Dementia Studies – Final Exam – Medical Speech Pathology – Comprehensive Review and
Practice Material
Tips for Dealing with Dementia - ✔✔1. Try to be accepting of changes
2. Let people know what's happening
3. Tell the driving authorities
4. Work together with your partner
5. Keep active
6. Sort out your finances
7. Make a will
8. Look after your physical health
9. Attend health checks
10. Continue hobbies and past times
Try to be Accepting of Changes - ✔✔-Acknowledge the first signs of dementia and share with
family and friends so that they can help better
-Use calendars and lists to remind you of things you are forgetting
-Use navigation aids when you are travelling by car or on foot
Let People Know What's Happening - ✔✔-Inform your boss about your condition if you are still
working in order for your work to provide accommodations
-The more people who know you are ill, the more support you will get
Tell the Driving Authorities - ✔✔-When you are diagnosed with dementia you need to inform
Ontario Services - Drivers Licence Division
-You may not be required to surrender your licence but there will be continual review of your
driving with practical driving tests
,Work Together with Your Partner - ✔✔-If you are in a long-term relationship, share everything
about your illness with them
-You may want to seek couple counselling for the changes you are experiencing
-Sometimes your sexual life is affected by the psychological and emotional side effects of the
diagnoses and medications
Keep Active - ✔✔-Maintaining an active lifestyle post dementia diagnosis is a good way to
keep your body and brain healthy
-Keep going to the gym or go on walks or bicycle rides
Sort out Your Finances - ✔✔-Spend time with your family or financial advisor making plans
about your finances
-Check on any benefits you are entitled to and make the applications ahead of time
Make a Will - ✔✔-Everyone should have a will to ensure that savings, property, and heirlooms
are passed down according to their wishes
-Dying interstate - without a will - can make it difficult for your loved ones when you are gone
Look After Your Physical Health - ✔✔-Eat a health balanced diet, low in fat, high in fiber
-Stay well hydrated by drinking lots of water
-If you drink alcohol, limit consumption to 2 to 3 drinks per day
-If you smoke, stop
-Get a good night's sleep and don't nap during the day
Attend Health Checks - ✔✔-Continue to go to the dentist twice/year
-Annual eye tests are advisable
-Annual checks with a chiropodist are good
-Go for regular medication reviews with your pharmacist
,-Go for your pap smear tests and mammogram if you are a woman
Continue Hobbies and Past Times - ✔✔-Continue doing things that you enjoyed before your
diagnosis
-Take up something new
-Don't give up
Tips for Caregivers Dealing with Dementia - ✔✔1. Make life as normal as possible for as long as
possible
2. Encourage a patient with dementia to plan for the future
3. Ensure the patient with dementia remains healthy
4. Take the dementia patient for health checks
5. Consider underlying reasons for changes in behaviour
6. Accept professional help
7. Continue to be involved when the patient enters a care home
8. Think about end of life care
9. Look after yourself
10. Take a break
Make Life as Normal as Possible for as Long as Possible - ✔✔Keep encouraging a patient with
dementia to do their normal daily activities for as long as they can
Encourage a Patient with Dementia to Plan for the Future - ✔✔-Sorting out finances
-Making a will
-Setting up direct debits
-Applying for benefits
-Establishing power of attorney
, Ensure the Patient with Dementia Remains Healthy - ✔✔-Ensure that they eat a healthy diet
-Encourage them to exercise
-Remind the patient about personal hygiene
Take the Dementia Patient for Health Checks - ✔✔Make sure the patient goes for regular
checks with their family doctor and other specialists
Consider Underlying Reasons for Changes in Behaviour - ✔✔-Some changes in behaviour could
be attributed to constipation, loss of hearing, the person's inability to tell you they are in pain
-Being unable to communicate may trigger changes in behaviour
Accept Professional Help - ✔✔-Do not shy away from help
-Consider meals on wheels, home adaptations, additional professional carers
-The more help you get the more time you can spend with your loved one
Continue to be Involved when the Patient Enters a Care Home - ✔✔-Help the patient
acclimatize with their new care home
-Visit regularly and try to take part in social activities
-Provide the patient with photos and other mementos from their past
Think About End of Life Care - ✔✔-Talk through end of life care options with the patient so
that they can have a dignified death
-Talk about place of death - home or hospital
-Discuss resuscitation options
Look After Yourself - ✔✔-As a carer you need to take care of your health too - eating well,
exercising
Practice Material
Tips for Dealing with Dementia - ✔✔1. Try to be accepting of changes
2. Let people know what's happening
3. Tell the driving authorities
4. Work together with your partner
5. Keep active
6. Sort out your finances
7. Make a will
8. Look after your physical health
9. Attend health checks
10. Continue hobbies and past times
Try to be Accepting of Changes - ✔✔-Acknowledge the first signs of dementia and share with
family and friends so that they can help better
-Use calendars and lists to remind you of things you are forgetting
-Use navigation aids when you are travelling by car or on foot
Let People Know What's Happening - ✔✔-Inform your boss about your condition if you are still
working in order for your work to provide accommodations
-The more people who know you are ill, the more support you will get
Tell the Driving Authorities - ✔✔-When you are diagnosed with dementia you need to inform
Ontario Services - Drivers Licence Division
-You may not be required to surrender your licence but there will be continual review of your
driving with practical driving tests
,Work Together with Your Partner - ✔✔-If you are in a long-term relationship, share everything
about your illness with them
-You may want to seek couple counselling for the changes you are experiencing
-Sometimes your sexual life is affected by the psychological and emotional side effects of the
diagnoses and medications
Keep Active - ✔✔-Maintaining an active lifestyle post dementia diagnosis is a good way to
keep your body and brain healthy
-Keep going to the gym or go on walks or bicycle rides
Sort out Your Finances - ✔✔-Spend time with your family or financial advisor making plans
about your finances
-Check on any benefits you are entitled to and make the applications ahead of time
Make a Will - ✔✔-Everyone should have a will to ensure that savings, property, and heirlooms
are passed down according to their wishes
-Dying interstate - without a will - can make it difficult for your loved ones when you are gone
Look After Your Physical Health - ✔✔-Eat a health balanced diet, low in fat, high in fiber
-Stay well hydrated by drinking lots of water
-If you drink alcohol, limit consumption to 2 to 3 drinks per day
-If you smoke, stop
-Get a good night's sleep and don't nap during the day
Attend Health Checks - ✔✔-Continue to go to the dentist twice/year
-Annual eye tests are advisable
-Annual checks with a chiropodist are good
-Go for regular medication reviews with your pharmacist
,-Go for your pap smear tests and mammogram if you are a woman
Continue Hobbies and Past Times - ✔✔-Continue doing things that you enjoyed before your
diagnosis
-Take up something new
-Don't give up
Tips for Caregivers Dealing with Dementia - ✔✔1. Make life as normal as possible for as long as
possible
2. Encourage a patient with dementia to plan for the future
3. Ensure the patient with dementia remains healthy
4. Take the dementia patient for health checks
5. Consider underlying reasons for changes in behaviour
6. Accept professional help
7. Continue to be involved when the patient enters a care home
8. Think about end of life care
9. Look after yourself
10. Take a break
Make Life as Normal as Possible for as Long as Possible - ✔✔Keep encouraging a patient with
dementia to do their normal daily activities for as long as they can
Encourage a Patient with Dementia to Plan for the Future - ✔✔-Sorting out finances
-Making a will
-Setting up direct debits
-Applying for benefits
-Establishing power of attorney
, Ensure the Patient with Dementia Remains Healthy - ✔✔-Ensure that they eat a healthy diet
-Encourage them to exercise
-Remind the patient about personal hygiene
Take the Dementia Patient for Health Checks - ✔✔Make sure the patient goes for regular
checks with their family doctor and other specialists
Consider Underlying Reasons for Changes in Behaviour - ✔✔-Some changes in behaviour could
be attributed to constipation, loss of hearing, the person's inability to tell you they are in pain
-Being unable to communicate may trigger changes in behaviour
Accept Professional Help - ✔✔-Do not shy away from help
-Consider meals on wheels, home adaptations, additional professional carers
-The more help you get the more time you can spend with your loved one
Continue to be Involved when the Patient Enters a Care Home - ✔✔-Help the patient
acclimatize with their new care home
-Visit regularly and try to take part in social activities
-Provide the patient with photos and other mementos from their past
Think About End of Life Care - ✔✔-Talk through end of life care options with the patient so
that they can have a dignified death
-Talk about place of death - home or hospital
-Discuss resuscitation options
Look After Yourself - ✔✔-As a carer you need to take care of your health too - eating well,
exercising
