March 2019 Dementia Presentation With Teepa Snow
Navigating The Journey of Dementia Presentation With Teepa Snow
I had the opportunity to attend a presentation with Teepa Snow on 3/26 talking about Dementia. She was fantastic and I became helped as needed.
Teepa discussed some of the things leading to dementia which include:
- Living in isolation which is a major contributor to dementia.
- Distress on the person.
- Not getting enough sleep.
- Eating and drinking too much comfort food (sugars, etc).
- Not enough fitness and exercise, with regards to the brain, body and spirit including physical and mental exercise as well as social and spiritual.
By paying attention and addressing these 5 items you can help ward off dementia for at least 5 years. Other points Teepa made were to always greet someone with dementia on their dominate side and she also addressed 5 Positive Action Starters:
- Be short and simple when talking.
- Say something positive.
- Ask “could you help me ______” or ask them for a favor.
- Could we try something…
- Give a choice: Would you like A or B?
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