Dear Lucy: Dementia and Delirium
Join “Dear Lucy” Lucy Barylak, MSW for this series where she will discuss how to deal with difficult behaviors of people with dementia.
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Alzheimer's and Dementia
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ZOOM – Family Dynamics & Dementia
The core elements for a solid family unit are trust, respect, caring, nurturing and love. The dynamics of family relationships are complex and confusing. A constant tug and pull of time, energy and devotion to creating a loving family is exhausting. Combine those “routine” struggles with that of caring for a loved one with dementia […]
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What is Memory and How Does the Loss of Memory Affect a Person With Dementia
This class will discuss the types of memory, how memory is made and used and what happens to memory as the brain begins to be impacted. Behaviors will change, memories will be lost, and time will go backwards for your loved one. Learn what those constant questions mean, how to address the changes for your […]
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Providing Personal Hygiene for a Loved One with Dementia
Please join Dear Lucy for this interactive discussion about the challenges that come up with providing personal hygiene care for a loved one with dementia. She will provide tips on […]
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The Nine Dementias
This session will review the nine most common forms of dementia and their domains, along with the clinical features of type. By removing dementias from the list that a loved […]
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How to Stage Your Loved One
This session will share how to use the Dementia Behavioral Assessment Tool, the FTD Staging Tool, ADL and IADL Staging Tools to assist your doctor in understanding how advanced your […]
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Frontotemporal Degeneration: What it is, What it isn’t and What are the Signs and Symptoms
This dementia is highly misunderstood, even in the medical community, and takes families up to 4 years to get a proper diagnosis. She will explain what signs show up first, […]
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ZOOM – How to Stage Your Loved One
This session will share how to use the Dementia Behavioral Assessment Tool, the FTD Staging Tool, ADL and IADL Staging Tools to assist your doctor in understanding how advanced your […]
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The New Alzheimer’s Drug
This session will discuss Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm - the first FDA-approved drug to slow the progress of this disease in the past 2 decades. We’ll explain the clinical […]
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ZOOM – Depression in Alzheimer’s Disease
Depression is much more complex than just sadness and loss of interest. Depression in those with Alzheimer’s Disease is not uncommon and requires immediate diagnosis and intervention. Nestor H. Praderio, […]