I’ve had extensive training in cognitive function and disorders as I worked in facilities and homes with those living and coping with forms and stages of dementia.
I’ve also observed hours of expert Teepa Snow footage through one of my past company’s orientation and training sessions.
I was trained under the supervision of a nurse to administer out medication and to evaluate and monitor the behavior of clients that I and others were assigned to while we occupied overnight shifts on the floor of the Alzheimer’s and Dementia unit.
There would be two of us on duty in charge of thirteen patients that we had to check on every hour when they were in their beds.
In general, those with dementia who repeated the same things over again never annoyed me, and if they’d get frustrated, or non compliant, I’d just wait until everything was all fresh and new to them again.
In more severe cases one just had to have patience and use interpersonal skills of effective method and technique.
In dealing with individuals who have Alzheimer’s and Dementia, everything begins with the proper way in how to approach and communicate with them, and this comes with understanding the nature and progression of their disease, and the way in how they process and react.
