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John Hopkins · Watson Fields
Flu Shots and Vaccines
John Hopkins · Park St 2
Driving and Dementia Part 2
Dr. John Hopkins with part 2 of driving with dementia, discussing concerns about family members with dementia and when it is right to revoke driving privileges.
John Hopkins · Dementia and Driving Part 2
Driving and Dementia
Dr. John Hopkins discusses how to approach someone with dementia and concerns about safe driving.
John Hopkins · Driving and Dementia
Authentic
End-of-life care at the Fields requires an intuitive appreciation by staff of the situations residents with terminal illnesses face. If staff aren’t comfortable with their own feelings about terminal illness and death, they can’t…
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy is being carefully developed at McLean Hospital in Boston for applications in people with profound behavioral disturbances . It worked 35 years ago in our geriatric program and I have high hopes for its success…
Apathy and Indifference
Apathy and Indifference
Some ordinary psychological states of mind take on new neurological meaning in people with dementia. Apathy and indifference are examples.
Lewy Body Dementia
The movement challenges of Parkinson's Syndrome and the cognitive declines of dementia combine, to make dementia with Lewy bodies a special treatment focus in assisted living.
Competence & Incompetent
John explains two medical/legal concepts, with important similarities and differences, especially for people with dementia.
Habilitation
Listen to Dr. Hopkins talk about different topics about dementia, and how basic approaches to dementia care get new names and a face lift every few years.