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Is this seen in elderly male and female patients the same?

Great advice. Thank you so much!

personal hygiene is always a battle - so far: redirection and getting to the bathroom on some other pretext (bought new products) are working fairly well - toileting training on a timing schedule helped a lot - btw - our toilet's ability to flush is broken (by me - intentionally) - so I can keep an eye on things

this is good stuff :-)

When I’m stressed I forget where I left my phone , that’s why I have an iwatch😉 Thank for sharing your expertise, I’m a nurse but Psych Nursing is not my favorite. My mother in law ended up with us this past April because she got evicted. My husband and his brother has failed to notice the changes although during Thanksgiving and Christmas 23 she was behaving really bad especially when she start drinking. They thought it was the usual . Then when my husband was contacted that their mother didn’t pay her rent in December , he got it paid but he didn’t know that they already gave her an eviction notice. So by late March , he got contacted again and found in less than 2 weeks when she needs to be out of the apartment. Then they still didn’t realized it until on the first day at my house that she left and wandered off AlthoughShe knew my house for along time. Then the police called the my husband and told him what they did, he went home and that prompted them to take her to the hospital and got her checked and the CT scan shows signs of shrinkage .However the MD did not gave the Alzheimer’s diagnosis. She doesn’t recognize my husband currently as her son, she doesn’t recognize me either and I’m married to his son for almost 30 years. It as a shock to my husband and now we are dealing with her and her alcoholic habits makes it worse. 7 months now in my house and she has gotten worse because of her drinking. My husband finally decided that we can’t continue having her in the house and pretend as caregivers.She thinks she is in a care facility. There is no way she can live on her own , which she believes she can ,so we are now looking at living assisted etc to place her.

“Yes and….” Validate their feeling. Redirecting. Not ignore. Acknowledge. Sorry, I’m struggling in dealing with my mother in law who is temporarily in our house because she is also an alcoholic. She is still capable of going to the nearby store and buy her big bottle of red wine with checks, she doesn’t know how to use her debit credit card yet. She is drunk almost all the time and she is mean.Our house my pets it’s not safe anymore.I myself is struggling especially I never liked her to begin with because of her demeaning racist view of me. A stranger can care for her better than me. But I will try to save myself.

I have been told not to try to feed my wife if she doesn’t want to eat. If she has no appetite then it’s for a reason. She does eat, but very infrequently.

Well, this doesn't add anymore stress does it!

How do I know if mom has a UTI when she has a suprapubic catheter? They said she will always have a colonized bladder of bacteria. So then how will I know that its gotten to be a problem that needs antibiotic vs it being dementia behavior?

what about bathing?

God bless you and caregivers ❤

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Great advice thank you 👍👍

Thank you Dr for sharing ❤

How long does life span for

do you have thoughts about dementia patients using marijuana? on hospice? since my focus is quality of life - we are currently using it

My loved one stopped losing weight & put on a little after starting sustegan drinks.

Thank-you. Great information!

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Thank you for such clear, practical and kindly suggestions.

It's hard to determine. We've been to ER with mom and samples are always "contaminated." They treat her to err on side of caution and she seems to improve. Currently on cranberry supplement and estrogen cream. Now sleeps A LOT with a little sundowners agitation. At 98, no one seems to really dig in to this. Thank you for the insights and validations.

This was just what I needed today. Every bit of it. I am caregiver to my parents 91 and 94 both with dementia. I almost gave up today because I felt so helpless, tired and alone. I too am 73 and did not anticipate being in this situation at this time in my life. You reminded me of what my purpose is and I am so great full.

I am not a caregiver, but I am following the journey my sister is on, in her eighties, looking after her husband who has Alzheimer's. This interview has so much to offer because it addresses the isolation and combative relationship that exhausts caregivers, and then shows how a change of mindset and asking for help can open up one's hope and coping possibilities. Thank you for sharing and please return.

My participation at Town Square is always wonderful. My support group is amazing, sometimes I get more from them than I give. Beyond Grateful!!

Older people can not problem solve. They might feel hungry but they don't know how to solve there hunger. If you put food in front of them most will eat.

Incredible!!

Michael, you and Sherri and your wonderful staff have made such a positive, heartfelt difference in my Dad’s life. From the puppy snuggles he received this week to the “ best ice cream I have ever had”. Thank you for choosing to go down this path…you are all a blessing and greatly appreciated! Priscilla P

Nicely done!

Your report on momentine is encouraging. My husband’s doctor prescribed this when he was diagnosed as moderate dementia. About six months ago. Hopefully he will respond in the most positive way.

Thank you for the helpful suggestions!❤

Dr G I have late stage dementia and can only walk and talk with medication. I can do dishes but can't bathe myself. I understand politics and love watching You Tube videos. What stage do you think I'm in?

I'm about 12:48 into the video. Wanted to ask you: Were you angry at your dad for dying and leaving you? At what point did you learn to embrace or accept that it wasn't his fault that he had dementia and was dying? Also you and your wife's videos are helping me in my onw struggle with this issue. Thank-you both so much for sharing your knowledge, wisdom, insights and being compassionate enough to care to help others through your shared experience with us. Thank-you both. Amen.

Thank You so much for this information! It's very useful 🙏🏻 My Mum has dementia, yes She often ask about parents and brother, who died, She realises that they are gone, I say that they are in Her heart, in Her memory. Mum often says that She wants to go home (to Her childhood home). I try to gently bring Her to reality, talling about our family: Her husbant, children, grandchildren. This is a new interesting story for Her often.

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But let's be real. UA isn't really going to tell you much. You MUST do a Culture. Trauma center missed my mother's multiple bacteria UTI for over 2 weeks, becauae her UA's "looked fine." But her cognitive state was OUT OF THIS WORLD. She has ALL the outward signs. The Subacute center finally ran the Culture after I asked them to (I asked the trauma center 4 times). And Yep! Just as I had said. TRUST family, especially those who are Laboratory Professionals that are patient facing. They're usually VERY RIGHT!

Thank you for making this video,I work in a dementia unit,you have covered alot, so easy to understand for everyone to know

Which type of olive oil? I was told the glass container is best.

Such a great analysis, I was doing my own analysis but I got confused in some parts of the film but you really helped me to understand completely What was happening in those exact moments. Congrats and thanks for the video you nailed it!

This happened to my mom and she got very aggressive and hit another patient at the memory care place and had to go to the hospital for 1 weeks

My husband has appetite loss and often does not want to eat. We follow Integrative Medicine and he is on the Keto Protocol and needs to eat his two meals per day between an 8 hour window ( to prevent sugar spikes) and then fasts for 16 hours to keep his blood sugar stable. We do not eat the standard American diet (SAD) instead we choose to eat a nutrient-rich protocol that is organic, GMO free, no sugar, no carbs, no junk food, no fast foods. We do this FOR HIS BRAIN and his body (metabolic system). His gerontologist (a conventional western medicine trained doc ) recommended the liquid protein food item, Ensure. I carefully read the ingredients to that product and found it FULL of nasty chemicals and soy-none of which we ever eat. We will pass on that. We have worked HARD on our diet and lifestyle for more than ten years to slow down his cognitive decline and keep his former insulin reisistant which initially drove his cognitive decline under control (his A1c is perfect on his Keto Protocol) why would we go backward and eat crap and spike his insulin levels now? That would be counter-intuitive!!

Doc u r not clear whether anti dementia drugs can be started during Mild cognitive impairment phase, as u said time is the seesence while no drug is licenced during MCI.

😢not to correct them... Principles to care dementia.

Can you please explain WHY this happens? What is the connection that a UTI could affect the brain so massively?

Movement and exercise are key and socialization, encouragement of physical exercise, especially with music and dancing. Great advice was world class expert here.

We thought my aunt's cognitive function was declining very quickly, turned out that she had a UTI, that made her have the symptoms of dementia. Note: she's also a hoarder who has a cat. She never cleaned the cat's urine and feces, so the gases from that also contributed to her illness.

Yep. Our 90 year old mother-in-law calls us 15 to 20 times a day and if we don't answer messages she get more and more frantic. Then she calls the police or hits her First alert button. Very frustrating.

my mother in law gets very moody when the caregiver comes to help with her husband. She says he doesn't need help and she doesn't want her there. Then when she comes into the room when it's dinner time and we are there to eat she tells her to sit down and eat with us. Then she's fine with her. It's so weird.

Im sick of the uti excuse. Every time my mil threw a dementia rage, they always said she had a uti. We would drop everything and take her to the dr, no uti. She was estactic because she was the center of attention.

My mother has never been a loving mother i alway felt bad for my father i was happy when he finally divorced her he was an abused husband but now she's just evil and I completely understand why kids put them in homes because 😢 the abuse I have to put up with is a lot. My DNA says I have to take care of her and just take it but my head says move out let her figure it out. Not sure if it's dementia of if she's just a mean old lady because she's only had a little of forgetness.

I found changing the recording at least daily on my phone message to say what i’m doing including a greeting to her has helped. Her daughter has the scheduled calls as suggested here which is also very helpful. The friends remind her of her daughter ‘s phone schedule. Brilliant idea.