{"id":412,"date":"2019-05-04T11:24:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T11:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samvednacare.org\/blog\/?p=412"},"modified":"2020-06-26T12:12:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T12:12:45","slug":"dementia-support-group-meet-on-4th-may-understanding-dementia-and-its-challenges-for-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samvednacare.org\/blog\/2019\/05\/04\/dementia-support-group-meet-on-4th-may-understanding-dementia-and-its-challenges-for-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Dementia Support Group meet on 4th May | Understanding dementia and its challenges for families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samvednacare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4th-may-3-1140x515.jpeg\" alt=\"Dementia Support Group meet on 4th May | Understanding dementia and its challenges for families\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Samvedna Senior Care conducted its Dementia Support Group (DSG) for caregivers of Dementia patient on 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0May, 2019. A group of caregivers from Gurgaon and Delhi attended the meeting. The agenda of the meeting was to share knowledge about Dementia and to understand the challenges faced by families. The session was opened by Dr. Jayashree Dasgupta.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samvednacare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4th-may-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1678 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samvednacare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4th-may-1-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"4th may 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Dr. Jayashree initiated the talk by introducing the concept of Dementia and the most common type of dementia which is Alzheimer\u2019s. She also explained the common signs and symptoms of dementia such as- comprehension, language, hallucinations, judgment, and orientation. She also explained how dementia is different from normal signs of ageing and forgetfulness. She further discussed about the stages of dementia and its progressions.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting caregivers shared their experience in handling challenging behavior of their loved ones. Dr. Jayashree suggested how redirection, self-care and shared caregiving is important and how it will help the caregivers to avoid burnout. She shared about Parkinsons and its relation with Dementia. The methods of dementia treatment such as pharmacological interventions and non-pharmacological interventions like mind stimulation, physical activity, social activity were discussed. Caregiver stress and its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samvednacare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4th-may-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1679 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samvednacare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4th-may-2-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"4th may 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>importance were also discussed in the meeting. Dr. Jayshree concluded the meeting by discussing the importance of setting up adequate social support for the elderly and family.<\/p>\n<p>In the question and answer session participants asked about the causes and triggers of dementia, young onset dementia, importance of exercise and diet for a person with dementia. The audience participated actively and appreciated the meeting as all there queries were discussed and answered.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mr Ibrahim Ahmad, Participant - Dementia Support Group\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RVsB_0kmgh8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We at Samvedna Senior Care aim to help seniors live happy, active and independent lives, in the comfort of their home and community through interactive caregiving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Samvedna Senior Care was established in October 2013 with two complementary goals \u2013 firstly to provide quality home care services to seniors with limited mobility or dementia and hence social interaction, and secondly to facilitate stimulating community interaction and participation.\u00a0Please call us for more info \u2013 Delhi NCR \u2013 98184 21446, 124 4229659 or write to us on\u00a0contact@samvednacare.com<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Dementia Support Group \u2013 Our Dementia Support group in Delhi NCR is a platform for caregivers to share feelings and support each other.\u00a0More \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samvednacare.com\/dementia-support-group\"><span class=\"s1\">https:\/\/www.samvednacare.com\/dementia-support-group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samvedna Senior Care conducted its Dementia Support Group (DSG) for caregivers of Dementia patient on 4th\u00a0May, 2019. 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