This document discusses dementia and Alzheimer's disease. It provides definitions and statistics on Alzheimer's, describes the stages of the disease, and discusses strategies for early detection, lifestyle factors, caring for those with dementia, and a communication method called validation that is effective for those with cognitive impairment.
1. WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT ISN’T DEMENTIA ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Jo T. Letwaitis, President/CEO The Senior Site, Inc. www.TheSeniorSite.com 630-200-1149 or jo@TheSeniorSite.com
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21. 7. Early learned behaviors return when verbal ability and recent memory fails 8. Personal symbols used by maloriented or disoriented elderly are people or things (in present time) that represent people, things or concepts from the past that are laden with emotion. 9. Maloriented and disoriented old people live on several levels of awareness, often at the same time 10. When the 5 senses fail, maloriented and disoriented elderly stimulate and use their "inner senses'. They see with their "mind's eye' and hear sounds from the past. Examples of Validation principles
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