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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would ask them what was going on leading up to the push (gathering for dinner?  Activity? Waiting for medication?)

I would also ask about the other resident - do they normally get along?  Why did your mom push that day / that incident?  Did she verbally communicate for that person to be out of her space?  Did she go up to them and push them?  These are all important things to know and root causes - to help prevent in the future.

Besides medication, what other interventions do they suggest to prevent it from happening in the future?

Every behavior is an expression of an unmet need.  If she pushed someone it could have been out of anger, fear or frustration.  Each may have a different intervention (vs just anti anxiety medication). Not perhaps the medication is all that is warranted.  [/quote]

You obviously know nothing about the deterioration of humans.[/quote]

NP but this is what they taught us during trainings about dementia where I used to work. They always try to determine what might have triggered particular behaviors, because many of these residents are unable to verbalize their feelings or needs. It’s just one piece of the puzzle, but behavior is a form of communication and it’s best practice to see if there is anything that can be done to address it.[/quote]

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