking and residents who verbally argue and sometimes show aggressive behavior.
2016-02-24 07:08:05 PM nancyzmc Calming agitated residents . . .
2016-02-24 07:08:10 PM cchase now let's talk basics
2016-02-24 07:08:17 PM connie47 I have a calendar made up, but so many times it drifts away due to the actions of our patients that day. Never really know for sure.
2016-02-24 07:08:34 PM kathym i agree with nancyzmc. sometimes it very hard to redirect them.
2016-02-24 07:08:41 PM patty4 Would love to share calendars with anyone in a swing bed program
2016-02-24 07:08:42 PM jackie26 offer something like coffee and then they follow me
2016-02-24 07:08:43 PM awatts calming agitated residents can be a challange sometimes
2016-02-24 07:08:43 PM sue123 We have three doors, so I know exit seeking will be a issue. Moving about 10 residents from general pop into unit tomorrow, so they will have to get accoustomed .
2016-02-24 07:08:43 PM maribel i think there is no steady calendar for the residents with dementia
2016-02-24 07:08:44 PM cchase redirection - how does that work. one at a time pls. so I can really help you
2016-02-24 07:08:47 PM skershaw hello everyone,, not sure how long i will be able to stay on. waiting on a plow truck, we have 10 inches and 6 more coming throughout the night,,,ugh
2016-02-24 07:08:49 PM michellep007 good thinking Patty:)
2016-02-24 07:09:03 PM jackie26 Sarah you made it
2016-02-24 07:09:07 PM jackie26 welcome
2016-02-24 07:09:08 PM awatts cchase redirection is a great question
2016-02-24 07:09:09 PM skershaw yes
2016-02-24 07:09:15 PM skershaw not sure how long...
2016-02-24 07:09:27 PM reneebragg taking there mind off of what they are thinking?
2016-02-24 07:09:28 PM chiquita8 has anyone painted the memory care unit according to colors that inhance their appitite.
2016-02-24 07:09:29 PM maribel we try different projects during the day..there are some that like the consistency so we keep programs vague...for instance musical tunes or exercise...never label
2016-02-24 07:09:41 PM pittman08 enter the chat room
2016-02-24 07:09:46 PM jackie26 no chiquita, but is a good idea
2016-02-24 07:09:54 PM nancyzmc Redirection - trying to divert the resident's attention from what's troubling them - sometimes just trying to determine what's troubling them is part of the problem
2016-02-24 07:10:00 PM kgates Re direct can really help, unless they take it that your trying to get away from the issue their dealing with, it creates lack of trust at times.
2016-02-24 07:10:01 PM belindaf tried painting exits to look like bookshelvel
2016-02-24 07:10:05 PM caitlinm Redirection is giving residents something meaningful to do, or leading them into a better location to engage them
2016-02-24 07:10:07 PM awatts cchase I like to redirect my members by finding something they have enjoyed in their past
2016-02-24 07:10:17 PM skershaw i think calming colors wuld b great,,, but ours is moslty white.
2016-02-24 07:10:27 PM pittman08 am i late
2016-02-24 07:10:32 PM tonic We have memory care stations in our memory care neighborhood that we re-direct the residents to. Depending what their likes are. We have several women centered and men centered.
2016-02-24 07:10:38 PM connie47 folding wash cloths or sorting colored yarn works very well with women.
2016-02-24 07:10:41 PM jackie26 mine too as well sarah
2016-02-24 07:10:43 PM kathym there is one resident on our wing who seems to know what she is doing. she talks with you as you would with someone who knows what they are talking about, but, she sometimes wants to see her spouse who is in the main building. i don't know how to tell her that she needs to ask the staff on the wing if that is possible to do.
2016-02-24 07:10:52 PM cchase so let's offer redirection for a case study I will type for you - ready??
2016-02-24 07:10:54 PM kimj redirection gives them something else to think about
2016-02-24 07:10:59 PM skershaw feelsl like a hospitol
2016-02-24 07:10:59 PM jackie26 ok
2016-02-24 07:11:01 PM awatts I show them magazines from the past or picture cards
2016-02-24 07:11:02 PM patty4 ok
2016-02-24 07:11:05 PM kathym yep
2016-02-24 07:11:05 PM amber5 I try talking to them about their interests. Jobs, hobbies, telling my own personal stories and walking around and picking out things such as a painting and talking about it.
2016-02-24 07:11:08 PM chiquita8 i been doing research and oragne and yellow stimulates their appitite and their activites awarness. Cant wait to change our uni
2016-02-24 07:11:09 PM summermurphy yes
2016-02-24 07:11:10 PM kgates I'v heard water calms
2016-02-24 07:11:13 PM reneebragg ok
2016-02-24 07:11:25 PM kimj music calms too
2016-02-24 07:11:28 PM sue123 The men I find are the hardest to redirect.
2016-02-24 07:11:36 PM connie47 i agree sue
2016-02-24 07:11:37 PM kimj yes same here
2016-02-24 07:11:38 PM michellep007 that's ingenious Belinda
2016-02-24 07:11:46 PM skershaw music is great
2016-02-24 07:11:50 PM chiquita8 yes it is amazing
2016-02-24 07:11:53 PM maribel residents with dementia deal better with colors especially blue I read. For instance it was found that residents that eat with blue plates eat most of there foods becuase they can distinguish among the colors
2016-02-24 07:11:58 PM belindaf i have read it works, doors that look like books on a shelf
2016-02-24 07:12:12 PM skershaw brushing thier hair,,, calms them too..
2016-02-24 07:12:13 PM sue123 We are starting the Music and Memories program so Ihope that can help.
2016-02-24 07:12:16 PM belindaf the contrast of light to dark helps with food
2016-02-24 07:12:18 PM caitlinm even quiet atmospheric music can help keep residents in one place, I've heard
2016-02-24 07:12:18 PM kimj yes
2016-02-24 07:12:18 PM cchase mary is up the middle of the night and she wants to go for a walk... it's raining hard outside ...mary really wants to go for a walk in the middle of the night.
2016-02-24 07:12:19 PM connie47 depending on the certain degree of a man's dementia I offer small blocks of wood and sand paper. They automatically know what to do.
2016-02-24 07:12:20 PM tonic Men are usually easy for me. I have a man cave room set up with a workbench, piping, old cars, etc.
2016-02-24 07:12:22 PM jackie26 hugging them
2016-02-24 07:12:23 PM awatts I know my members really well so I ask them questions about their childhood or things they enjoy
2016-02-24 07:12:23 PM summermurphy We use Doterra misters for calming agitation
2016-02-24 07:12:28 PM cchase how do you redirect??
2016-02-24 07:12:29 PM skershaw yes
2016-02-24 07:12:53 PM connie47 Mary can be walked in the hallway
2016-02-24 07:12:55 PM caitlinm Take her for a walk through the halls
2016-02-24 07:12:57 PM jackie26 offer to walk inside
2016-02-24 07:12:59 PM reneebragg First try and take her for a walk thru the facility and then back to bed
2016-02-24 07:13:00 PM nancyzmc Take Mary for a walk on the unit or off the unit to expel energy
2016-02-24 07:13:00 PM patty4 I would try and see if she is open to suggestion about doing something in a different room.
2016-02-24 07:13:03 PM amber5 Try giving her a snack and some decaf tea. Food works well.
2016-02-24 07:13:05 PM awatts a lot of my members will take a walk
2016-02-24 07:13:06 PM skershaw spark up a conversation, go for a walk, offer them somethingto do
2016-02-24 07:13:06 PM cchase mary does not want to walk in the hallway
2016-02-24 07:13:19 PM cchase what would you suggest??
2016-02-24 07:13:23 PM belindaf tell her its raining and we hav e to wait till it quits
2016-02-24 07:13:28 PM jackie26 eat something
2016-02-24 07:13:28 PM awatts skershaw great idea
2016-02-24 07:13:28 PM cchase mary still wants to go out
2016-02-24 07:13:29 PM cindic turn on some music and possibile offer a newspaper to read a recent article
2016-02-24 07:13:32 PM kathym do you say " how would you like to sit for a moment and watch the rain?" will this type of question get her attention enough to keep her in for a moment?
2016-02-24 07:13:39 PM belindaf look at photos of hubby
2016-02-24 07:13:41 PM kimj g possibleo for a walk out doors if
2016-02-24 07:13:42 PM reneebragg Find out why she wants to walk she might need to go to the restroom and forgot
2016-02-24 07:13:43 PM cchase mary does not care that it is raining
2016-02-24 07:13:44 PM kimj lol
2016-02-24 07:13:44 PM pittman08 Rain soothes
2016-02-24 07:13:46 PM chiquita8 cchase wha works for me is that i put myslef in their shoes. everything is really to them however, you have to becareful not to take it overboard
2016-02-24 07:13:50 PM caitlinm Have her help water flowers in a flower box, maybe that will feel like gardening and going outside
2016-02-24 07:13:53 PM patty4 Tell her we will walk in the morning?
2016-02-24 07:13:54 PM kgates Take her for a walk but indoors, maybe to another part of the facility on the inside, maybe stop for some hot chocolate or tea along the way and talk about the pitter patter of the rain on the roof.
2016-02-24 07:13:55 PM cchase she thinks you are tricking her
2016-02-24 07:13:57 PM kimj go for a walk outdoors if possible
2016-02-24 07:14:06 PM maribel trivia on subjects that they like especially history i found they like
2016-02-24 07:14:06 PM pittman08 Im sorry im late im lost trying to jump in here eveyone
2016-02-24 07:14:09 PM jackie26 get an umbrella and go out
2016-02-24 07:14:12 PM skershaw be honest at that point,,,,
2016-02-24 07:14:16 PM cchase does not want to wait till morning
2016-02-24 07:14:18 PM sue123 I agree put on music and set beside her .
2016-02-24 07:14:18 PM cindic light music?
2016-02-24 07:14:19 PM karic I would tell her we don't have rain boots and and an umbrella and no stores are open right now. We will go in the morning. In the meantime we can walk in the hallways
2016-02-24 07:14:22 PM awatts ladies i will ask for advice on how to raise a child and that always seems to work for me
2016-02-24 07:14:23 PM cchase yeah jackie
2016-02-24 07:14:23 PM connie47 need to find something to take her mind off of the walk....maybe by looking in her chart to see what she likes.
2016-02-24 07:14:36 PM jackie26 (v)
2016-02-24 07:14:41 PM belindaf photos in her room start a conversation
2016-02-24 07:14:43 PM cchase get the umbrella out!!!!
2016-02-24 07:14:48 PM cchase or ????
2016-02-24 07:14:49 PM awatts men I talk about their military career cuz my members are proud of that
2016-02-24 07:14:52 PM kimj ask her if she can help you with something
2016-02-24 07:15:00 PM teresab enter the chat room
2016-02-24 07:15:01 PM cchase nice kim
2016-02-24 07:15:02 PM patty4 that sounds good
2016-02-24 07:15:09 PM caitlinm ask her to help you with some other task, like folding laundry
2016-02-24 07:15:29 PM belindaf redirect
2016-02-24 07:15:30 PM cindic I would take or for a walk. Out the rain gear on. if it isn't too cold, she will get to the door and see she doesn't want to do it or the wind will turn her around.
2016-02-24 07:15:33 PM skershaw make up the "walk" within the room.... like make beleieve,,, maybe it will take her back to a memory and she will talk about htat
2016-02-24 07:15:34 PM jackie26 make her to feel the rain
2016-02-24 07:15:35 PM skershaw that
2016-02-24 07:15:36 PM sue123 As housekeeping manager we had resident want outside when we were stripping and waxing.. very dangerous for them and it was us not the CNA's who would redirect them.
2016-02-24 07:15:39 PM reneebragg just talk to her and maybe she will forget
2016-02-24 07:15:39 PM amber5 Asking for help I find does often help
2016-02-24 07:16:06 PM belindaf ask her if she will help you find a game or something
2016-02-24 07:16:23 PM cchase did some one mention food???
2016-02-24 07:16:27 PM patty4 How about going to the window and opening it to feel the rain and then say you will take her later when it's not raining.
2016-02-24 07:16:28 PM sue123 Talk about the rain and let them know as soon as it stops I will take them outside. I have a tape that plays sounds of rain.
2016-02-24 07:16:31 PM jackie26 yes
2016-02-24 07:16:35 PM michellep007 asking for help is a great way to redirect
2016-02-24 07:16:36 PM amber5 Yes, I did.
2016-02-24 07:16:36 PM reneebragg offer her something to eat
2016-02-24 07:16:36 PM cchase mary LOVES PBJ
2016-02-24 07:16:37 PM awatts ok so with dementia patients, it is always good to find what they like to do the most. some will just be happy doing a puzzle
2016-02-24 07:16:42 PM connie47 hand her something to take in her hands to take her mind off of the present.
2016-02-24 07:16:47 PM jackie26 so that's it
2016-02-24 07:16:54 PM pittman08 talk about other things
2016-02-24 07:16:54 PM nancyzmc Snacks are wonderful
2016-02-24 07:16:56 PM jackie26 i have one who love coffee
2016-02-24 07:16:56 PM belindaf fix her a pbj sandwich
2016-02-24 07:17:01 PM kgates Make a batch of cookies instead
2016-02-24 07:17:02 PM cchase nice connie - might work
2016-02-24 07:17:04 PM michellep007 so food is the answer...
2016-02-24 07:17:08 PM kathym I am having a hard time believing that it can be that simple. that even having a chat before plunging in is not the answer.
2016-02-24 07:17:08 PM kimj maybe ask her if she would lke yo go make a pbj with you.
2016-02-24 07:17:10 PM sue123 The music and memories program I would put a headset on her and play her favorite music she has told us she likes.
2016-02-24 07:17:19 PM cchase yes belinda. but ask mary to help make the sandwich
2016-02-24 07:17:21 PM awatts i once had a lady who would clean clean clean......
2016-02-24 07:17:21 PM amber5 Have her assist in making a pb&j sandwich.
2016-02-24 07:17:25 PM maribel yes we do coffee and cookies with our dementia patients
2016-02-24 07:17:28 PM belindaf even better
2016-02-24 07:17:45 PM jackie26 food always word for me
2016-02-24 07:17:52 PM connie47 I have a board I made on cardboard with canned food labels and textures of almonds, etc. for the patient to look at and touch, remininscence.
2016-02-24 07:17:55 PM cchase mary LOVES to pull the sheets off the bed...
2016-02-24 07:17:56 PM belindaf redirect just like when my kids were little, rather than say no
2016-02-24 07:17:56 PM jackie26 they love ice cream too
2016-02-24 07:17:58 PM maribel food always works to get residents interested
2016-02-24 07:17:59 PM sue123 I have a sensory wall, so I can take down something to get her mind off outside.
2016-02-24 07:18:00 PM caitlinm give her a glass of milk with it too, to help calm her
2016-02-24 07:18:01 PM kgates Make popcorn and watch a movie
2016-02-24 07:18:10 PM pittman08 warm mil
2016-02-24 07:18:16 PM reneebragg Let her help you change the sheets on the beds.
2016-02-24 07:18:16 PM pittman08 millk
2016-02-24 07:18:21 PM jackie26 make her do the bed again
2016-02-24 07:18:21 PM patty4 Help her focus on tasks so she stays busy and not thinking about her sheets
2016-02-24 07:18:25 PM michellep007 I know food calms me...lol
2016-02-24 07:18:39 PM pittman08 comfort food
2016-02-24 07:18:40 PM connie47 memories of cooking are brought back with the labels of green beans, candy bar wrapper, etc.
2016-02-24 07:18:40 PM belindaf reorganize a drawer
2016-02-24 07:18:40 PM patty4 Picnic on the bed - ha ha
2016-02-24 07:18:42 PM amber5 What did she do for work?
2016-02-24 07:18:45 PM pittman08 Chamomlie Tea
2016-02-24 07:18:51 PM cchase nice patty
2016-02-24 07:18:54 PM kimj maybe she will help you change the bedding . ask her to show you how she would make a bed.
2016-02-24 07:19:15 PM patty4 i like that
2016-02-24 07:19:17 PM belindaf my residnets are wheelcahir bound, no bed making for me
2016-02-24 07:19:17 PM cchase I like all the questions about mary's history - good investigative process
2016-02-24 07:19:27 PM pittman08 tea with some warm covers and socks
2016-02-24 07:19:32 PM michellep007 I find reading and add libbing to make the story more personal helps too
2016-02-24 07:19:33 PM cindic I agree, asking her to help with making her bed and putting pillow cases on pillows.
2016-02-24 07:19:35 PM connie47 my patients love milkshakes and are usually able to tell me their favorite flavor. They focus on the flavor when i gi9ve itto them.
2016-02-24 07:19:41 PM belindaf phot albums in room are good conversation starters
2016-02-24 07:19:46 PM kathym i have gotten residents involved in things that they like not knowing that they are thinking about something like going out in the reain.
2016-02-24 07:19:55 PM caitlinm Did Mary have kids? She might enjoy reading a story at bed time
2016-02-24 07:20:02 PM cchase yes - so mary began with the bed sheets then forgot about the outdoors.... great work...
2016-02-24 07:20:04 PM amber5 Yes they are belindaf.
2016-02-24 07:20:05 PM sue123 I agree patty4 , it is her room. If I pull the sheets off the bed in my home I am allowed to keep them off. So they can too. Does not hurt to sleep with out sheets.
2016-02-24 07:20:12 PM michellep007 photo ablums are great
2016-02-24 07:20:15 PM awatts important part of knowledge. Alhzeimers and dementia patients are able to remember things from their past not current for the most part so try to do things with them that they have done from childhood phase to early adulthood
2016-02-24 07:20:16 PM karic You could throw her sheets in the dryer for a couple of minutes and then she could help you make her own bed
2016-02-24 07:20:29 PM patty4 good trick!
2016-02-24 07:20:29 PM chiquita8 painting is always a good evening activity
2016-02-24 07:20:32 PM cchase Kathy - can I ask you to change your font pls having trouble reading the words
2016-02-24 07:20:47 PM kgates Past interests are always on the activities care plan, you can look at that to find out, then bring up things from there especially if you don't work with the patients very often
2016-02-24 07:20:54 PM cchase awatts - why do you think they remember the past???
2016-02-24 07:20:56 PM teresab left the chat room
2016-02-24 07:20:59 PM kathym you bet.
2016-02-24 07:21:02 PM tonic You have to know the resident's history and know what they enjoy besides walking outside. If we have a resident or residents that often get frustrated or adjetated, then we create what we call a memory care basket that is filled with items that particular resident enjoys or loves to do. We then pull the basket out and begin talking about the items and re-direct.
2016-02-24 07:21:03 PM connie47 a bowl of dried rice with little things in it is appealing to a lot of patients.
2016-02-24 07:21:06 PM patty4 better brain function for long term memory
2016-02-24 07:21:09 PM belindaf the disease erases the present
2016-02-24 07:21:18 PM belindaf last in first out
2016-02-24 07:21:27 PM amber5 I once re-directed a resident by asking her to help me seperate colored beads. She has the beginning of dementia and does not put items she's not supposed to in her mouth.
2016-02-24 07:21:31 PM jackie26 because the disease affect it
2016-02-24 07:21:32 PM cchase ok - so let me give you 101
2016-02-24 07:21:32 PM caitlinm The disease erases more recent memories first
2016-02-24 07:21:35 PM reneebragg It's because of the brain erasing the present
2016-02-24 07:21:38 PM amber5 Have to be careful with that.
2016-02-24 07:21:43 PM cchase ready??
2016-02-24 07:21:45 PM patty4 yes
2016-02-24 07:21:46 PM jackie26 ok
2016-02-24 07:21:47 PM nancyzmc Long term memory is preserved because the disease process hadn't started at that point
2016-02-24 07:21:48 PM cindic yes
2016-02-24 07:21:55 PM reneebragg yes
2016-02-24 07:22:02 PM awatts cchase. I work with all Alhzeimers and some form of dementia and all have short term memory. they still have long term
2016-02-24 07:22:02 PM karic Yes
2016-02-24 07:22:17 PM kgates Some of my training we learned they remember basic simple things of everyday life, even from childhood, and memories do come and go.
2016-02-24 07:22:19 PM kathym How do you get to the long term?
2016-02-24 07:22:19 PM amber5 Yes.
2016-02-24 07:22:20 PM sue123 Most usually remember some point of the past, it is up to us to relate to the past they are in.
2016-02-24 07:22:28 PM connie47 majority of mine have long term memory and they believe their parents are still alive
2016-02-24 07:22:42 PM jackie26 yeah that happen
2016-02-24 07:22:44 PM skershaw i would think is because is childhood memories....good times,, stress free etc,,, they are good ones that stick. yes the brain in complex...lol
2016-02-24 07:22:47 PM cchase yes nancy that's it - the memories created before the onset of the disease can be filed away but memories after the disease cannot be filed away
2016-02-24 07:22:52 PM caitlinm And several speak their first languages, if they learned English later in life
2016-02-24 07:22:56 PM michellep007 yes
2016-02-24 07:22:58 PM kimj ours too believe that their parents are still alive
2016-02-24 07:23:00 PM maribel yea some go back to their adolescents
2016-02-24 07:23:01 PM cindic I agree, most of mine are remembering their parents alive and well.
2016-02-24 07:23:09 PM awatts kathym.... ask them about their childhood or adulthood. They will tell you stories you never even heard before
2016-02-24 07:23:13 PM sue123 That makes sense.
2016-02-24 07:23:13 PM cchase so it is not forgotten - just never stored for retrival
2016-02-24 07:23:17 PM skershaw mine sometimes think im their child.
2016-02-24 07:23:22 PM kathym thanks, awatts.
2016-02-24 07:23:33 PM jackie26 i see
2016-02-24 07:23:42 PM cchase does that make sense??
2016-02-24 07:23:44 PM sue123 I puts alot of things in perspective abouttheir memories.
2016-02-24 07:23:46 PM jackie26 yes
2016-02-24 07:23:47 PM amber5 Yes.
2016-02-24 07:23:47 PM belindaf favorite...tell me about....
2016-02-24 07:23:48 PM pittman08 it does
2016-02-24 07:23:49 PM reneebragg yes
2016-02-24 07:23:51 PM patty4 Wow ... too bad there isn't a pill for memory retrieval!
2016-02-24 07:23:51 PM awatts i have members that are in their 70's and act like they are 10 yrs old
2016-02-24 07:23:53 PM cchase think of a computer
2016-02-24 07:23:54 PM maribel one lady calls all the workers grandma and grandpa and she is almost in her 90s
2016-02-24 07:23:55 PM chiquita8 we have a lady who lives in the world of a 4year old.
2016-02-24 07:24:05 PM kimj I have had situations before where they thought I was their child ,
2016-02-24 07:24:12 PM cchase when you create a document - yuo save it somewhere right??
2016-02-24 07:24:14 PM kgates I had a lady once say she wanted to call her Mom and Dad and where could she find a phone to do that.
2016-02-24 07:24:19 PM amber5 Yes.
2016-02-24 07:24:21 PM awatts kimj absolutely
2016-02-24 07:24:23 PM jackie26 different stage
2016-02-24 07:24:26 PM kimj yes
2016-02-24 07:24:27 PM reneebragg right
2016-02-24 07:24:28 PM skershaw yes,, talk to me like i know eveyone else in the family..
2016-02-24 07:24:32 PM jackie26 yes
2016-02-24 07:24:33 PM michellep007 yes
2016-02-24 07:24:37 PM sue123 Yes
2016-02-24 07:24:43 PM cchase but when the disease is taking hold - the brain no longer can save the memory
2016-02-24 07:24:46 PM teresab enter the chat room
2016-02-24 07:24:49 PM jackie26 they change my name
2016-02-24 07:24:50 PM awatts different stages of the disease is like they go backwards in time
2016-02-24 07:24:54 PM patty4 my father-in-law has Alzheimers and he sometimes tells me about me.
2016-02-24 07:25:07 PM maribel i guess since they go back in age, they enjoy to color an do art projects.
2016-02-24 07:25:07 PM skershaw awe,,,patty4
2016-02-24 07:25:24 PM caitlinm and they enjoy music from their childhood
2016-02-24 07:25:25 PM kathym i have had one resident change my name and I have gone along with it. I have never tried to correct her.
2016-02-24 07:25:35 PM cchase that's why the Long Term Memory or LTM remains intact and Short Term Memory STM does not
2016-02-24 07:25:37 PM jackie26 yes
2016-02-24 07:25:43 PM kathym is that an okay thing to do?
2016-02-24 07:25:46 PM chiquita8 this is the saddest disease.
2016-02-24 07:25:49 PM skershaw i rarly corrct them. they seem happy about it then i leave it.

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