Intervention for Dementia

Question 1

Intervention for Dementia

Answer 1

Ethical issues— ASHA says that SLPs should be involved in the assessment and treatment of these pts. We should provide programs that maintain functional communication and quality of life for as long as possible.

–However, MDs seldom order Tx, and third party payers are reluctant to pay.

Question 2

Memory Compensations

Answer 2

• External strategies such as written notes, alarms, pill organizers, and written calendars can help maintain independence.
  
  • Memory Drills: Space Retrieval (e.g., when the clock hits a specific time they have to do a certain task). Gradually space out the stimulus and the task.

Question 3

Reminiscence

Answer 3

talking with these individuals about the events in their lives. Especially good because it concentrates on long-term memory.

    - happens a lot in group therapy. This really helps pts. 
- Video time machine app is a good app for this. The point is to talk about something personal from that time period. This helps jog that memory.

Question 4

Life review

Answer 4

—organizing and evaluating the overall picture of one’s life. Uses music, food, poems, faces, objects, and smells to recall details from life.

 The whole point of this is going from beginning to end of person’s life and organize those events. You recreate the person’s life in some way. A good way to do this is a memory book or life journal, include pictures, videos, etc.