Dementia and those with complex needs
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Living with Dementia and complex needs, should include maintaining as much independence with our ‘self care’, importantly including our oral health care. This topic offers specific guidence in providing oral health care to our loved ones,covering appropriate use of oral health care sundries.
Sometimes pain and fear are difficult to interpret.
Sometimes sounds, light, sensitivity are all too much to tolerate.
Sometimes our bodies don’t follow an easy pattern, such as movement, speech, swallowing.
Sometimes, with appropriate help we can alleviate these problems, and make posative progress, in maintaining oral health and well being with the dignity that our love ones deserve.💚
CASE STUDY
A friendly trade in.
Lady living with dementia became very resistant to oral health care, but continued to show her amazing knitting work and skills. We made friends and agreed to exchange help and tips with her knitting in return for her mouth care.
Let the music play on 🎶
A lady became very confused in opening her mouth, she was upset and increasingly frustrated. She was a marvellous singer, enjoying her music. We played her favourate melodies and she sang, keeping her mouth wide open for me to administer some oral health care! It worked! A happy lady enjoying what she loved, and accepting mouth care.
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Facts may be forgotten, but feelings remain.
