How to talk to dementia patients

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In the real world, we communicate in the same way we always have. This doesn't work well in Alzheimer's World. This is especially true if we allow recurrent behaviors common to Alzheimer's patients to get us angry, frustrated, and stressed.

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Learning How to Communicate with Someone Living with Alzheimer's

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How to Become a Dementia Detective

As corny as it sounds, the best way to help the person you’re caring for is to become a “Dementia Detective.”

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Is there a test for dementia or alzheimer's

Every four seconds someone new is diagnosed with dementia. And more and more people are asking - is there a test for dementia or alzheimer's?

The best person to ask this question to is your personal physician.

However, if you are looking for a good Alzheimer's or dementia assessment test online, there are several free memory tests that are currently available.

Be careful. You should know this first.

You should only use tests that are backed by good, high quality research.

These are assessment test. Not diagnostic test. In order to diagnose Alzheimer's or dementia it takes a long series of test by someone like a nuerologist.

Be aware. There are all kinds of illnesses or diseases that can present as dementia but are in fact curable.

For example, a sluggest thyroid can make you fell dull, tired, and like you are losing your memory. Most times this can be treated effectively with medication.

A round of diagnosis test for dementia would include: blood test, brain scans, and several paper tests and interviews that are designed to pick up on memory loss.

If you are looking for an assessment test for Alzheimer's or a related dementia we suggest this article in the Alzheimer's Reading Room.

Test Your Memory for Dementia in 15 Minutes (SAGE)

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Alzheimer's World and Communication

Why is it so hard to understand that a person living with Alzheimer's forgets? A person living with dementia is deeply forgetful.

Communicating in Alzheimer's World

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Sage Test

The Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination (SAGE test), which takes less than 15 minutes to complete, is a reliable tool for evaluating cognitive abilities.

15 Minute at Home Alzheimer's Memory Test Spots Alzheimer's Early

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Lewy Body Dementia Information

Although not as well known Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, Lewy Body dementia is not a rare disorder.

Personality changes with early Alzheimer's

What kinds of behaviors should you expect from a loved one who has just been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease? 

What Was the First Sign of Dementia in Your Case?

Was memory loss the first sign of dementia or did something else tip you off that something was wrong?

How to deal with anger in dementia

People with dementia often exhibit behaviors that are frustrating, embarrassing, and sometimes even dangerous to the caregiver and others.

Caregiver Quote Rosalynn Carter

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Is there a correlation between dementia and falls?

Poor balance may indicate memory loss

New Online Early Dementia Screening Test

These are the best free memory tests for Alzheimer's and dementia backed by reputable science. Alzheimers dementia tests online.

Memory Loss Exam

These five memory tests are self assessment tests for Alzheimer's, dementia, and mild cognitive impairment.

Test Your Memory for Alzheimer's and Dementia (5 Best Memory Tests)

How Dementia Patients Experience Cognitive Decline

There are three major patterns of cognitive decline in Dementia patients.

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One of the things that makes Alzheimer's different is that is impossible to know at what rate any given patient will experience cognitive decline. This state of "unknowing" is disconcerting to dementia caregivers.

One of the questions I was often asked, what stage of Alzheimer's is Dotty in? I was very familiar with the stages of Alzheimer's, but I couldn't answer that question. I just didn't know.

Is It Dementia or Normal Aging? How to Tell the Difference

How can you tell the difference between normal age-related memory problems and early dementia?

Dementia - free memory quiz

The research from this memory test, Self-Administered Geocognitive Examination (SAGE), shows that four out of five people (80 percent) with memory issues will be detected by this test.

Let Them Do It

Almost every day I am reminded of one of the most important things I learned about Alzheimer's caregiving.

Several months after my great Alzheimer's caregiver experiment, I received one of the biggest shocks of my Alzheimer's caregiver life. 

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Just Let Them Do It

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Nutritional Supplement Chiro Inositol May Help Prevent Dementia

“Chiro (Chiro-inositols) is a nutraceutical that we believe sensitizes your brain to the effects of insulin ... This would presumably enhance insulin action and protect the brain from Alzheimer’s.” ~David Brautigan

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We have quite a bit of information available on insulin, the connection between diabetes and Alzheimer's, and ongoing clinical trials into the use of insulin as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

You can find all of this information by searching the Alzheimer's Reading Room Knowledge Base.

The study described below was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of chiro-inositol (Chiro) and whether or not it would enhance insulin action as a result protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease.

Chiro-inositol can be found in some foods but it is not usually abundant in most diets. However, Chiro is available as a nutritional supplement.

Is anyone on our list taking Chiro?

Would you consider trying this nutritional supplement?

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Dementia, Accusations, and Fractured Fairy Tales

The natural tendency for all caregivers is to try and explain, and sometimes in a heated fashion, that we did not do what we are being accused of by a dementia patient.

It is not unusual for Alzheimer's and dementia patients to make false accusations.

For example, it is not uncommon for dementia patients to say someone is stealing money from them. It is also fairly common for women living with Alzheimer's to guard their purse. Even to take it to bed with them at night.

It is one thing when a dementia patient accuses someone else of stealing, and totally different when they accuse you, the primary caregiver of stealing.

Somehow we don't get as upset when someone other than ourselves is being accused.

However, when we are being falsely accused we have a need to defend ourselves, and our reputation.

Have you ever been falsely accused by someone suffering from Alzheimer's?

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Dementia Image, Dementia Challenge and the Power of Pinterest

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