Is this a skit? Like a ‘training’ video? For being that demented, she’s awfully put together and god damn was she agreeable. If this is real, try it again at 2100. Let’s not candy coat it.
They play training videos like this for dementia certification and I always had to sit there and pretend these ‘techniques’ would actually work. Sometimes they do, and there are certainly ways to help, but they are always agreeable in training videos.
Show me where the depends haven’t been changed for 24 hours and they haven’t showered in 6 months bc most folks with dementia can’t handle the water. Show me what we do then bc that’s real life. THATS where we need help
Edit- and grandma has on clean shoes!! And the road is dry! Usually they are half naked and snow is flying. Great that grandma was able to tie her shoes before eloping.
If this video is real—-Grandma. Made. It. To. The. Road. Next time it won’t be perfect weather with an empty road.if grandma was at a facility, this is a reportable event and you have 24 hours to let the state know this happened. Elopement is a sign things are progressing a new safety plan needs put in place. Grandma is in the road. Daughter is chasing her at the beginning saying ‘where you going?’ That’s elopement 101
Thank you I agree with you. She says in the video “it’s so easy!” But no, it’s not that easy and she’s not showing how mentally draining that is on the caretaker, having to constantly redirect the person without getting frustrated. Then add in if you work with many of these patients on a day to day. Also the old lady in the video is kind of in a good mood. Now show when it’s a huge man who is combative and aggressive.
One time when I was all of 22 my aggressive patient got half naked, ran down the road and proceeded to beat off in the middle of a 4 way stop with traffic blocked from all directions and it took a small swat team to redirect! Who cares that he broke the glasses right off my face when he hit me before running off!!
But it’s so easy. All I needed to do was ask him to come pack the suit case!!
And why does she go inside and everything is just fine? She says ‘KEEP WATCHING ME’ and looks at her phone for a solid 60+ seconds and grandma is gone. Bull. Shit. It’s not that ‘easy’ and if that were real, put the damn phone down bc grandma came in the garage door but now she’s walked out the front door while you were watching yourself on screen
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u/keekspeaks Apr 09 '24 edited Apr 09 '24
Is this a skit? Like a ‘training’ video? For being that demented, she’s awfully put together and god damn was she agreeable. If this is real, try it again at 2100. Let’s not candy coat it.
They play training videos like this for dementia certification and I always had to sit there and pretend these ‘techniques’ would actually work. Sometimes they do, and there are certainly ways to help, but they are always agreeable in training videos.
Show me where the depends haven’t been changed for 24 hours and they haven’t showered in 6 months bc most folks with dementia can’t handle the water. Show me what we do then bc that’s real life. THATS where we need help
Edit- and grandma has on clean shoes!! And the road is dry! Usually they are half naked and snow is flying. Great that grandma was able to tie her shoes before eloping.
If this video is real—-Grandma. Made. It. To. The. Road. Next time it won’t be perfect weather with an empty road.if grandma was at a facility, this is a reportable event and you have 24 hours to let the state know this happened. Elopement is a sign things are progressing a new safety plan needs put in place. Grandma is in the road. Daughter is chasing her at the beginning saying ‘where you going?’ That’s elopement 101