Dementia and Driving - with Teepa Snow of Positive Approach to Care
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
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This video clip is an excerpt of "Progression of Dementia: Seeing Gems - Not Just Loss", a 2-hour training program for Dementia Caregivers, with Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA.
Know which state of dementia your loved one or resident experiences to customize your caregiving techniques.
In this two-hour training program, Progression of Dementia, Teepa Snow explains the appropriate levels of care needed during different states, which types of reactions to expect, appropriate activity programs, and much more.
Learn:
how to calmly convince your loved one to stop driving
how to safeguard your relationship with your loved one or resident as the disease progresses
how to reduce the risk of falls
how to avoid unwanted reactions by controlling the environment and effectively shifting your resident’s or loved one’s focus
why people in later disease stages can’t relax their muscles and how to safely handle them to reduce the risk of bruising
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Today, my Dad will be sitting down with me to watch this. I can not Express our gratitude and how grateful my sister and I are for being introduced to Teepa Snow and her amazing way of explaining everything about this journey so many of us are going through with our loved ones.
Vrobello1 thank you so much for reaching out and your kind words. This is Dan from Teepa's team and we are so glad you have found Teepa and that she has been helpful to you and your sister. We'd love it if you'd subscribe to our channel so you can know when new videos come out and visit our website: teepasnow.com. Also, Teepa has recently gone viral on TikTok! If you'd like to see shorter video clips of "how to" situations, check her out!
If only I had this when my dad was still with me 👍💯💟 Teepa is goals !!!!
This is a wonderful example of how to be sensitive and respectful, and I really appreciate it and learned from it, but the memory loss with dementia means we would be having this conversation many times a day as She looks for her keys in order to drive somewhere (even though we've taken away her car and get her what she needs).
Yes - it's true you will have the conversation many times. Do you have some other alternatives she can use to get transported? Uber, Lyft or another driving service? A family member that's available to get her where she needs to go? Hey Mom - I really need to go out and pick up a few things...would you mind going with me?
@@teepasnowvideos Tx for taking the time to reply. I've recently discovered your vids and have learned *so much* . My person is not able to manage a driving service and cannot remember that she shouldn't drive and then won't believe us that she shouldn't. We are coming to realize this is just a very unpleasant stage (taking away driving independence) and it will take some time to get through it. I don't think there's any strategy that works when the person simply cannot remember why/that she shouldn't drive. "It's the principle of the thing" she says. And she's right. 🙄
My mom got lucky with my Nana. She went the wrong direction for about thirty minutes and ended up on the other side of the next town. She went into a restaurant where my uncle happened to be having lunch. She didn't know where she was, or what she was doing there (she thought she was at the beauty shop) He took her home and he and my mom sat down with her and told them that is a scary situation. If she had kept going she would have been in the next town in like another 45 minutes and there was no one in that town she knew... what if someone hurt her, stole something from her, and she didn't remember my mom's number to call her? This was in the late 1990s when cell phones weren't everywhere -- Nana wouldn't have liked cell phones anyway.
Luckily she agreed, and they were even able to leave the keys out on the kitchen table but she never picked them up again. If she needed to go somewhere she would go get Papa, if he wasn't there, she was to go to the neighbors.
You're nana was so lucky to have a great team to keep her safe!
@@teepasnowvideos I wrote my English paper on her battle with Alzheimer's. Your videos and knowledge helped tremendously in understanding why she (and my Granny, who I think had vascular dementia) was behaving the way she (they) did. My English professor encouraged me to make it a book, so that's what I'm going to do. :) Thank you for all that you do!!!
Teepa your marvelous on handling this difficult situation positively
Hi, @Luanne Strickland! Thanks.
Thank you.
This approach works wonders for a number of high & mid- risk activities, like trying to do electrical fixes around the house, getting on a ladder, using an open flame, or using equipment like a lawnmower.
Yes, @juliamundt101! Thanks for making the connection beyond just driving. We love it when people make those connections!
Whoa. Very helpful.
Is there a way to honor your parent and tell the doctor the truth at the same time? My Dad pretends everything about him is perfect and he lies when we are at the doctors office. He gets mad when I tell the doctor the truth but I know she needs that info to treat him properly. We get in an argument every time we go to the doctor's office; it's embarrassing and upsetting for us both. Plus the doctor thinks we never get along.
Great question - and not one that is so easily answered via message board. Please feel free to reach out to us via our live chat or email. First question for thought...why do you think your dad might be trying to cover up what's really happening?
@@teepasnowvideos Narcissism and fear. He has never told doctors or counselors the truth. ever.
@@HisWordisLife4U Then his actions are him and his true self. Perhaps you could call the Dr and have a conversation with them to help them understand the situation. Also wondering about your support team. Is there someone else who could attend the visits him? Again...please connect with us offline for further discussion.
@@teepasnowvideos no support I am it 24/7 365. My sister has gossiped about me to Dad's Dr. She and the social worker are so awful, I no longer go to his appointments with him. I tell them they can call me if they have any questions. Could you give me the info for chat or email? Thanks.
@@HisWordisLife4U www.teepasnow.com
I love your show I havethedeade I don't t what to expect thankyou
Hello, @Arlene Hacker, we are happy that you found our video helpful. If you'd like to know when new ones are coming, consider subscribing to our channel (ua-cam.com/channels/SXrEX7LkWOmfTaV6u1C7wQ.html) or checking out our website (www.teepasnow.com) for even more information.
@@teepasnowvideos how do you subscriy
I'm 74 years old, retired nurse, disabled. My legs don't always work so walking can be a challenge. As a nurse i had many patients that were not safe to drive. Had many conversations about giving up the car keys. I realized that me driving abilities were becoming unsafe. Not being able to drive is awful. You lose your independence and then someonle else has to drive you. It really sucks!!!
Hi, @marilynb8136, yes giving up driving does really suck. I'm sorry that you've had to make that change, but I'm grateful that you made the decision for your safety. Nice work! Good luck with things.
How do i find someone like you teepa in Vancouver wa?
Please connect with us via our website and we can share some resources.
Would the fake letter work? They could read it every day
Great suggestion @GiannaMaria Logan! You may also be able to get a real letter from your local police or DMV.
This sounds like it would work but my fiance had the "talk" with my mom in law but didn't say the thing about suing,that might help but she didn't remember it the next day,so what do you do...keep saying it?
Hi, @lorbechhi8819, glad to hear that your fiance has been talking with her. It's difficult conversation to have, but one that we all may want to understand might not be a one time conversation. If you'd like to learn more about these kinds of conversations, check out these blogs and products (teepasnow.com/search/?search=driving) on our website.