“AMA” With Dementia Care Expert Teepa Snow | Live Talk | Being Patient

Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA is an Occupational Therapist with over 40 years of clinical and academic experience. Her life’s mission is to shed a positive light on dementia, which is why she founded the GEMS State Model for understanding the progression of dementia and the Positive Approach® training strategies. Her company, Positive Approach to Care (PAC) provides online and in-person education and products to support those living with brain change. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you loved watching this Live Talk, visit our website to find more of our Alzheimer’s coverage and subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beingpatient.com/ Follow Being Patient: Twitter:   / being_patient_   Instagram:   / beingpatientvoices   Facebook:   / beingpatientalzheimers   LinkedIn:   / being-patient   Being Patient is an editorially independent journalism outlet for news and reporting about brain health, cognitive science, and neurodegenerative diseases. In our Live Talk series on Facebook, former Wall Street Journal Editor and founder of Being Patient, Deborah Kan, interviews brain health experts and people living with dementia. Check out our latest Live Talks: https://www.beingpatient.com/category... --- Table of Contents 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:55 Moving from one stage of Alzheimer's to another 00:08:56 Hallucinations and Alzheimer's disease 00:14:05 Risperidone and dementia 00:18:34 Hospital visits and people with dementia 00:22:26 Agitation and dementia 00:27:05 Dementia and showering 00:34:20 Navigating family relationships as a caregiver 00:37:03 When a family member with dementia is far away 00:41:08 The dentist's office and dementia 00:43:57 How long can someone with dementia drive? 00:49:39 On coping with loved ones dying from dementia 00:53:03 Focus and concentration in dementia 00:56:07 When dementia caregiving becomes too much 00:58:59 Wrapping up