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How to Stop Elders With Alzheimer's/Dementia From Picking Their Fingernails and Cuticles Without Drugs
I often see posts on AgingCare about elders picking their skin to the point of it bleeding and causing issues. My Aunt did it with advanced Alzheimer's to the point where she lost her hair in channels on the side of her head. Her DD tried everything to address this OCD/anxiety/agitation disorder, but nothing worked to stop it. The doctor was no help (as usual) and only wanted to prescribe calming meds which ALSO did nothing to stop the chronic picking. Some use mittens, but that's really a very annoying thing to have to do 24/7, plus the elders usually pull them off in short order.
I subscribe to a user on Facebook, Joshua Pettit, who posts videos of his mother Betty who has advanced Alzheimer's. Her fingernails are always polished in different colors. Well, it turns out that she has a powder gel treatment done on her nails every few weeks called SNS, which her Neurologist recommended to STOP HER FROM PICKING HER SKIN! This SNS system thickens the nails and makes them 'pick-proof', for lack of a better explanation! The nails are then trimmed very short and filed smooth. Betty had a huge issue with picking her skin till it bled and scabbed over, but it stopped on a dime with the SNS nail treatments (considered a 'dip' treatment)!
I wanted to share this information with the subscribers here b/c I KNOW it's a huge issue for a lot of your loved ones. And this is a super easy fix. You can even do this SNS nail treatment at home and buy the supplies yourself if you can't get your loved one to the nail shop. Google it, all sorts of info comes up.
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I don't know what else you were trying to say, but if this patient is hallucinating and highly agitated, she needs to see tge doctor for calming meds.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
How to Stop Elders With Alzheimer's/Dementia From Picking Their Fingernails and Cuticles Without Drugs
I often see posts on AgingCare about elders picking their skin to the point of it bleeding and causing issues. My Aunt did it with advanced Alzheimer's to the point where she lost her hair in channels on the side of her head. Her DD tried everything to address this OCD/anxiety/agitation disorder, but nothing worked to stop it. The doctor was no help (as usual) and only wanted to prescribe calming meds which ALSO did nothing to stop the chronic picking. Some use mittens, but that's really a very annoying thing to have to do 24/7, plus the elders usually pull them off in short order.
I subscribe to a user on Facebook, Joshua Pettit, who posts videos of his mother Betty who has advanced Alzheimer's. Her fingernails are always polished in different colors. Well, it turns out that she has a powder gel treatment done on her nails every few weeks called SNS, which her Neurologist recommended to STOP HER FROM PICKING HER SKIN! This SNS system thickens the nails and makes them 'pick-proof', for lack of a better explanation! The nails are then trimmed very short and filed smooth. Betty had a huge issue with picking her skin till it bled and scabbed over, but it stopped on a dime with the SNS nail treatments (considered a 'dip' treatment)!
I wanted to share this information with the subscribers here b/c I KNOW it's a huge issue for a lot of your loved ones. And this is a super easy fix. You can even do this SNS nail treatment at home and buy the supplies yourself if you can't get your loved one to the nail shop. Google it, all sorts of info comes up.
**********************
I don't know what else you were trying to say, but if this patient is hallucinating and highly agitated, she needs to see tge doctor for calming meds.