MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'dementia communication'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:57 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349598&cid=t_158706_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FKXxdhmaDTfc%2Fcommunicating-with-dementia-or.html Careful Observation. Like babies, people afflicted with dementia or Alzheimer’s will provide subtle cues or signals indicating their level of comfort or distress. By paying careful attention to their cues, we are able to compassionately respond to their needs.--Charlotte ParkerSubscribe to The Alzheimer's Reading Room--via EmailThe following article was contributed by Charlotte Parker. If you have the time, please let her know your reaction.5 Steps to Compassionate CaregivingCommunicating with the Dementia or Alzheimer’s AfflictedBy Charlotte ParkerWe are all born with a desire to give and receive love. Circumstances we encounter throughout our lives may callous that need, but it never fully dissipates. Sadly, as we grow older, we oftentimes become more challenging to love, and illness... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349598 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:52:50 +0100 2349598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1061245&cid=t_158706_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Ffisher-center-for-alzheimers-research.html The Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, directed by Nobel Laureate Dr. Paul Greengard at The Rockefeller University, says "interact with the afflicted person within his or her own frame of reference for the world, even if it has little to do with reality." Different stages of Alzheimer's or Dementia require different approaches to interaction and communication.When I was working at a skilled nursing facility that specialized in Alzheimers and Dementia there were three main sections in the building for the residents. Each wing was for residents at a different stage. The style of communicating was according to the stage of their illness.(1) Early Stage. One wing had residents in the early stages of Alzheimer's or Dementia, who might be forgetful or confused sometimes, but stil... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1061245 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:14:00 +0100 1061245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=567919&cid=t_158706_116_f&fid=34686&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pallimed.org%2F2007%2F04%2Fvideo-assisted-advance-care-planning.html 1)Archives of Internal Medicine has a couple notable articles. First is an intriguing one on using instructional videos in advance care planning for patients with dementia. 120 adult outpatients (median age 58, 70% women, over half non-white) who didn’t have family members with advanced dementia were given verbal information about advanced dementia and asked, essentially, if you were in this state would you want full, aggressive life prolonging care, less aggressive life prolonging care (hospitalization, antibiotics, etc. but no CPR, vent, or ICU level care), or comfort-only care? Then they were shown a video of a patient with advanced dementia being cared for (you can watch the clip here) and then were asked the same thing. After hearing a description of dementia, about half said the... Pallimed: A Hospice & Palliative Medicine Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=567919 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:57:00 +0100 567919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=492197&cid=t_158706_116_f&fid=34686&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pallimed.org%2F2007%2F03%2Fdo-not-hospitalize-orders-honesty.html 3 things:1)The latest Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has an article on factors associated with 'do not hospitalize' orders in demented nursing home patients. It involved a nation-wide (U.S.) sample of patients (~90,000) and used minimum data set data. Overall 7% of demented NH residents had DNH orders (wide range--0.7% in Oklahoma and over 25% in Rhode Island). Things that were associated with having a DNH order included increased age, being white, being in an urban NH with a wealthier patient mix, being on a special dementia unit, being in a NH with an NP or PA on staff, and having a living will and health care power of attorney. The percent of your NH's patients receiving hospice care was not associated with having a DNH order although being in an area in which fewer NH pat... Pallimed: A Hospice & Palliative Medicine Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=492197 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:58:00 +0100 492197