March 31, 2019
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‘Dementia Aware…what you need to know’ about financial, legal & health care planning In B.C., approximately 70,000 people have dementia, and sadly, this number will only continue to grow as the proportion of seniors in B.C. population increases over the next 10 to 15 years. Here in the Okanagan, we
What you need to know about Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD) in children and teenagers. We’ve all watched television programs about children and teenagers who are ‘out of control’ and sent to wilderness camps or military camps to ‘mend their ways,’ and I am sure many of
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkC9VrYSU14[/embedyt] Imagine what it must be like having a disorder where you suddenly start barking or spitting for no reason, you repeat phrases such a ‘shut up” over and over again, your lip twitches, your head jerks, your mimic another person’s words, you grunt, you groan over and over
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2TQf4IiKxM[/embedyt] We spend about one-third of our lives doing it. It is an important part of our daily routine. It is essential for our health and well being and is as essential to our survival as food and water. What is it? It is sleep, a naturally recurring state
Dementia Aware: what you need to know about managing incontinence in the person with dementia One of the many challenges that people with dementia face as the dementia progresses, is the loss of ability to control urination and bowel movements (incontinence). It is estimated that approximately 60 to