Resident Care Conference

Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Mom was sitting with a group in the fish tank room.  They were having morning coffee.  She was in a wheelchair.  I took her away.  We did a puzzle together.  I put most of the pieces together and let her put the last two corners in.  She was pleased with herself.  She drank some of her coffee.  I brought her back to the group.  She was holding her mug.
I went to the Resident Care Conference.  Mom's doctor did not show up.  The nurse said that mom was incontinent.  Her weight is at 54.2 kg.  She wanders.  No restraints are used.  She is mostly nonverbal.  She has anxiety and is constipated.  She needs to be cued for everything.  She seems to have a pain in her lower back.  The pharmacy lady wants Dr. Cameron to reassess mom.  She suspects Parkinson's.  Mom is on Donepezil 10mg and Paroxetine (antidepressant) 20 mg,
and trazodone (for sleep) 50 mg. 
Mom is not eating much at all.  They are giving her Boost and another high calorie beverage.
Mom is very active in her programs.  She likes physical activity. 
After the meeting, I went to see mom.  She was doing arm exercises.  She wasn't able to follow.  She had no clue.  I had to put her arms on her knees.  She was enjoying the activity.
Then, we went to eat lunch.  Mom ate almost nothing.  I took her back to the room to toilet her and try and feed her more.  She ate very little.  She drank all her Boost.
She did a big poop in the toilet.  Hurray! 
I took her to participate in a gardening activity.  It was quite windy and some residents complained about the cold.  I asked mom if she wanted to come inside, but insisted on staying with the group so I brought her a jacket.  Finally, she said she wanted to go inside.  It was close to afternoon coffee time.  There was a mass exodus.  It was too windy.  I sat Donna with mom and left.