| 5/5/2008 | kim, AZ |
elder mediation
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| | Q: do you know of anyone in arizona doing mediation in the area of elder care concerns/issues ? thanks for your help kim |
| | A: Dear K.,
My private practice is in Scottsdale. Refer you to my current
website, page Ask Karen is for intake purpose. In the future, this
will be found at mediate.com.
Thanks for writing in.
Karen L. Rice, LNHA, Gerontologist, Mediator
Alzheim |
| 4/27/2008 | Dave, IL |
Home care for Mother-in-law
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| | Q: My mother-in-law has recently suffered a number of seizures and is taking heavy doses of medication to prevent the seizures from reoccuring. Currently the mother-in-law is in a rehab program at a local nursing home. I don`t think that she will be able to |
| | A: Dear D.,
There are no programs which pay family caregivers for the role. Mother-in-law can direct her funds to compensate family caregivers by going through her attorney. If she is not competent for this, her legal representative can be approached.
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| 3/30/2008 | Mary, MN |
memory care vs nursing home
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| | Q: Hi Karen: I have 2 questions:
My father`s dementia/alzheimers has progressed from minimal to high moderate over the past year and we now need to put him in a care facility. He is indep with walking with a walker & transfers but needs some help & signific |
| | A: Dear M.,
First question, for me, the very diagnosis of dementia of the Alzheimer’s type means placement in a memory care unit/facility. I’ve been entrenched in all aspects of those facilities and strongly support the way the environment, dementia care |
| 3/12/2008 | Mary, IL |
alzheimers certification
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| | Q: Hi Karen, I am a LPN with 14 years of experience mainly in long term care. I would like to become certified in Alzheimers. Can you give me any suggestions as to how to pursue that?
Thank you for your assistance
I am also interested in wound care |
| | A: Dear M.
Suggest contacting National Council of Certified Dementia Professionals.
Contact information:
NCCDP
www.nccdp.org
nationalccdp@aol.com
Toll Free 1 877 729 5191
Best of luck. Thanks for writing in.
Karen L. Rice, LNHA, Gerontologis |
| 2/22/2008 | Diane, MS |
Employment opportunities in Alzheimers/Dementia fi
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| | Q: I hold both a Bachelor and Master`s degree in social work. I am 55 years old....My daughter `s are also social workers (*_*). My mother (79) is in a nursing home with Dementia that seemingly is progressing steadily. I have been been care-giving for 8 |
| | A: Dear Diane,
Resume posting is available on Carepathways.com
Best of luck. Thanks for writing in.
Karen L. Rice, LNHA, Gerontologist, Mediator
Alzheimer Mediation For Dementia Conflict
Founder, Alzheimer’s & Family Care Management
www.alzhe |
| 2/18/2008 | Gigi, MN |
dementia
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| | Q: My mother fell off a ladder a few years back and hit the back of her head. She has since begun to loose her ability to retreive information from her long and short term memory. She has been to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester twice and they say there is nothi |
| | A: Dear G,
Two questions I have regarding the Mayo Clinic visits are was mother assessed by a neurologist, and, did they run a PET scan? My suggestions then are to have mother evaluated by a neurologist specialized in the dementias and to have a PET run. |
| 2/14/2008 | Doug, IN |
dementia / stroke
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| | Q: My father is 64 yrs old and has been treated by a family physician for many years with Dementia . Recently he had a stroke durring a heart Cath procedure . He did not lose any motor skills. He only lost eye sight in the right eye. However his dementia is |
| | A: Dear D.,
Here is a link which contains a number of helpful resources in
Indiana:
http://iadc.iupui.edu/htm/links.htm
The Alzheimer’s Association there may have a list of dementia-specific facilities. Worth a call.
Best of luck. Thanks for wr |
| 2/13/2008 | veroncia, NJ |
Alzheimers
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| | Q: How do you know when a patient is ready for a full time nursing home. |
| | A: Dear V.,
Family caregivers will consider nursing home placement when they notice change in the patient’s ability to perform ADL’s independently, at risk behavior which endangers the patient and/or caregiver(s) medical need requiring 24 hour |
| 2/10/2008 | Pamela, AZ |
alzheimer`s care
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| | Q: Is there a VA facility in the Phoenix area for Alzheimer`s patients to live? |
| | A: Dear P.,
Residential possibilities in their neurological or psychiatric services. Here is their website:
http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?id=105
Good luck; thanks for writing in.
Karen L. Rice, LNHA, Gerontologist, Mediator
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| 2/9/2008 | Kim, LA |
dementia & colostomy care
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| | Q: My mom (83) recently diagnosed with Stage 4 ovarian cancer, now has a colostomy. She has dementia, and beginning stages of Alzheimer`s. She is mobile and no physical pain. She lives in an assisted living apartment, with caregivers checking in on her every |
| | A: Dear K.,
This is a tough one for the family and assisted living staff. Twenty-four hour care would seem the best direction since the device is so critical. We often find dementia residents pulling off their Wander Guards as well. They clearly don&rsqu |
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