Question 1

how much time does a person live with end stage dementia?

Accepted Answer

Depends: End stage dementia usually means the individual can no longer nourish them selves by mouth and are completely dependent on others for care. Most people with end stage dementia die lf illness related to infection or complications associated with immobility or swallowing difficulties. If one can no longer eat or drink and there is no artificial nutrition or hydration, death usually occurs within 2 wk.

Question 2

when a dementia pt is transferred to another facility, how much time should be given for the pt to settle in before resuming visits?

Accepted Answer

My opinion only: I am not sure that there are any scientific numerical recommendations, but i find, even for my demented patients who are in the hospital for just a few days, the sooner they are re-exposed to known surroundings (relatives included), the better they tend to do.

Question 3

my grandma is 85 with dementia and  for the last week every time she finishes eating she moans like if something hurts what can it be?

Accepted Answer

Needs evaluation: Unfortunately sometimes with dementia, there is a loss of ability to explain or communicate well.  This is often due to loss of language functioning.  Thus the groans and moans signal something wrong.  Medical examination will be needed.  Perhaps as simple as indigestion or possibly constipation or some other GI or bowel problems.

Question 4

88 year old with dementia started having body spasms, she is sitting in a chair with sides and starts yelling i'm falling. lasts under 30 seconds time?

Accepted Answer

Dementia: You're describing part of dementia process whereby the body misinterprets sensations. Some people w/dementia are constantly eating b/c they can't remember that they just ate. Others refuse to eat b/c they feel full all the time. While you can't argue or use logic, you can try to reassure or distract. Ask pt's Family Doc or Geriatrician to evaluate for other/correctable causes of hallucinations.

Question 5

can one regain short time memory after losing it to vascular dementia ?

Accepted Answer

Fish Oil : The dementia that is reversible is vitamin B12 or Folic Acid defiency dementia, . Vascular dementia is irreversible. I know for sure that there are a lot of good tangible results about fish oil being very helpful to improve cognition, sleep, anxiety, depression. These are all associated common symptoms of dementia too. It also reduces clotting, which is common with vasuclar dementia.

Question 6

i'm 3 mos s/p c6-7 acdfp. when can i return to work full-time as pt in nursing home? i do have to transfer and lift patients frail w/ and w/o dementia

Accepted Answer

Ask your doctors: The doctors who've been following your progress are much better equipped to answer your question than doctors who've never met you.  Returning to work after such procedures depends on how you were before surgery, and how you're recovering.  If you're working with a physical medicine ; rehab physician along with the surgeons who operated, those would be the ideal doctors to ask.

Question 7

dementia pt. on dnr, only iv of morphin, no v/s, just palliative care, no nutrients. what is happening to body and is this a slow painful death? time?

Accepted Answer

Comfort care: Sorry to hear situation.  With dementia patient, likely very little mental function in the best of times.  With patient receiving no nutrition, level of consciousness likely even less.  IV morphine will likely be effective at minimizing/eliminating any discomfort.  Patient should be resting.  This is a painful situation for the family/friends.  That is certainly normal/to be expected.

Question 8

vascular dementia- does it get worse with time. any treatment?

Accepted Answer

Usuaally: Vascular dementia worsens with each stroke that someone has. Currently the treatments are the same as those for alzheimers. Certain symptoms like depression, delusions and delirium are quite common.

Question 9

dementia pt now sits and stares into space, response time very slow.  what is happening in the brain to cause these behaviors?

Accepted Answer

Dementia: Either cardiovascular (i.e., irregular blood flow to/from the brain) or plaque or tangles in the brain itself (i.e., a physical change in brain structure.)

Question 10

what would cause my dementia patient to have a bm in her sleep everynight at almost the same time and she is totally unaware. no accidents while awake?

Accepted Answer

From demenia: Incontinence is not uncommon in certain dementias, but I would look into an EEG to make sure that they are not having seizures, which are more common nocturnally and dementia patients are at increased risk of.

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My grandma is 85 with dementia and for the last week every time she finishes eating she moans like if something hurts what can it be?

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88 year old with dementia started having body spasms, she is sitting in a chair with sides and starts yelling i'm falling. lasts under 30 seconds time?

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Can one regain short time memory after losing it to vascular dementia ?

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I'm 3 mos s/p c6-7 acdfp. when can i return to work full-time as pt in nursing home? i do have to transfer and lift patients frail w/ and w/o dementia

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Dementia pt. on dnr, only iv of morphin, no v/s, just palliative care, no nutrients. what is happening to body and is this a slow painful death? time?

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Vascular dementia- does it get worse with time. any treatment?

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Dementia pt now sits and stares into space, response time very slow. what is happening in the brain to cause these behaviors?

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What would cause my dementia patient to have a bm in her sleep everynight at almost the same time and she is totally unaware. no accidents while awake?

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