The Dementia Well FNQ

Brain changes, touch and comfort

Nela talks about the changing brain with touch and comfort. How we need touch to thrive and how to adjust the environment to increase comfort levels. Hoq to engage with a person living with dementia for the best outcomes, and how to keep stress at a minimum.

Major types of Dementia part 1

 Nela welcomes Claire back to talk about the history, the changes in the brain, the signs and symptoms of the most common forms of dementia. In Part One we talk about Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular dementia.
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Major types of Dementia part 2

Nela and Claire continues their deep dive into the different types of dementia covering Lewy Body disease Frontotemporal Dementia some explanation of other diagnosis like Progressive Non-fluent aphasia that often goes along with a dementia diagnosis and Alcohol related dementia (Korsakoff's Syndrome)

Setting up meal time for success

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Nela and Claire discuss meals times and some tips on how to make them a success

Communication

Nela talks about some easy ways to communicate with a person living with dementia so that important information that you need to tell them about gets heard and understood.
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Music and Dementia

Nela talks about how music can be a creative and engaging activity, how it can provide a calm environment and stimulate movement and much more.
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Sundowning

Nela talks about what sundowning is and how it affects the person living with dementia as well as a few tips and suggestions about how to reduce the effects on the person living with dementia

Preventing falls in those living with dementia

Nela talks about the causes of falls, what happens when a fall occurs and some preventative measure to put in place and things to check regularly

What if they think their spouse is still alive?

Nela discusses things to do when the person living with dementia believes either their parents or their spouse is still alive. What dementia validation therapy is and how to use it.
Nela quotes from her book "I don't know who you are but I love you" available on Amazon. and gives tips and suggestions to help everyone.

How can I prevent dementia

Nela discusses the most frequently asked question: How do we prevent dementia, although there are no guarantees there are many things that might help reduce the risks of getting dementia, things like sleep, diet purposeful movement and others, Nea discus ideas on how to do this and cites some research that has been done.