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Screening for Dementia 3: Patient Assessment

2011

This is an excerpt on "Patient Assessment" from the movie, Screening for Dementia. Produced by the University of Georgia's Dr. Leonard W. Poon, video by Alan Stecker of ASV Productions, and filmed at Mercer University's School of Medicine.

09:47 min

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Caregivers Ask: How Can I Manage When My Elderly Parent with Dementia Is Taking Advantage of Me?

In this video, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson discussed the inability of elderly parents with dementia to recognize the effect of their behaviors on others. Elderly parents with dementia are vulnerable and helpless.

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Top 3 Signs Your Loved One with Dementia Needs Nursing Home Care

In today’s video, we talk about the top 3 reasons why people consider nursing home care for their loved ones with dementia. The three reasons include: safety concerns, loss of bowel control, and extreme caregiver stress and burnout.

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When Your Parent Has Memory Loss | Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support

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Frontotemporal Dementia

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How to Talk to Someone with Dementia

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How to Keep Your Brain Healthy

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09:30

Peter Doolittle: How Your “Working Memory” Makes Sense of the World

“Life comes at us very quickly, and what we need to do is take that amorphous flow of experience and somehow extract meaning from it.

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Tips for Cancer Caregivers | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

During cancer treatment, the needs of the patient’s caregiver are often overlooked. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute social worker Nancy DiPerna explains why it’s important for caregivers to minimize stress in their own lives.

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Shared Decision Making

What is shared decision making? Shared decision making relies on an individual and their families having accurate information and a clear understanding of their situation in order to make the best decision for themselves with their healthcare provider.

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