Alzheimer’s, Part 1 with Kelley Smith, Amanda Kirilenko and Holly Carr
CarePartners Senior Living‘s Kelley Smith joins community relations directors Amanda Kirilenko (Vineyard Park Puyallup, Cottages at Edgewood) and Holly Carr (Cottages Lacey, Cottages University Place) for a three-part conversation about Alzheimer’s. This segment is an overview of the different types of dementia.
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And welcome to everyone to answer for elders radio and we are so excited to be here on an amazingly wonderful week as things are opening up in our communities and we’re moving into space three, Yay, and obviously there’s a lot happening with for our seniors that are going to again to change and improve on quality of life. And just when I think I’m going to have my wonderful friend Kelly Smith, she brought two extra bonus people with her this weekend from tear partners living, and I’m going to make sure that I get your name right, Amanda, Amanda Care Linko, Yep, and Hollie car both community relations directors down in Pierce County for Vineyard Park and pull up and also on the cottages of Edward at Edgewood. Amanda, that you, and then holly, you kind of where two hats in university place and in lacy. Yeah. So welcome to the show. I’m so glad you could all make it and, of course, Kelly, we’re glad you’re back. Thank you, thank thank you. We always have to twist Kelly’s arm to do this in black and blue because of you, Susan, I know, but you know, you’re amazing. We Love Care Partners and certainly a lot has been happening in your organization and now that things are opening up and we’re doing some you know, we’re able to do more with our seniors. Obviously we’ve got a lot of families that have seniors that should be seeking out care options and you know, I want to just revisit we’ve kind of this last few weeks been talking a lot about Alzheimer’s and dementia and clinical trials and all kinds of things that are happening out there, and you guys are such a partner with so many different things, with the Alzheimers Association, with the Discovery Conference. I would say you’re amongst the finest in the industry as far as providing care for our loved ones and certainly I would love to talk just what an all over you this first segment about, you know, what does it mean when you have alzheimers? What are the different types and how do you serve serve families? If you want to talk about the different types of dementia, is actually if you actually talk with the Alzheimer’s Association, they’ll tell you there’s over a hundred types of dementia. The main common ones that we see are, of course, alzheimers, and then you see vascular Dementias, probably your second most common. I’ll see the girls agree with me on this. And then we see what we’re sorting to see more Louis Body dementia. Wow, that’s, of all the three that you could get, the scariest one in that movie. Body oftentimes connect to the parking since to maybe it is, but it doesn’t have to be. Now it doesn’t have to be connected, but that that you have the auditory the visual illucinations that go with that one. So that one, to me, is more frightening than the other two, depending on the person and what type of hallucinations are dealing with. To me it’s very hand in hand with schizophrenia as far as the the way the symptoms manifest themselves can be very similar. Writing. So those seem to be the three main ones that we see a lot of. So again we’re just hopeful that with these clinical trials that we’re going to see at least even a slowdown of the progression, because we’re hoping that that’s going to that’s going to open this up to all these different varying types of dementia. exactually will see something that’s gonna Hopefully, people some hope exactly and you know we’re excited because, you know, we have Dr Burneck who is with the University of Weston and he will be on at the end of this show and he’s going to talk a little bit about what they’re discovering with, you know, with breakthroughs and things that are happening and there has been a lot more understanding and you guys, I know, are so much at the pulse and your communities. Obviously we are providing a lot of the treatments that are providing breakthroughs. And I know, holly and Amanda, what are some of the questions that families are asking you right now as far as seeking out care options? Still a lot of concerns with covid exposures, protocols, and then one of the, you know, more positive questions. I think all you could agree with this is we do get a lot of concern is they’re going to be quarantining? Are they still going to be able to be social and get that interaction that is so important to them at every stage of this disease? Yeah, well, and obviously we know that depression can escalate symptoms and that’s kind of one of those scenarios that you’re you know, it’s the chicken of the egg kind of situation because, yeah, one situations they’re not getting the care that they need, that can escalate symptoms, but if you put them in a quarantine situation, that can also be what are the going to be the new protocols now that we’re opening up to pay through? Does that change anything in your communities? Well, we are going to be allowing visitors. Based on what the governor toldis began to can’t do, is going to be planning some open houses and some opportunities for some gatherings, but again around those parameters, right. We want to have more activities in the buildings, more exciting things for our residents to look forward to, useful guests, things that we couldn’t do before, right, but again it’s all centered around the residents and their will being and again it’s all still staying within those parameters. But we’re very excited to start seeing some more life happening, because these rights the start us. They deserve it. They’ve been through and US absolutely and and obviously it you have a long one that has all timers in dementia. I want to get into activities in on our next segment a little bit more detail. But what are some of the activities that families are asking about? Just mainly socialization. You know, they want to know about friendships that develop and you know, even with all them resent dementia, they still have that social capability that they can develop friendships with other people. You know, meals and food we use as a big time to socialize because that brings people together and it makes people remind them of being at home, being with their siblings and stuff. So we use food a lot as one of our social activities. You know, we really want to know what the residents path history was to so we can or great bad into their care plants. A lot of the music therapy as well van just encouraging songs to a time that that they felt very good at piece that a happy place in their life. And amazing how that, you know, in addition to food or even combined added dinner tables can lighten the spirits and encourage healthy habits like drinking water, staying hydrated and maintain good appetite. And I think the thing that you know, we have a lot of families right now that have seniors at home and they may be an early stages of all timers of dementia, and so many families are worried about leaving their loved one, you know, at home by themselves because they could be a danger not only to the property or something like that, but most importantly, a danger to themselves, you know, and that is a scary situation again and something that you guys have the kind of facilities that can keep them much safer and certainly provide a better quality of life. So I want to really talk a little bit more about those kind of things in our next segments, but I really I guess my question is, when people are seeking care, when is a good time to do it? I’m think one of things be seen this last year because of covid people are waiting too long. So and again we’re not doing this because of us now spend down to medicate and all fun stuff. We don’t doesn’t matter if we’re going to keep you a long term. We’re keeping your long term, so it doesn’t matter if you move in a year earlier, year late. As far as the financial piece doesn’t affect us right but what we want people to understand is if you wait until mom is at that cuss it’s going to be harder for her because she’s going to be more afraid, it’s going to take her longer to get acclimated when they are going through that beginning stages of dementia and they can get into a community where they can still learn that out the the the lay of the land, they can still make friends, they can still reivers. You see what I’m saying, crack as the disease progresses. Those things are still there. That makes sense to them, does it? Does that make sense? And so that’s all we’re trying to say is that if you wait too long, it still works. We can still make it work, but it’s not about us, it’s about the resident. What’s best for them. Right, a lot of times with dementia, if you can get them in when they’re in that that stage when they’re confused, they haven’t gone over the hump yet, where they’re still in a position where they can still pick up what’s happening right so that again, they can learn the layout, they can make new friends, they can get used to a new routine, they can learn the caregivers so again they can recognize that friendly based the no, this is someone who cares about them, so that they’re not frightened. The heart, you know, is watching that with a just stared to death and you’ve got to not just get them used to a new routine, but now you’ve got to see them on our on our very daily basis to get them over that sphere. But I think to coming from a point of being a daughter, I resisted, even though my mom had maascular dimension and it was, it was, you know, increasing or you know, quite a bit towards the last couple of years of the life. I couldn’t imagine her leaving in a quote unquote institutional situation. So I was paying more money in assisted living and not putting her in a place where she could have twenty four hour care. You know what I’m saying? Not that it’s just a living. Isn’t, but it’s, you know, you’re paying for it right, and it’s a different type of the situation. But she had built up such an emotional attachment to her caregivers that that was also an issue because when we finally had to switch her over into a more, you know, more full time care situation, skilled care situation. You’re right, it is hardest for her to adjust because she didn’t have the relationship and she would get confused of where she was, and so she walk out and it was like with be harder for her. She was more did Mariana’s and her money ran out to her, because what happened was basically is that we were paying to provide extra care for her because I would move her. She’s paying like Tenzero a month and it’s list anything, you know, which is crazy right. So that’s honey. That is a lot of money and that’s where your money goes. You know, goes away fast. So one of the things I’m excited about everyone is that Kelly, holly and a man that are going to be with this for this hour and in the meantime. How do we reach you guys? What one way you can find us as you can check us out on the nature missions team page on care partner’s website, www care partners livingcom. Yes, and we’re going to talk a little bit about in our next segment about the cottages in Pierce County on your specialized to menial care, also branded communities that you guys have going on. You guys are rocking it and we’re so excited to have you and will be right back, right up to this
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Originally published March 21, 2021