Screening for Dementia 3: Patient Assessment

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  • 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.
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  • @astridbirgitteovern7662
    @astridbirgitteovern7662 5 ปีที่แล้ว +761

    It is so sad to see how dementia affects people. It’s like a person vanishes right before your eyes.

    • @chinookvalley
      @chinookvalley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Astrid Please don't accept it as fact. Oftentimes regulating blood sugar with a HEALTHY Keto diet, and taking the "victim" off of soy will CURE most signs of dementia and/or Alzheimer's. Soy is in most all foods now as are artificial sweeteners. Many people cannot use Stevia, but it and soy are touted as healthy. They aren't.

    • @connectionoflivesandinterests
      @connectionoflivesandinterests 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes

    • @marretaprata350
      @marretaprata350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@chinookvalley WTF? Lol dude Just stop. That's a dirty way to promote something

    • @daveroll6463
      @daveroll6463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@chinookvalley you are a terrible person. the kind of person that would feed only vegetables to their dog in order to promote veganism.

    • @psychnuts
      @psychnuts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@chinookvalley you can't cure dementia or alzheimer's, it's a cruel fucking thing. there are ways to slow down the decline of dementia but you will never be rid of it, it's the harsh truth.

  • @xXBobbyXx86
    @xXBobbyXx86 10 ปีที่แล้ว +750

    no wonder is a horrible feeling to know that you outlived your children

    • @honeybuzzard2843
      @honeybuzzard2843 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Yea, that was sad to hear.

    • @hihi-yp4ct
      @hihi-yp4ct 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      aww I am gonna cry

    • @sc00b3rt
      @sc00b3rt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      My gma had dementia. Her awareness of time was moving backwards. She had forgotten her children and the death of her son. She thought she was staying in a hotel and was ready to go home. Home was her home 80 years ago.

    • @joskojansa1235
      @joskojansa1235 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, its horrible only to those that still have kids, and are thinking of such predicament.
      For those that outlived their children, they dealt with it already. Them beeing alive is proof.

    • @SparkyGecko
      @SparkyGecko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@joskojansa1235 That makes no sense. Continuing to live does not mean that you've come to terms with your children dying and it's all okay now.

  • @jonstarling5567
    @jonstarling5567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +611

    When she said they're dead, the expression on here face was sad qnd i felt her sorrow.

    • @MargaretHill65_
      @MargaretHill65_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      💔

    • @pattyamato8758
      @pattyamato8758 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I wonder if her children really are dead, because he said she was confused about her children

    • @secretysecret1551
      @secretysecret1551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I have to wonder if any of that emotional trauma has to do with her dementia. I'm no Dr, but you have to consider that maybe dementia is the mind's method of scarring over a life's-worth of pain

    • @jockoharpo2622
      @jockoharpo2622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jon..You are a good man! It's refreshing to see a man stating how they feel another's sorrow..Did you know Empathic people...those who have the ability to connecxst with another's feelings and walk in their shoes have a special gift from God?

    • @JammieJohnny1
      @JammieJohnny1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jockoharpo2622 Empathty is something that is taught from birth and is not a gift from anything or anyone other than humanity. We all can empathise with each other unless impaired in some way.

  • @elainemcmurren8678
    @elainemcmurren8678 5 ปีที่แล้ว +843

    This woman looks very well cared for.
    Her caretaker deserves a medal. 🏅

    • @gilbertorangel4127
      @gilbertorangel4127 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      She isnt an animal, its her human right to be treated the best. Anything less is unacceptable...

    • @04dram04
      @04dram04 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Maybe they groomed her because they knew she was being filmed that day

    • @EugeniaBonucci1965
      @EugeniaBonucci1965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's true

    • @joskojansa1235
      @joskojansa1235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      My dad is talking in third person in front of me, about me. He sliced me into 3 persons. All with same name.
      But he looks, everyday, how George Clooney will look in cupple of years, on that Oscar night.

    • @corryjookit7818
      @corryjookit7818 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@joskojansa1235 Buy him a bottle of Tequila.

  • @snoopdoggthecertifiedg6777
    @snoopdoggthecertifiedg6777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +450

    My Great Grandma is almost 90 and she’s still right on point and there with you in a conversation, and I’m thankful every day for that.

    • @hard-truthsbetter-than-swe6543
      @hard-truthsbetter-than-swe6543 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      At that age it can change fast. My best friends mother was 90 living on own,went out dancing,planted a garden, took day trips on own and kept house and yard spotless. She had a fall broke hip and less than a year later dead.

    • @snoopdoggthecertifiedg6777
      @snoopdoggthecertifiedg6777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@hard-truthsbetter-than-swe6543 obviously I know that, when you’re old you’re fragile. My comment was referring to dementia.

    • @nataliabomba1519
      @nataliabomba1519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My great grandma was 95 when she began having memory problems and then 2 years later she didnt know her name or anything.

    • @noreenjackson4377
      @noreenjackson4377 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hard-truthsbetter-than-swe6543 that is why people go downhill. Medical care sucks.

    • @megawave79
      @megawave79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@noreenjackson4377 if you got a better solution to prevent death

  • @szqsk8
    @szqsk8 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1443

    Judging by a lot of the comments posted, most of the people posting have never lived with or taken care of someone with dementia, Alzheimer's, etc. Watching my sister in law go from a vibrant hard working lady to a forgetful then bedridden woman who needed adult diapers within a span of just four years was heartbreaking. Her passing on was a blessing for her but terrible for us. We miss her every day.

    • @datahacker9094
      @datahacker9094 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      szqsk8 it's hard I know my grandpas going though it I've been learning into this thing and he's got a quite a lot of them same things going on with him, the choking on liquids bugs me the most. But yeah fuck these trolls.

    • @lisajones1140
      @lisajones1140 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      It is a horrific disease and family members who never come around suffer shame then BLaME the ONE person who saw him daily and provided food and supplies to him.

    • @mindfuleats4517
      @mindfuleats4517 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I am sorry to hear what you and your sister went through.. I am struggling with a very elderly person and deciphering whether her issues are just old age or dementia or indeed, Alzheimers ... I would like to get her whatever help there is but she needs to be assessed first and her family just think she is looking for attention.... I do not think this

    • @jozeflak1868
      @jozeflak1868 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      szqsk8 22 years ago went through with my mother-in-law now I'm going through with my wife it's very hard on them but it's also hard on the person who's taking care of them I feel sorry for every patient that has to go through that disease.

    • @Ramparts2009
      @Ramparts2009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are absolutely right!

  • @maryc7830
    @maryc7830 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    My mother lives with me and she has dementia, schizophrenia, and bipolar. She gets confused about the times of her medication. I dispense them to her. I do everything for her. I’m glad she had a nice Thanksgiving yesterday. It’s probably her last best wishes to anyone dealing with dementia. ❣️🦃

    • @siegfriedschmitz5260
      @siegfriedschmitz5260 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hol shit, this is a awful combination. Wish you and her all the best

  • @carolbenson6524
    @carolbenson6524 5 ปีที่แล้ว +661

    So terribly sad. We all need lots of love and compassion and understanding when caring for a loved one.

  • @Petal4822
    @Petal4822 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This woman is well groomed, happy and contented…it reflects a caring home life that looks after her wellbeing.

  • @moelester7971
    @moelester7971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    When she was asked what her favorite TV show was, I found it interesting how she turned a knob with her hand as she said she just turns on the TV and watches.

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    I wonder if her two children had actually died, or if she was delusional. A close friend was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at the age of 59, and after a few years she was saying that Marilyn Monroe and Joan Crawford had come to visit her (she'd seen them on TV), and that John Lennon had divorced Yoko Ono and was going to marry her instead.

    • @joskojansa1235
      @joskojansa1235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      My father talks in front of me, about me, in third person. Took me a week, and a help from my neighbour, that I figured he sliced me into 3 persons. He even said it himself. They all have the same name. I'm one of these 3, the other is my friend taxi driver mixed with other neighbour. And third, as far as i could figure, is his childhood friend, or his brother that died age 5. And only last one is his child, but he has no contact with him...
      Eh...

    • @nikoandroman
      @nikoandroman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That’s like something out of “Requiem for a dream” where an old woman had a similar experience to the one you described to to overdose of weight loss pills...

    • @crisptomato9495
      @crisptomato9495 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That’s what I thought. Every time my dad left the room my grandma thought he was dead. She also thought robbers were on her roof and would drive to my mom’s work, a bank, everyday and tell them my mom was stealing money. I don’t know how my parents did it if I were in their shoes I might have considered killing myself.

    • @AnnetteMurphyger
      @AnnetteMurphyger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      God love her

  • @chrismorgan9154
    @chrismorgan9154 2 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    From experience, music really lights up their minds. Music therapy needs to be used in nursing facilities. Also, some dementia people enjoy doing simple tasks.

    • @prall0915
      @prall0915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I am a CNA from Iowa. Music therapy is used in nursing homes all over the state. The residents love to participate.

    • @lunalea1250
      @lunalea1250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I 100% agree and recommend it to everyone! 😊🎶

    • @dfjulesful
      @dfjulesful ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My grandmother really enjoyed music all her life and lit up when she heard it even in the later stages of dementia. People would come in to play music for the patients and she loved it

    • @sirarchibald4273
      @sirarchibald4273 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I delivered furniture into a few old folks homes and 2 of the nicer ones in my county would play 50-60s music over the intercom and everyone there seemed lively, like they didnt remember seeing you a few minutes ago but they all looked happy, jolly and well dressed.

    • @debracabral8713
      @debracabral8713 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I play gene Kelly goodmorning every day for my Dad

  • @sugarwaterpurple5280
    @sugarwaterpurple5280 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    This is my grandmother now. It's so painful to see and experience especially because she was difficult before dementia, now she's almost unbearable and abusive. Yet everyday we care for her.

    • @kappanova1302
      @kappanova1302 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My grandmother was like that before her passing. A sense of pride devolved into flat-out screaming when other people had a conversation and she couldn't join in. Hope you will all get through this alright

    • @rodrigolara6733
      @rodrigolara6733 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well you need to remind her to be polite. Just because you don't remember does not mean you can be rude. Remind her she is the one who si forgotting. She needs to aknowledge it.

  • @philstein994
    @philstein994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    This makes me want to give this lady a hug and tell her she will be ok

    • @syorich1403
      @syorich1403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But she won’t honey. The medical ppl in the US target these folks to fill the beds in the nursing homes. 😞

    • @3OHT.
      @3OHT. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@syorich1403 _Someone_ needs to look after people with dementia.

    • @edwelndiobel1567
      @edwelndiobel1567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@syorich1403 I just hope no one abuses me when I get dementia and am helpless.

    • @marianking1379
      @marianking1379 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They remind me of some autistic kids and a profound special needs man that we look after , he has no idea of dates or what day it is and thinks he is 7 , he's 29 . Suppose it's just that parts of the brain just don't work properly . I feel so sorry for the families , my mum died at 95 and had slight dementia . Lack of stimulation l think , she was such an active lady , she needleworker knitted , painted , and was a fabulous cook , .she broke her hip and because of lack of muscle she didn't walk again and was bedridden . Have good diet ,high in protein low carbs and NO SUGAR . WALK !

  • @ninaappelt9001
    @ninaappelt9001 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My 66 year old husband has Dementia. It's a struggle for me as much as him. I hate seeing him going downhill so rapidly.

  • @benwashburn8553
    @benwashburn8553 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The one thing I will say is being retired you do become disconnected from the date and to some extent even the days of the week because they're not very relevant anymore. When you're working, man, you know whether it's Tuesday or Thursday, but when you're retired it's just not particularly important anymore. You could ask me the day of the week and it would be 50-50 whether I'd know because you don't write checks any more (at least I don't!), you don't log into whatever calendar you use each day to see meetings and due dates, you don't get the morning paper anymore, etc.

    • @timotheelegrincheux2204
      @timotheelegrincheux2204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Let me tell you about my own frustration. Just when I get a handle on the date and the day of the week, unseen forces go and change them on me, sometimes overnight!

    • @marianking1379
      @marianking1379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes absolutely not a good marker l think x

    • @alysononoahu8702
      @alysononoahu8702 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes or the change of month

    • @sofiabravo1994
      @sofiabravo1994 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well I experienced a similar thing when I graduated from high school I didn’t go to college and my focus wasn’t on dates anymore…so I’d forget the day occasionally.

    • @wotawanancy3249
      @wotawanancy3249 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly. You finally are not in the rat race anymore. You can enjoy your life without being tied down to a schedule. At 75 I misplace things at times. 99% of the time I back track and find it. I love picking and choosing when I feel like doing something. But I have a sister in law that is losing her memory and it breaks my heart. And she knows she is. Her adult children want her to sell her home and go into assisted living. If that was my mom I would take care of her. But they prefer her in a home. But that is not her choice. And they don't want my help. She is 84. I am almost 76. It's a very sad situation.

  • @MsSony12345
    @MsSony12345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I can't remember those 3 words but I remember him saying super, super , super

    • @edelmalone7512
      @edelmalone7512 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Most people wouldn’t remember the three words even young people nowadays

    • @woodlander9634
      @woodlander9634 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Apple, Penny, Table

  • @michaelknapp8961
    @michaelknapp8961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Bless her heart!! My mom passed away four years ago today from Alzheimer’s disease. This woman looks very much like my wonderful mother. This is a terrible disease and hope medical science finds a cure very soon!!

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @fernsettle9489
    @fernsettle9489 8 ปีที่แล้ว +396

    Being a caregiver for a dementia patient with declining executives functions is a very trying and sad thing. ... I REALLY know about this.

    • @cubbylevi1764
      @cubbylevi1764 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Fern Settle My precious Mama’s 12+ year battle with Alzheimer’s ended Christmas Eve 2014. I was with her all the time😢. She did grow sweeter every day. 🙏🏼

    • @cynthiaburrus255
      @cynthiaburrus255 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@cubbylevi1764 It breaks your heart to see the person, Your Person, who taught you everything as a child, may not know who you are or may believe you are someone else. I am sorry you have that sadness to carry around. It teaches us to not take anyone for granted and to spend time with our elders while we can.

    • @MzSuzy2698
      @MzSuzy2698 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fern Settle So sorry that you had to go through that. My father had Alzheimer's but he was in a facility and was cared for quit well. We searched many facilities before we chose the facility that he was in. I fed him lunch everyday.

    • @victoriaofthevictoriavicto7270
      @victoriaofthevictoriavicto7270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I work as a care aide in the dementia unit of a LTC facility & everyday, just before I start, I ask myself how would I like to be treated & how would my family want me to be treated. Then I dig in for the next 12 hours & marvel that they actually pay me to feel the joy of caring for these amazing humans.

    • @gloriagelardi341
      @gloriagelardi341 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cynthia Burrus LLC.qqa1aaaa

  • @garyclarkiii730
    @garyclarkiii730 3 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    This was terrifying to watch. Everyone’s on the 3 words but there’s SO much more that’s missing and it’s absolutely horrifying that this could one day happen to any of us. Sobering reminder that memory shan’t be taken for granted

    • @ajholt84
      @ajholt84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Actually there is reasoning behind the 3 words. They address the short term memory and functionality of the person's cognitive ability. I perform MMSE's as part of my job as well as screen for dementia. It is quite interesting and very sad when I have pt's on the moderate to severe scale of a dementia rating.

    • @woodlander9634
      @woodlander9634 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My clinic uses the same 3 words every year. 😆🤣

  • @sandraclements9932
    @sandraclements9932 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    OK people this doctor knows precisely what he is doing. You are finding so much fault with him when in actuality he is doing everything precisely correct. Stop focusing on him and listen to what he saying, she does have moderate dementia.......

    • @CaptApril123
      @CaptApril123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yea, he's good. This is would be only one of hundreds of cases he's done, some probably really sad ones. I think many people just see this small snippet and kind of jump on him because they feel an emotional attatchement to the patient, which is good but they're not seeing the big picture. He's trying to get an accurate assesment of how far along her dementia is so that she receieves the correct treatment. Pandering isn't going to help her. I think he's got an excellent bedside manner.

    • @joany11swatch14
      @joany11swatch14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I agree. People are so quick to judge and criticize when they know jack shit !

    • @EDITMODE
      @EDITMODE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I dont see any negative comments about the doctor

    • @nani.9754
      @nani.9754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I do think he is good. Also 2 of my grandmas had to go through all of this in stages and they were my best friends and a very close friend of the family did too.
      It was very hard but they needed me and I never abandoned them.
      Now my mom is showing the signs. And I won't abandon her but getting my sister to admit there are problems with my mom's mind is nearly impossable to do.she sees her about once a month. I see her multiple times a week. It won't be long and mom will loose her driving skills. She already does some strange things be hind the wheel
      She is 78 years now.
      I feel like I need help from my sister with some of the difficulties that are coming. My sister lives out of state . I didn't have to make difficult choices with my 2 grandma's. My aunt's took care of them. But my mom only has my sister and I.

    • @IAMGiftbearer
      @IAMGiftbearer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CaptApril123 What treatment? It's a degenerative brain disease that is incurable. From everything I've read all there is are drugs that might or might not slow it down but they don't stop the progression. Some people take supplements but there really aren't enough clinical trials to know for sure if they do anything. Same with brain training exercises.
      I don't see anything wrong with what the doctor was doing in this context, but he's really just staging the disease; not "treating" it. "Pandering" or not, it is what it is. If it had progressed even further no amount of reminding her and then quizzing her would have made any difference because gray matter is destroyed permanently. All they can really do is document it in the chart.
      I had a friend who developed dementia. She went from being a very nice person with lots of interests to a very cranky person who didn't want to do anything together anymore, became irritated at the mere suggestion, and ended up ending the friendship for a ridiculous reason that had nothing to do with her. At the time I had no idea why she was behaving that way. Unlike the woman in the video she really didn't show memory problems during the first year of her change. I ran into her at the grocery store about at the 2 year mark and that was when she told me she was having memory issues. She told me she had stopped all her usual activities, even getting on her computer and only went to a senior day program and that was the extent of her life. Then the previous year all made sense. She probably didn't know what was happening to make her in such a bad mood all the time either until it reached the point, developed more symptoms, and she got a proper assessment. When I knew her she used to talk to her mother by phone frequently who had Alzheimers and who was very paranoid. They got in arguments often. It is highly genetic, so I'm not really surprised that this happened to her too.

  • @shadrach6299
    @shadrach6299 3 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    I used to give these tests daily. They are almost threatening and anger inducing for my patients

    • @quantumpuddles7591
      @quantumpuddles7591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I'm a fresh brain 18 year old, and I didn't even remember the 3 words

    • @driftingbrandonc.6480
      @driftingbrandonc.6480 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@quantumpuddles7591 same

    • @prismarinestars7471
      @prismarinestars7471 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      I can see why. It would be scary to be forced to realize your own cognitive decline.

    • @crisptomato9495
      @crisptomato9495 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@quantumpuddles7591 I’m a fucking retard I thought the cannon was a wagon wheel 💀

    • @alienc
      @alienc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      32 here I'm pretty sure my brain is dead or at least social skills.. I can do labour work and physical activities and react to social situations but this battery of questions would have me responding the same way as Doris.. That's probably not even her name I bet

  • @sallyclay1974
    @sallyclay1974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    My sister passed away from Lewy Body Dementia, after 7 years. Her body and mind disappeared. She spent 4 years at her home, in Ridgefield , CT, with round the clock care, and the last 3, were at The Residence, an assisted living facility in Darien, CT. I salute the medical staff, including, caregivers, and Hospice, for taking such great care of my sister.

  • @jenniferhowland8777
    @jenniferhowland8777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    I'm a CNA in a nursing home specifically for memory care. The hardest part for me is getting attached to the residents. Then they pass. :(

    • @prall0915
      @prall0915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I've been a CNA for 15 years. That's still the hardest part of the job for me. I just love some of the characters l've taken care of over the years. One lady always called me Shirley even though she knew my name was Carrie. She said well l like Shirley better. 😆😆

    • @papabear2515
      @papabear2515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thank you for the care you give

    • @ellelaroux8689
      @ellelaroux8689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I've worked in health care for 20 years, but my first (and favorite) health care job was as a CNA in a memory care facility. Don't stop caring. Don't stop getting attached. It's heart-breaking, but only because you care. If you didn't care, their deaths wouldn't bother you, and that would be infinitely worse. You're probably very good at what you do, and your residents probably benefit a great deal from you. Keep doing what you're doing. Keep caring. Keep loving them. They need you.

    • @michaellynch9862
      @michaellynch9862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      God bless you. You are a very special person!

    • @alysononoahu8702
      @alysononoahu8702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I worked at an 49 bed SNF for two years and it was so wonderful🥰
      yeah you love the clients🥰 the patient's it was wonderful 💜it was so much fun and just working with them you know and getting to know them👍💜👍

  • @MaisyMimi
    @MaisyMimi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I think this is happening to my 69 year old dad. He was such an intelligent funny happy man and he’s completely changing in front of our eyes. He seems to know himself. Truly heartbreaking.

  • @cccpredarmy
    @cccpredarmy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    main thing if you're young: always keep your brain busy with new tasks, new problems to solve. Do maths, calculations, measurements etc. Always keep moving and exercising. Do not let your brain become "comfortable" with the state it's in.
    I had the expereince of multiple people who got to comfortable in theri "bubble" in my life. You DON'T WANT to be that person when you get old!!!

  • @roseannepryor4068
    @roseannepryor4068 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    My Mom got diagnosed in her 60’s! I’m 60 now and worry every day I will get Alzheimer’s. Every time I can’t find my keys, or my glasses, I freak out! This disease is so awful, I pray we find a cure for it soon!

    • @sundaylodes6411
      @sundaylodes6411 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same...it's super scary. Keep working that brain !

    • @CreatingwithWinglessAngel
      @CreatingwithWinglessAngel ปีที่แล้ว

      Puzzle games help keep your mind sharp. Especially ones that challenge you to find hidden things.

    • @ashhempsall9803
      @ashhempsall9803 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I read somewhere that dementia is not so much forgetting where are your keys, but what is a key. Good will to all those caring for sufferers🐈‍⬛🙏

  • @alwaysl8129
    @alwaysl8129 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When my grandmother had this her Dr told us that it was more upsetting to us than it was to her
    . He said she is remembering things that made her feel good while we were watching her drift further and further away. The best advice is don’t constantly push an Alzheimer’s patient to give you the 😢😢right answers ! They will feel as their answers are always wrong and will eventually shut down. Talk to them about their younger days and let them tell you whatever they want to say. Just smile and go along with it.

    • @smiththomson95
      @smiththomson95 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Dear
      How are you doing today?

    • @nancyellen8006
      @nancyellen8006 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Such common sense and caring advice! My brother has bipolar and Alzheimer’s. I’m amazed and so grateful at the way my sister-in-law treats him with both kindness and patience.
      Since I am experiencing my own memory issues, and worry that I may to have dementia, I wonder what my future holds. My husband is very impatient and critical at times. I worry that like to need to live somewhere with memory care. I’ll just wait and see …

  • @lauracrawford8723
    @lauracrawford8723 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    my grandfather had dementia, but he was never ever much of a talker or expresser at all, so we think he started to slip long before we realized it, but he had a brilliant mind, and it was very sad to watch all that slip away

  • @debbie3218
    @debbie3218 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I'm going through this with my mom now, and I'm also going thru menopause at the same time.

    • @syorich1403
      @syorich1403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Debbie, who’s winning?

    • @debbie3218
      @debbie3218 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good question. I am, because I take care of myself, whereas my mom isn't. I have the common sense, where she doesn't. And that's why she's in the bad predicament she's in now.

    • @laetitialogan2017
      @laetitialogan2017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too Debbie, its horrible

    • @Parisroam
      @Parisroam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@debbie3218 I’m sorry Debbie 😭

  • @AKAMom-dc7gc
    @AKAMom-dc7gc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    My test took 4 hours. Came back a week later. Was told I was in early on set of Dementia. I am level 3

    • @kathymain578
      @kathymain578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am SO sorry. Can they do anything?

    • @beckychapman7277
      @beckychapman7277 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im here if you need a friend

    • @Kenny-eq7pb
      @Kenny-eq7pb 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm so sorry 😔

    • @syorich1403
      @syorich1403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      God bless honey

    • @evelynhester989
      @evelynhester989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm so sorry to hear that.

  • @MJ_247
    @MJ_247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I work as a caregiver and this is literally what I see every day as part of my job. It’s sad but seeing them light up and talk about the things they do remember, it makes my job just a bit easier. This happened to my grandpa as well and unfortunately I was in middle school when he passed from it, at that age it was one of the scariest things I’ve seen happen to someone. I don’t wish this on anyone

  • @drivethrupoet
    @drivethrupoet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    She's still turning a knob on the TV in her mind. Sometimes I wonder if the changes in our daily life due to rapid technology development adds to some breaks from reality for that generation.

    • @stevenmartinez5531
      @stevenmartinez5531 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I caught that also..

    • @nunyabizness3890
      @nunyabizness3890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I can't find it now, but there was a nursing home (or adult daycare) that designed its facility to look like a home in the 1940s/50s. It appeared more familiar to the residents, and they felt more "at home" there.

    • @LowMedow
      @LowMedow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think you may be on to something there...

    • @lebendigesgespenst7669
      @lebendigesgespenst7669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@nunyabizness3890 we should have something like this for every generation

    • @emilyaitch8143
      @emilyaitch8143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe she still has a TV like that at home?

  • @chrisconnors7418
    @chrisconnors7418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He had to go into a care home 4 years and 1 day ago. Initially he kept escaping till they put an alarm bracelet on him. They had to put up big signs on the front doors telling visitors not to let residents out all because my dad would loiter near the controlled door and then walk out behind a visitor who was leaving. He didn't know how to push the button to open the door, but knew enough to take advantage of an open door. We were kinda proud of all his escapes and escape attempts. Last time he recognized was us August--we got a big smile from him. He wouldn't know who we were but he knew that we were associated with good memories. Now, he doesn't show any recognition and is in a wheelchair full-time. His body is still healthy. He should have been enjoying retirement the past four years with my mom, travelling, visiting, socializing, but that was prematurely taken from him (and from my mom) by that ugly disease. My heart goes out to everyone who has seen this happen to their own loved ones.

  • @sunnyowens4965
    @sunnyowens4965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My mother in-law has it .it's a nightmare. Jesus i pray for help for all of these people 🙏.

  • @danikacortez691
    @danikacortez691 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My grandpa moved in with us because he fell and we didn't want him living alone. He is 92 and we noticed his memory and asking the same things over and over. We got him evaluated and he has dementia mild. He knows us still but he did forget me once. He forgets what he asks, he gets moments where he doesn't want to eat, he never remembers how old he is going to be. He doesn't remember things that just happened. But I do know that everyday u see little changes. He is also very weak and thin because he's like seriously afraid of getting fat. He are looking into putting him into a nice home that specializes in dementia. Me and my parents all still have to work full time. I am also a full time student going back to working full time in August so I will hardly be home. Also my parents are both in their late 60's as well have their own health as well. It's sad but I hope he doesn't go years and suffer where he can't even move and is like a vegetable and that he can rest. This is a sad sad disease

  • @tdeath101
    @tdeath101 8 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    Is it bad that I didn't remember the "Apple, Penny, Table" items when he asked the patient about it lol

    • @lonelyquark
      @lonelyquark 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The guy didn't ask her to remember "apple, penny, table", but then he claimed that he did ask her to remember them.

    • @towyn2060
      @towyn2060 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He also falsely claims to have previously mentioned he was going to be annoying lol

    • @lpronovost84
      @lpronovost84 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Carlos Alcazar i

    • @cynthiaburrus255
      @cynthiaburrus255 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@lonelyquark The point is that in the span of time of one minute a normally functioning brain should have remembered. I was a RN for many years and have seen docs give as many as eight words which is a stretch without dementia especially when you throw the math in between. The goal is to learn how cognitively impaired that person is and whether that person is capable of taking care of their daily needs. If not, a plan can be put in place for the help they need.

    • @cynthiaburrus255
      @cynthiaburrus255 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@towyn2060 He did say he would be annoying and they laughed about that.

  • @Emeraldcity70
    @Emeraldcity70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When the gentleman asked her if she was sad, and she said yes- it broke my heart.

  • @tinawaggoner1031
    @tinawaggoner1031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So sad precious precious lady. My mom had dementia and the saddest part is watching your loved ones disappear right before your eyes. Show lots of love for these wonderful people

  • @zachblundeto7137
    @zachblundeto7137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Bless her heart.

  • @delsakelly1456
    @delsakelly1456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Since I retire I did not care what the date and month it is. I am poor in math. Pls don't ask me any of this. Lol.

    • @hamstersamiright8837
      @hamstersamiright8837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mood.

    • @syorich1403
      @syorich1403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😁was just saying that Delsa. Add in living in south FL and you’ll have problems w the year, and the time of year too!
      As an Intern in the 90s I had to ask patients who the president was. One man said to me, “I’ve no idea. The last president I voted for was Kennedy.”
      He did, however, know who won the World Series that year, and the scores of the games!

    • @frankrobert7457
      @frankrobert7457 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol.... How are you and the weather there?

    • @delsakelly1456
      @delsakelly1456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lovely weather in Georgia. I just feel sorry for the lady under scrutiny by the doctor. I am a retired Caregiver in Fl. I've work with demented patients . Surely they are clever to cover their lack of memory. I miss my job. I am retired now. Hoping my memory is as sharp as my knife in the kitchen. Lol!

    • @frankrobert7457
      @frankrobert7457 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@delsakelly1456 Aww, I felt so sorry for her too.... I'm from Houston Texas but currently working in Dublin Ireland with Eni oil and gas

  • @Woodman-Spare-that-tree
    @Woodman-Spare-that-tree 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nobody knows what day it is once you’ve given up work, because every day is the same.

  • @sdesavouret
    @sdesavouret 5 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    he sounds like a disrict attorney

    • @janefriel6895
      @janefriel6895 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He was a little arrogant to say "Dr Higher will do". His job is a doctor that isn't his name.I have met many doctors in my day and so many think they are above everyone else because they studied medicine.Some of them are just so rude and egotistic.They too put their pants on one leg at a time.

    • @vulturesiii6450
      @vulturesiii6450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Slimeball ay
      Has dementia now

    • @seanhunter4297
      @seanhunter4297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @pyrotechnic5254 Well if our own are less than stellar (I'm in the US) & the Indian ones are exceptionally smarter, I think we should hire the Indian ones.

    • @jedmalashock8386
      @jedmalashock8386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@janefriel6895 that is his last name- Heyer is pronounced “higher”

    • @theofficialdislikebutton6766
      @theofficialdislikebutton6766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@janefriel6895 his name isn't mister, but that's how you address someone.

  • @pussycats456
    @pussycats456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My lovely Dad had vascular dementia. I wouldn’t wish it on my enemy! They’re gone, but they’re still there! Heartbreaking.

  • @cierakitty
    @cierakitty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    We have an older lady in our apt. complex who has really gone down mentally in over a year. Her family knows it...but will not do anything about it. Reason ? Mother gets a big check, and gives to the kids....they would lose all that if mother was placed somewhere. It's pretty sad

  • @1stltwife
    @1stltwife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Buried my mother in law September from dementia. Vibrant, hardworking, active,
    walking 3 miles a day, bake, crochet blankets for " seniors" as she used to say, , puzzles, color, and talk like crazy and then then things started.. We knew in 15 and diagnosis in 16. She would scream and yell and accused people of stealing because she lost everything!!She couldn't remember anything that you said to her 10 minutes before. We watched her go down year after year! So sad to watch. So tough on family. I took care of her for 3 years and eventually we had to move her in with my brother in law and his wife because my husband and I were wiped out and fighting!!The last year, she was not eating, hospitalized with kidney problems and barely spoke, went into diapers..it was a blessing that she went home with God because she had no quality of life!! Heartbreaking 💔 I miss her but at least she was very loved and cared for. Not everyone is... I suggest music all the time in their room because it always spark something. Her last moments she was surrounded by her family with Christian music and everyone singing. She lifted her hand and pointed upward as if to tell us something, closed her eyes 👀

  • @omegasalmonfish
    @omegasalmonfish 7 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    she's just like "why does this man have an earring?"

    • @tm13tube
      @tm13tube 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why is this part of her assessment? It's irrelevant.

    • @janefriel6895
      @janefriel6895 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      .....and an attitude.

  • @margothilaire8807
    @margothilaire8807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I see my neighbor loosing it day by day. It wants to make me want to cry because he use to be a Colonel in the Army and He may not be around to take care of himself next spring. How sad is that ?

    • @chinookvalley
      @chinookvalley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      margot I hope you act as a good neighbor to see that he gets someone in to do light house keeping and home care. Sometimes having someone check in can literally save their life. Maybe it's loneliness that is causing him to lose it. Depression can be a much overlooked mental illness that we are all capable of experiencing. Mental illness can come in many forms, and can often be alleviated with kindness!

    • @trickyr903
      @trickyr903 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How is he?

  • @t.gracchus1786
    @t.gracchus1786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I witnessed all the stages of dementia on my great grandmother from beginning to the end.

  • @libbachana9369
    @libbachana9369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My once very strong, smart & vital mother died from Alzheimer's disease last year. She suffered from it for 10 years. Mom was terribly depressed for the first 5 years and slept 18-20 hours out of 24. She knew what was happening to her. As mom got worse, we hired round-the-clock caregivers for her. My father's mother & brother had Alzheimer's. I feel like I'm an Alzheimer's sandwich, as though it's coming for me too, however, I'm afraid to be tested.

  • @remove574
    @remove574 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So sad for the patients but what a lovely mannered Dr

  • @solarasolara3033
    @solarasolara3033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    She remembered her children were dead... the mercy of memory loss for my mother was forgetting my brother and father died. That was the only mercy though.... the rest of watching the mother I'd always known lose her memory was brutal. I remember the first time I had to give her a bath to clean up after she had an accident.... she kept telling me how sorry she was to put me through that... and I kept smiling and telling her it was ok...I didn't mind. After I had her set up in front of her favorite TV show with a snack.... I went into the bathroom and cried harder than I have ever cried. After taking care of her for 5 years and her passing peacefully at home.... I tried to get back into life.. I kind of forgot how... being a caregiver nearly killed me with a heart attack a year later....and my dark hair turned completely white. Of all the ways to die...I think ALZ is one of the worst.

  • @gracecatz3996
    @gracecatz3996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    She's so sweet 🥺. My husband not so much, he pushes me for everything I'm worth especially in the evenings. He was so very smart and now he cant even read

  • @mjoek
    @mjoek 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The amount of suggestive questions he asks her is beyond any amount....

  • @tomtom7776666
    @tomtom7776666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    I couldn’t remember the 3 words either well apart from apple lol

    • @cyndeeratledge3093
      @cyndeeratledge3093 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I was trying to remember 2and 3 myself!!!!

    • @deenugent473
      @deenugent473 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same here! I don't think I have alzheimer

    • @zenmetalasaurus4880
      @zenmetalasaurus4880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Apple. Penny. Table.

    • @FunEx.133
      @FunEx.133 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      just first 2 :)))

    • @ndleinahaystack2922
      @ndleinahaystack2922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Apple, penny table... I get what you're saying though. We all have memory lapses and get especially anxious when it's a test.

  • @sophieboatman1447
    @sophieboatman1447 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When my Mum did her test she rang me and said I passed the test! But she hadn’t - was heartbreaking xx

  • @may_5198
    @may_5198 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My great grandparents both have dementia and I live with them. My grandma is really bad. It is such a sad thing to know one of these days she won't remember me. She already forgets that I live here. I hate that they are both going through it, but I also can not imagine the pain I will be in when they pass away.

  • @colleenjeffries3334
    @colleenjeffries3334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    The lady was very sweet and mellow.

    • @zgns145
      @zgns145 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wanted to protect her.

  • @haleyh6921
    @haleyh6921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    my mom works at a nursing home where majority of the patients have dementia and I have so so much respect for her cause it’s so hard on the patients, families and nurses

  • @gordonfreeman5958
    @gordonfreeman5958 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I'm in my 20s and I forgot 2 of the 3 words when he asked her again lol

    • @kiwi007
      @kiwi007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I bet it was apple you remembered!

    • @aarontooth
      @aarontooth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dood you need to go to Dr Higher right now

  • @trishschmidt8530
    @trishschmidt8530 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He is leading the questions. Like so everything is going good? Instead of how is everything? an open ended question.

    • @AureliusR
      @AureliusR 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Momma Homemaker because he knows that she is impaired, he's trying to make her comfortable.

  • @-AndyWasson-
    @-AndyWasson- 6 ปีที่แล้ว +530

    PLEASE someone tell me im not the only one who thinks she looks like a female version of the old man on pawn stars.

    • @sarahcrain8083
      @sarahcrain8083 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Oh my. She does resemble a female version of the old man. Wow!

    • @mariewheeler6522
      @mariewheeler6522 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thanks. I was trying hard to figure out who she looks like

    • @sarahcrain8083
      @sarahcrain8083 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mariewheeler6522 me too until I read Andy Wasson's post.

    • @m.mickeypayne9811
      @m.mickeypayne9811 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, but it is not a nice thing to say..

    • @kpax2066
      @kpax2066 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought the same thing as soon as I saw her!

  • @anthonycicerale1376
    @anthonycicerale1376 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Your work is amazing, thank you for all you do!

  • @nolagirl2458
    @nolagirl2458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My grandfather had Alzheimer's, he would try to walk to his childhood home. He had never drove in his lifetime. The saddest day was when I came to their house & he didn't know who I was. Such a terrible disease I hope they find a cure for 🙏🏼

  • @Eniramos619
    @Eniramos619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    My great grandma had Alzheimers so I didn't really get to connect with her as she was getting older. She didn't know who I was anymore.

    • @alexmedero828
      @alexmedero828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That’s the worst feeling to have someone you live not remember you

  • @janetfishwick8887
    @janetfishwick8887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My mother had a similar sort of assessment for Dementia in 2014. She was diagnosed with MCI. Since then she has declined rapidly into stage 4 Alzheimer's. At the age now of 91 she still lives on her own and refuses Home Help because she is deluded and in denial of her condition. Mother's needs increase as daily as her decline and she is becoming almost unbearable due to her stubbornness to comply. She refuses to use a walking stick, does not see the need to wear hearing aids or glasses and has few social skills. She is no longer the mother we knew years ago and we know that she will never improve. This is the reality we have to accept.

    • @corryjookit7818
      @corryjookit7818 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      #JanetFishwick. Perhaps she's decided to become that way, like a teenager.

  • @jillrobinson3725
    @jillrobinson3725 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a lovely doctor, thank you.

  • @joecook5689
    @joecook5689 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    God bless older people. And nice job doctors that try to help and diagnose.

  • @jockoharpo2622
    @jockoharpo2622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dr. Leonard is one good doctor! God Bless his lovely patient!

  • @shanporter2571
    @shanporter2571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The most profound change that we have witnessed with mom, came in unison with the UTI infections that seem to reoccur in the homes she lived in... watch for signs of agitation , rapid changes in sleep patterns

    • @Courage2bwell
      @Courage2bwell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      UTI's are not the same as what we are used to as younger adults. They can be deadly for them, for special needs young people as well.

    • @jenniferrobinson1792
      @jenniferrobinson1792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s disorientating for the person who has dementia. They get confused and then angry, because they can’t access the information they had for decades. I’m going through it at 52. I can’t handle work or disruptions. I can’t sleep or focus.

    • @Beverly2020
      @Beverly2020 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes!!! The uti’s are debilitating for them.

  • @bigrat4452
    @bigrat4452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    A moment of silence for Beverly and Billy

  • @keldonmcfarland2969
    @keldonmcfarland2969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Heartbreaking.

  • @Deb-xp1qc
    @Deb-xp1qc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a kind woman

  • @marykelley3164
    @marykelley3164 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!

  • @elaineagvent5513
    @elaineagvent5513 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just love this sweet little lady. ♥️ I am glad she is getting help. Thank you Dr.

  • @ms.fionamae1356
    @ms.fionamae1356 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Dementia runs in my family. My mom thinks she's next, I think we are in a race to be next. I have fibromyalgia and I have a lot of memory issues along with chronic pain and my vision etc. Too many to name. I am only 55 and my mom is a young 75. You would never think she was that age if you saw her.

    • @BuGGyBoBerl
      @BuGGyBoBerl ปีที่แล้ว

      apart from genetics and lifestyle there is a third very important factor for health. luck. some people just have good or bad luck. its unfortunate but thats how it is. friend of mine is 92 , healthy and very sharp in his mind while his brother died 62 with dementia.

    • @Qrow022
      @Qrow022 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try to eat a lot of red meat and exercise!!

    • @anjamellergaard8932
      @anjamellergaard8932 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am sorry about your fibro, a friend has it; cannabis (illegal now legal) and hyperbaric oxygen helps.

  • @dijonnestricklen7840
    @dijonnestricklen7840 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is something very. useful and helpful for me to know.

  • @kathystewart8871
    @kathystewart8871 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So excellent, thank you and to this wonderful lady. A Very hopeful goal and OFTEN this is what is lacking in talking about this situation. Bring the lower higher. Awesome.

  • @bobcuriston4052
    @bobcuriston4052 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I sat in on the assessment for my parents . The questions and answers were spookily familiar.. The care they both received afterwards was really excellent. Thank-you BC Health Care !

  • @bigsmurf4727
    @bigsmurf4727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is fantastic. And very educative. His method is very subtle and effective. Tough job to do seeing how these people silently suffer. Found this really eye opening too. My nan has dementia and is due to go into a sort of care home in a couple of weeks. I want to go see her and ask questions like Dr higher did to try and fire up certain receptors in my nans thinking.

  • @MsamerieJohnson
    @MsamerieJohnson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    She's on point.

  • @cybersis85
    @cybersis85 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This breaks my heart. I see it everyday as I am an activity director/assistant in a nursing home. Watching these will make me better at my job. I’m always searching for thing to help my residents enjoy life.

  • @robindixon4814
    @robindixon4814 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I can’t believe that he asks so many closed ended questions that only require a yes/ no answers.

    • @karibarker9749
      @karibarker9749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That can be because her function level is too low for her to elaborate well.

    • @yegranslegs169
      @yegranslegs169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Exercise the brain to see how well it’s functioning. Whether it’s simple yes/no or longer answers it’s still making her brain work abit more.

    • @ajholt84
      @ajholt84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He is asking proper questions for her level of understanding.

    • @edelmalone7512
      @edelmalone7512 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah doctors lead the conversation and assume they have it because of what family say

  • @jynxx37
    @jynxx37 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Am I the only one concerned that they didn't censor out that address? My HIPPA senses are tingling!

    • @junbh2
      @junbh2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It's possible it wasn't actually her current address.

    • @MrJetFormation
      @MrJetFormation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Probably was inaccurate. Numbers are particularly hard for elderly people with brain issues.

    • @karenmattson6750
      @karenmattson6750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They didn’t give the city.

    • @ajholt84
      @ajholt84 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      HIPAA. lol It's also highly likely she signed a consent form for her information to be used for research and other educational purposes. Chances are though that the information she had given was incorrect (though obviously we don't know for sure).

    • @BUSHCRAPPING
      @BUSHCRAPPING 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@karenmattson6750 pretty sure she says Newport

  • @joyleenpoortier7496
    @joyleenpoortier7496 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This is scary I have that instant forgetfulness of names or words but I will remember them later on.

    • @snikkerr1949
      @snikkerr1949 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joyleen Poortier Vitamin deficiency can cause that.

    • @isabelboydcolhoun7420
      @isabelboydcolhoun7420 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have Fibromyalgia and memory loss is common but how then are we assessed!

    • @isabelboydcolhoun7420
      @isabelboydcolhoun7420 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too!

    • @jadamills4082
      @jadamills4082 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have fibromyalgia & brain fog. Sometimes i get very confused, especially when im out doing things. In stores, paying bills, ect.

    • @firefruitt
      @firefruitt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jadamills4082 how’s it going ?

  • @c.kainoabugado7935
    @c.kainoabugado7935 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ty for this exposure. Aloha🌺

  • @jackiemalone5314
    @jackiemalone5314 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have looked after people who have dementia for 20 years, its heartbreaking, hard work but rewarding too.

  • @12345lafleurable
    @12345lafleurable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    She's so sweet, love to hug her, purely innocent

  • @fataturchina5289
    @fataturchina5289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very nice,polite and sweet lady. A huge hug to her❤

  • @mrs.k6169
    @mrs.k6169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My now retired teacher who became a dear family friend and started living with us... Recently started declining mentally and physically very rapidly. It's been so hard to see her like this and she's clueless. Luckily I just became a CNA last year and worked in a LTC facility for almost a year and have learned so much about this. It's really prepared me for it, but it's still hard to see her like this. My mother (a retired cna) have been doing get full care. We get her MRI tomorrow to see what it could be causing this rapid onset of dementia. I'm watching this to figure out questions to ask her to see where she is at mentally as we go.

  • @OGMann
    @OGMann 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Mom is 85, and entering this. At first, she was scared and defensive. Now, she recognizes and accepts the impairment. She is working on it. She's the toughest person I know. Covid killed my dad. She walked through it as it it was nothing. She fell and broke her hip in places. A few weeks have passed, and she walks, unaided. I offer my life as a prayer for her. God bless all those dealing with this horrible degeneration.

  • @bhud1972
    @bhud1972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This runs in the family on my Dad’s side. He’s 75 now and in great condition, but so was my Grandad at 75. Things went downhill for my Grandad around 80. I hope my Dad makes it past that before he life gets bad for him.

    • @whardy0410
      @whardy0410 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hoping the best for you and your father 🙏🙏🙏

    • @sharmisthabiswas7468
      @sharmisthabiswas7468 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hopefully he will never ever get it.. Think positive..say positive words to him.. If he says something like my dad had it at so may be I will get it too.. Strongly suggest that its not genetic.. Even if it is tell him a new research found that it isn't.. Give him hopes.. Make him convinced that he wont have it and he truely never get it.. Trust me!

  • @andrewcurry9910
    @andrewcurry9910 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You know the thing!

  • @judymiller2477
    @judymiller2477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was very interesting.

  • @Jay_Bless
    @Jay_Bless 5 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    The questions are coming so fast. They make the patient anxious. Sounds like a police interrogation I prefer a conversational type of assessment.

    • @nataliebrooks9165
      @nataliebrooks9165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      To be fair it is probably edited a fair bit to make it flow.

    • @raine0000
      @raine0000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was thinking the same thing, it's actually kind of upsetting. He acts very unempathetic

    • @melanie851
      @melanie851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I'm a language interpreter .I'm called to assist with cognitive assessments fairly frequently and I have to say that I have come across doctors and nurses who sound exactly like that.I don't know if it's because they are rushed and just want to close another case but I always find it upsetting.So far I have only came across one nurse why was truly human.Most of the time is just like that clip.At least when I interpret I try to give them the dignity and respect they so deserve ..Even though I have to remain impartial I can make my voice sound caring and respectful.These types of tests are heart- breaking so it's my way of showing that I care.

    • @ajholt84
      @ajholt84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@melanie851 I perform these assessments as part of my job. The tests aren't designed to be cruel, they're designed to assess one's cognitive abilities. If they aren't done a certain way, the information obtained would not be useful. With all due respect, you are called in as a language interpreter, not as the physician/clinician assessing the patient. They are designed to be administered in a particular way to guarantee we get as much appropriate information as possible to make a proper assessment of their level of dementia (if any).

    • @1whyvonne
      @1whyvonne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ajholt84 you’re missing @Zoe marsh ‘s point: assessment results are also affected by a client’s emotional state and reaction to the test. For example, when the test is given rapidly or without empathetic responses when they give an answer, right or wrong, the elder can feel embarrassed, shame or agitated.
      Some dementia patients have awareness of their condition and feel bad being a burden to their caregivers yet still can’t do ADL.

  • @sandisandii2033
    @sandisandii2033 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My father in law had to do a test to renew his drivers license,and this was when he was in his 80s.They had him draw a clock.Ppl with dementia or the onset of it cant draw clocks. Joes memory was spot on but he had Parkinson's, thats another terrible illness.

  • @deanawells4395
    @deanawells4395 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    We have a very large group of people that are going to be just like this woman getting to the point that they need a lot of support for their lost memory coming up very quickly. Anyone interested in this field is going to have a lot of patients to help and unless we address this up coming patient load we as Americans will have a true problem coming on and coming on quickly.

  • @user-dl7qq4hp4p
    @user-dl7qq4hp4p 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love his approach, everyone thinks and remembers differently.
    Try to be understanding and not controlling. These issues are best met with kindness.
    They are already confused, just go with the flow...

  • @dankelly4747
    @dankelly4747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These are "THE GOLDEN YEARS" 👏👏👏👏

    • @darblanchard3968
      @darblanchard3968 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only thing golden in the golden years is your pee. 😜

  • @joskojansa1235
    @joskojansa1235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Taking care of my demented dad for a year, his memory is the least of problems.

    • @syorich1403
      @syorich1403 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Got it. Blessings on you. 😞