#dementia elderly care

[blissfulgardens]

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[youngpeachenthusiast]

kind of a vent under the cut but i wanted to ask does anyone have any advice when it comes to elderly care and specifically dementia and loss of physical autonomy??

have been stepping up a lot to help my mother care for my grandfather in the past few months and it is taking a big big toll on me. i'm happy to help and even if i weren't i'd still have to because my mom is less than a step away from having a massive breakdown and uh..... i'd rather not but um. the responsibility is taking its toll to be honest.

i am not physically strong enough to lift and move him a lot of the time when it is needed so i'm expending all of my energy (not even mentioning that i have a chronic illness myself) and i do not have much knowledge on dementia care so i'm always grasping at straws trying to figure out how to talk to him. he's not eligible for either a nursing home or financial help with carers because they won't give us disability and we do not have the means to get him proper care on our own. this just really sucks and i'm heartbroken that he isn't getting the care he deserves but i have no idea how to make it better.

the most i can honestly do is try to offer some kindness and positivity, i've been reading picture books with him and stuff, but other than that i feel really tired and helpless

[allthecanadianpolitics]

New data shows that the number of people with dementia is rapidly growing in Ontario and doctors are urging the province to invest in home care now to meet their needs. There has been a 48 per cent increase in the number of patients with dementia in Ontario since 2010, according to a new analysis of Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) billing released by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) on Thursday. The OMA represents more than 43,000 doctors. Dr. Andrew Park, president of the OMA, said resources need to be put in place to better support the province's aging population and people with dementia. "With an already strained health care system and fewer than 300 dementia care specialists across Canada, we are not prepared to meet their needs," Park said at a virtual news conference.

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[ajokeformur-ray]

One of the most horrifying things I've ever had to deal with while working in a care home, especially with residents suffering from some form of dementia, is when you walk into their room and they're at another point in time. They're sobbing, begging you to tell them where their mother is. They're pleading, crying the hardest you've ever seen them, and even after almost three years of being in this profession I still struggle to react appropriately. What are you supposed to say? There's no script for something like this and it breaks my heart every time. In truth, there's nothing you can say to help make it better.

I always spend some time by their bedside comforting them and offering some form of distraction. It doesn't always work, but I try to. I can't say or do anything to relieve their experiences, whatever they may be, and I definitely can't tell them where their mother is, but I can offer company. I try not to leave until they've cracked a smile or given an indication they're feeling better, no matter how busy I am. I don't always manage to cheer them up, but the majority of them thank me for my time.

After the long lives these people have led, five minutes of my busy day is the least I can give them.

And when that time is up, I go back on the floor and carry on. I have a job to do and I do it. If I need space to cry, I take it. If I feel sad, I let myself feel it. And when I clock out, I leave all my work related emotions at the front door. It's the only way to deal with it.

[all-my-secrets-in-a-pickle-jar]

So I’ve lived with my mum to help take care of her, her house, and her cats (now OUR cats! ^__^ but I digress) since around July/August of last year, but only been *cooking* for her since around November/December, when I got really tired of eating processed food all the time… she’s still not used to the way I cook. She also has an obsessive need to organise and clean everything all the time.

So today I’m getting the arroz y frijoles started (rice & beans); I’ve got all the ingredients all laid out in a line on the counter, and I turn around and I’m getting the pan hot, rinsing the rice, measuring the water, etc etc. I turn around to start grabbing ingredients and… she’s juuuust finishing putting everything away.

* facepalm *

[tratserenoyreve]

like i am "fortunate" insofar as not being in an immediate situation where people are rationalizing exploding sheltering children into bits and to have a gender identity that is None which prevents people from retaliating strongly against me when i already don't feel strongly about it and you can't misgender someone whose pronouns are "whatever dude" (which pales in comparison to the daunting nightmare that is people rationalizing exploding entire sheltering displaced families into smithereens)

the problems i do have (longstanding unattended health issues, surgery included, not especially stable housing) are still very much present and quietly compounded by me witnessing friends and neighbors also struggle more and more. i may not be in immediate danger but many people i've known are and in my compassion for them i sit on a precipice and im witnessing others in similar positions getting shoved abruptly and unceremoniously into the ether

i care! a lot! about a lot of things! so, im not doing particularly good!

[epocheldercare]

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[waderockett]

Back in the 80s my friend Tamara was a cool, funny, and sweet rock 'n' roll chick at my high school in Las Vegas. Now she's a disabled caregiver facing homelessness for herself and her elderly mom, who has dementia. If you can donate or share the link, anything helps.

[nomaishuttle]

have you killed yourself. will you kill yourself when wil you kill yourself

[potato-mother]

I work in Activities for a Veteran's Home. They don't always remember the little things like my name or where I'm from, even if they've lived there for years. However, they light up when they see me because "You're the nice one! You always take the time to say hi to me and see how I'm doing."

With dementia, Alzheimer's, things that affect memory, one of the last sections of the brain to be affected is usually the emotional receptors. You might not remember asking the same question four times, but you remember if you're angry with the person you're asking. You might not remember who the person next to you in bed is, but you remember you care deeply for them.

The brain forgets, but the heart remembers.

[blissfulgardens]

Memory Care Facility in El Dorado County

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[jesse-ben-israel]

Is THIS Normal Aging or Alzheimers

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[ultimate-healing-blog]

Link Between HSV and Alzheimer's Disease: New Research Insights

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[kaki9]

Okay, I don't normally add things to what I reblog but I feel extremely strongly about this. (tl:dr - I work my arse off in care to make sure the people I look after live with dignity and am hurt by the idea that we're like a prison)

I don't know where this person is from (I'm guessing the US, let's face it this is tumblr) but I do not like to think that people see care homes and nursing homes as "carceral in nature". Being in a care home is not a punishment, it's a place where people go whose family can't look after them.

There are people who need round the clock care which can't be given by members of their family. People in their 80s, living with dementia, whose only carer is their spouse also in their 80s? Those are the types of people who need care homes. The other option is going to be care breakdown.

I agree that there are bad eggs in care homes, but I defy any workplace with more than 10 employees not to have a bad egg. That's why all the safeguarding laws exist.

Here's my main point. Care and nursing homes (at least in the UK) are chronically underfunded and understaffed. To all the people in the tags talking about neglect, I'd say yes, it happens. I've known days where staff have called in sick and the company can't afford agency staff and one carer has been with 20 residents with dementia. You try making sure all 20 are able to wash, dress, and have breakfast, let alone have a fulfilling and enjoyable day. That is not the fault of the care staff and I don't want to see them demonised for trying their best. If you don't work in the industry, you probably have no idea what goes on there. Here's a list of things of things I've seen care staff do in the last month alone:

Pay out of their own pocket for a resident to see a chiropodist because the council who fund them will only pay for the most basic of care

Buy incontinence products from charity shops to ensure that residents who need them aren't going without

Go to supermarkets on their unpaid lunch break to buy toiletries for residents who don't have them

Bring in clothes from home for residents who don't have enough

Use their own money (their own minutes, their own credit) to ensure that elderly residents with dementia can still talk to their relatives when the home's entire phone system went down

Take the time out of their (remember, unpaid) lunch break to sit and comfort the bereaved relatives of a resident who had passed away

Work a 12 hour night shift and then go to the hospital to sit with a resident in a&e for 4 hours when no relief arrived for the carer who was with them over night. That same person then showed up for their next night shift (12 hour shifts are the norm for the industry, I myself have worked an 18 hour shift in an emergency and then showed up for shift the next morning. I also know someone who worked full 12 hour shifts 16 days in a row)

Do paperwork one handed for five hours because one of their residents is so anxious that she needs someone to hold her hand to feel safe (the state won't fund a 1-1 carer for her)

Take a resident room to room on a 28 person medication round because that resident lives with dementia and is so anxious and distressed that if they are left alone for more than 1 minute, they will try to walk and fall (again, the state won't fund 1-1, restraint is unlawful, and the care staff has to correctly administer multiple medications to each person, ensure that all of the counts are correct, make sure that each resident takes their medication or that it is documented that they declined, ensure that each resident who takes their medicine is comfortable doing so and left safely afterwards, and keep up constant dialogue with the anxious resident so that they feel safe and comfortable otherwise they will fall and seriously injure themselves. Be honest with me here - would you be able to do this?)

Have such a bad shift that when a visiting relative brought in a packet of biscuits for the staff, they cried at their desk, immediately faking a smile when a resident approached to ask for help with peeling a satsuma

Calmly deal with injuries that look like something out of a warzone

Save the life of a choking resident (with dementia) and then calmly explain to that resident multiple times an hour for several weeks that it is no longer safe for them to have a bag of crisps as their SALT prescribed diet is there to prevent them choking, perhaps fatally (as the resident lacks capacity it would be neglect to allow them to have the crisps, and of course you can't stop any other residents from enjoying a bag of crisps if they fancy some, right in front of said resident with dementia)

Spend two entire days phoning and emailing mental health crisis teams about a resident experiencing an episode of psychosis, and receive no help whatsoever until said resident dislocates a joint whilst throwing furniture at staff (mental health support is virtually non-existent in this country unless you are directly suicidal or have the money to pay for therapy)

And all of that is just the stuff above their actual job roles, their job roles which are generally paid less than 50p over minimum wage. Care homes might not always be very nice places, and yes, we are all fallible and all make mistakes from time to time, but I'd love for you all to see what we're up against.

Care home staff are a mixture of carers, friends, chiropodists, personal shoppers, dietitians, dentists, dermatologists, psychologists, therapists, bereavement counsellors, comedians, and actors (trust me on this, I do not want to be smiling at you when you complain that your dad's glasses have a smudge on them after the day I've had. I have probably been urinated on, bled on, and had to try to comfort a nonagenarian who has just remembered out of nowhere that their mother died in the 70s)

So, to sum up, working in a care home is a constant struggle and we do not do this often thankless task for people on the internet to accuse us of being prison-like.

[manuelnunezmd]

Navigating Memory Loss in the Elderly: A Comprehensive Guide

Understand memory loss in the elderly and discover strategies to maintain cognitive health and well-being. Learn the differences between age-related memory loss and dementia. #MemoryLoss #ElderlyCare #CognitiveHealth

Understanding Memory Loss Memory hiccups in the elderly can often be part of the aging package but let’s sift the usual forgetfulness from those pesky cognitive gremlins like dementia. This bit here will help you spot differences between the garden-variety memory fade and something more concerning, including some chat about Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Aging vs. Dementia So, you’re not…

[jamesvince9898]

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