What can you do if your aging parent with memory loss refuses to admit to their problems, or is waving off your suggestions that they get help? Geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, MD, explains the better ways to discuss memory loss and other worrisome symptoms with your aging parent, and a 5-step framework you can use to reduce conflict and improve understanding. #memory #memoryloss #aging #alzheimer
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In this video, Dr. Kernisan explains what to STOP saying and what to say instead, if you’re having trouble discussing memory loss problems with your aging parent.
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Video Chapters:
00:00 How to talk to aging parents about memory loss
00:34 What if an aging parent is refusing to talk about memory loss
03:14 The most important thing to know about talking to your aging parent with memory loss
04:27 Step #1: Stop trying to explain things to your parent
05:01 My rule about explanations in memory loss
05:15 Step #2: Observe your parent’s daily activities before talking
06:26 Step #3: Talk and focus on understanding their perspective
06:50 Sample phrases you can use when talking to your aging parent
07:24 What you need to find out from talking to your parent
08:38 Step #4: Validate your parent’s concerns, emotions and perspectives
09:36 How to respond to a mistaken belief or delusion
10:33 Step #5: Close on a positive note
11:11 How to move forward after talking about memory loss
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Leslie Kernisan, MD MPH, is a practicing geriatrician and the creator of the famous aging health website and podcast BetterHealthWhileAging.net, which she founded to assist families and older persons in learning better methods to manage aging health concerns. In addition, she is a Clinical Instructor in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics.
Dr. K is particularly interested in the practical issues that families face when caring for aging parents, such as how to help them age in place. Since 2018, she has been offering "Helping Older Parents" online courses and group coaching programs, and she is the author of the book "When Your Aging Parent Needs Help: A Geriatrician's Step-by-Step Guide to Memory Loss, Resistance, Safety Worries, and More."
Through her latest online course, Helping Older Parents with Memory Loss, Dr. K and her team of specialist geriatric care managers are now providing ongoing support and assistance to families dealing with memory loss and Alzheimer's.
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