Safety in Dementia - early stages, Memory Series part 2
08/25/22 • 19 min
Dr. Mia talks about the difficult but common safety issues in Steve & Nina's story.
4 M's of safety problems in people with mild/early stage dementia: money, medications, meals, and mobility/driving.
- Driving safety: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/driving-safety-and-alzheimers-disease
- Older adults & driving: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/older-drivers
- Find an OT who does driving tests: https://www.aota.org/practice/practice-settings/driving-community-mobility/driving--community-mobility-toolkit-for-professionals
- Social security scams reporting: https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02238
- Pillbox with alarm & other technology: https://www.alzstore.com/early-stages-of-alzheimers-s/1817.htm
4 common types of dementia: Alzheimer's dementia, vascular dementia, Lewy Body Dementia, and Frontotemporal dementia
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Dr. Mia talks about the difficult but common safety issues in Steve & Nina's story.
4 M's of safety problems in people with mild/early stage dementia: money, medications, meals, and mobility/driving.
- Driving safety: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/driving-safety-and-alzheimers-disease
- Older adults & driving: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/older-drivers
- Find an OT who does driving tests: https://www.aota.org/practice/practice-settings/driving-community-mobility/driving--community-mobility-toolkit-for-professionals
- Social security scams reporting: https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02238
- Pillbox with alarm & other technology: https://www.alzstore.com/early-stages-of-alzheimers-s/1817.htm
4 common types of dementia: Alzheimer's dementia, vascular dementia, Lewy Body Dementia, and Frontotemporal dementia
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Video on Ask Dr. Mia YouTube channel
Transcripts on www.miayangmd.com. Transcripts are automatically generated and may contain minor inaccuracies.
Email: [email protected]
Opinions expressed are exclusive of Dr. Mia Yang and not reflective of her or guest speaker's employers or funders.
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Mimics of Dementia, Memory Series Part 1
Dr. Mia describes the domains of memory/cognition:
- short-term memory
- executive function
- visuospatial memory
- language
- attention
- speed of processing
Memory mimickers that can confound memory evals:
- anticholinergic meds
- obstructive sleep apnea
- hearing loss: hearing amplifier PockeTalker on Amazon
- alcohol use: 2 or more drinks/day for men, 1 or more drinks/day for women
- head injury
- low thyroid, low B12
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Helping Care Partners with Samantha Culler LCSW, Memory Series Part 3
Dr. Mia talks with Samantha Culler, LCSW at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's Memory Counseling Program about her professional and personal journey of being a care partner. Neither of them speak on behalf of their employer and views expressed are theirs only.
Memory Counseling Program: https://www.wakehealth.edu/locations/clinics/m/memory-counseling-program-sticht-center
Dementia care partners' support group manuals and books: https://www.centerforloss.com/bookstore/a-support-group-for-people-living-with-dementia-the-leaders-manual/
Dr. Ed G. Shaw's books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Edward-G-Shaw/e/B01D8Z3QKY?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3&qid=1662576971&sr=8-3/
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Ask Dr. Mia: Answers For Dementia Caregiving - Safety in Dementia - early stages, Memory Series part 2
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[00:00:00] Dr. Mia: Welcome back to the second part of the memory series. And this episode, I'm going to talk about the common types of dementia as well as common safety issues related to when people are in the mild stages of dementia.
[00:00:21] As I have mentioned in previous episodes, there is a difference between what doctors call Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementia. The main difference is driven by how people are doing in their daily lives. For people who have d
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