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How Cognitive Assessment Help You Provide Better Care with Nicole McMonigle Knight
- 2023/04/04
- 再生時間： 32 分
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Nicole McMonigle Knight is the Founder of Dementia Care Connections, LLC. This organization offers resources and support services to family caregivers and healthcare professionals through education, consultations, in-home activity visits, virtual activity visits, and training. Since 2017, Dementia Care Connections’ approach has focused on cognitive engagement, promoting social interactions, advocacy, and empowering families to make the best choices possible for their loved ones. With over two decades of experience in healthcare, primarily focusing on the field of aging, Nicole has worked in a variety of fields, including pharmacy care and hospice care. Today, Nicole is a Certified Dementia Practitioner, memory cafe facilitator, and support group facilitator for the Alzheimer’s Association. She also serves as the Community Ambassador for the Fairfax Area Agency on Aging 50+ program, the Senior Ambassador for Senior Services of Alexandria, a Dementia Champion, and serves on the action teams for Dementia Friendly Herndon and Dementia Friendly Alexandria. Nicole joins us today to discuss how cognitive assessments, particularly the BCAT® Test System, can help healthcare professionals and caregivers provide better care to people with dementia or cognitive impairments. We discuss what the BCAT® Assessment is and how it helps healthcare professionals and family caregivers assess a loved one’s cognitive ability, brain function, and memory. We discuss the common misconceptions around the early signs of cognitive impairment and why early assessments and diagnosis is key to providing better care to your loved one. We explain why assessing a loved one’s executive functioning is important and how it impacts their daily life. We also discuss how socialization plays a key role in cognitive care and the services available at Dementia Care Connections for healthcare professionals, family caregivers, and their loved ones. “We can use these assessments to kind of build the picture – paint the picture of what’s going on in the brain and take that to the physician so they can try to rule everything else out.” - Nicole McMonigle Knight This week on the Eye on the Caregiver Podcast: ● Understanding the BCAT® Test System and other cognitive assessments that can be used to assess a loved one’s cognitive abilities● Common misconceptions and stigmas around the early signs of cognitive impairment● What the BCAT® Assessment evaluates and why each area is important● Examples of recommendations caregivers may receive after a BCAT® Assessment● How often can a loved one be reassessed using the BCAT® Assessment System● The role that socialization plays in cognitive care Resources Mentioned: ● The BCAT® Approach Connect with Nicole McMonigle Knight: ● Dementia Care Connections, LLC● Dementia Care Connections, LLC on LinkedIn● Dementia Care Connections, LLC on Facebook● Nicole McMonigle Knight on LinkedIn Keeping Our Eye on the Caregiver Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Eye on the Caregiver Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | Amazon Music Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help us reach more caregivers, families, and listeners like you. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. For more exclusive content and information, visit our website