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Are the keys in the freezer?, an advocate's guide for Alzheimer's and other dementias, Patricia Woodell, Brenda Niblock, Jeri Warner

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-211)

no index present

non fiction

Are the keys in the freezer?

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Patricia Woodell, Brenda Niblock, Jeri Warner

an advocate's guide for Alzheimer's and other dementias

1. Coming to terms with dementia. What is dementia? -- Testing and diagnosis for dementia -- Understanding types of dementia -- Stages of dementia : Mild or early stage of dementia ; Moderate or middle stage of dementia ; Severe or late stage of dementia -- Treatment plans for dementia -- 2. Care facilities: making the right move. Types of care facilities : Continuing care retirement communities ; Independent living ; Assisted living ; Adult family homes ; Skilled nursing facilities ; Alzheimer's and memory care facilities -- Guidelines for screening care facilities -- Making the choice: our concerns in selecting a care facility -- Meals and menus in care facilities -- Social activities in care facilities: what's available to keep people interested? -- Moving to a care facility: dementia and disorientation -- Dementia and wandering outside a care facility: a choice of safety or independence -- Switching assisted living facilities: making sure it's the right move -- Conflicts with assisted living staff -- Lessons about choosing a service area in a care facility -- Memory care: first impressions -- What happens if you live in a different state? -- 3. Can we afford a care facility? Paying for long-term care : Long-term care insurance ; Reverse mortgages ; Veterans benefits ; Aid and attendance pension benefit ; Life settlement ; PACE program ; Income tax deductions ; Medicare and Medicaid -- Finances: do you really know what's happening? -- Comparing costs: living at home or in a care facility -- Facility fee structures -- Cost categories in a long-term care budget -- building a five-year budget : Table 1: Net worth ; Table 2: Income and expenses ; Table 3: Annual reductions in net worth -- What if a family cannot afford a care facility? -- Family conflicts about money and caregiving responsibilities -- 4. Care facility agreements. Flexibility in care facility agreements : Negotiating apartment or room prices ; Waiting lists ; One-time fees -- Talking about terms with facility staff : Financial guarantee ; Asset guarantee -- Care plans -- Attachments and exhibits to care facility agreements : State inspection handbook ; Resident information forms ; Resident rights forms ; Privacy notice ; Pharmacy authorization ; Public relations and activity authorizations ; Disclosure of services -- Where to turn for help : State long-term care ombudsman offices ; Adult protective services ; Licensing offices that regulate care facilities ; Legal support -- 5. Advocacy in medical care. Unmasking mom's medication problems -- Taking responsibility for someone's health care -- Monitoring a care facility's medication system -- Checkpoints for monitoring medications : Open communications with the physician ; Reviewing the medical chart ; Laboratory tests ; Warning labels -- What happens when the system breaks down -- Calming drugs: are they the answer in a care facility? -- Hearing, vision, dental care, and mobility -- 6. Hospice and palliative care. What is hospice care? -- Qualifying for hospice care -- Role of the hospice team -- Comfort care for dying patients -- The importance of educating families about dying -- 7. Advance care directives. What are advance directives? : Living will ; Durable power of attorney for healthcare -- Appointing a health-care proxy -- Shortfalls of advance directives -- Five Wishes: an alternative to traditional advance directives -- Doctor's orders: out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders -- POLST: Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment -- When to take action on advance care directives -- 8. The path forward. Changing the way we look at care facilities -- Neighborhood alternatives for the future -- Dementiaville: the answer to future care? -- The Alzheimer's café -- Current and emerging technologies -- Appendixes. 1. Examples of cognitive tests : Mini-mental status exam ; St. Louis University mental status exam -- 2. Care-plan costs and the point system in assisted living and memory care faciliti