Category: Training

Caregiver Lectures

Caregiver Lectures

by Corpwell Foundation

Starting June 8th at 2 PM, lectures and discussions will be offered by the OASIS WeCare Institute to the general public bimonthly for Caregivers at the Heritage Barn in Brewster.

Lectures will continue on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.

Upcoming schedule

June 8th

What is cognitive decline? NASEM Health and Medicine Division, Anna Burke, MD, Barrow Neurological Institute

What is normal decline?

June 22nd

Depression & Cognitive Impairment, presented by Phil Borders, MD

July 13th

Is it Depression or Dementia? Claire Morley & Nicolette Asselin, MD

Types of declines that can be treated or slowed down.

July 27th

How should one go about diagnosing and why it is important to know from a provider trained on the subject?

Stories about misdiagnoses. Rush to diagnosis by unqualified providers.

August 10th

Understanding Dementia. What are the different type of dementia? Presented by Susanne Faith, R.N. CDP and Allan Johnson, MSW, Lic SW

How to get assistance if a family member has been diagnosed?

August 24th

Activities to reduce anxiety, by Claire Morley – Labyrinth Health Advocacy

Flowering your Mind, by Susanne Faith, R.N. CDP

September 14th

Managing Behaviors in Dementia, by Susanne Faith, R.N. CDP and Allan Johnson, MSW, Lic SW

What caregivers need to know about caring for someone? Options. Discuss Pro/con. Nicolette Asselin, M.D. OASIS WeCare Institute

September 28th

Caring for the Caregiver, by Claire Morley – Labyrinth Health Advocacy

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Head Injuries

Head Injuries

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Can one get Dementia from Brain Injuries?

A concussion or other traumatic brain injury (TBI) can increase the risk of developing dementia even 30 years later, according to a new study published recently.

How Does Dementia from Head Injury differ from other type of dementia?

A number of medical conditions can cause dementia. Some are reversible while others can lead to more permanent states of dementia. Alzheimer’s diseaseaccounts for about 55 percent of all dementia cases. Dementia due to a head injury is comparatively rare and accounts for less than 5 percent of cases.

Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI’s) affect an estimated two to three million people in the United States each year. Between 400,000 and 500,000 people are hospitalized. It is difficult to find accurate statistics on how many people with a TBI go on to develop significant dementia, but there are three areas that we need to consider. The first is the link between Alzheimer’s disease and TBI;   the second, post traumatic dementia affecting the elderly and thirdly dementia pugilistica, (also known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy). cont

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Health Central

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Challenges

Challenges

by getwelleducation

In dementia, day to day tasks can become a challenge, even with simple things, like getting dressed…

The family caregiver’s role is changed and comes without defiance, protest, and dare. Both involved will need to learn new roads and understand each other in new ways.

Anxiety – Agitation

In the following video, UCLA professor for the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program demonstrates new approaches to those behavioral challenges. He offers new ways to communicate and decrease anxiety or agitation.