Misunderstanding Dementia Podcast

Tuesday Dementia Training with Lanisha Martin How do we provide care to patients who have Dementia? Lanisha Martin is a COTA, CDP, and Author of “Providing Care with Dementia”. Today, she will talk about her book and what can you learn from it. In This Podcast: 01:13 – Introducing Lanisha Martin. 02:43 – It takes special skills to take care of a patient who has Dementia. 03:18 – What is COTA? 04:55 – Lanisha’s book. 08:10 – The goal is to LEARN. 09:17 – What can we learn from Lanisha’s book? 13:32 – Sundowning. 15:06 – Caregiver burnout. 16:06 – Good rapport. 17:31 – Music is very important to your memory. 18:16 – Sleep is important for people who have Dementia. 20:01 – Vision can also change the behavior. 24:48 – Sometimes, we don’t need lecturing, we just need a reminder. 28:41 – Where can you reach Lanisha and where can you find her book? 30:26 – Always remember the word F-A-S-T!