He has had problems with this for the 6 years I have been
here. He does like to, and does look at magazines. I don't believe
this is due to the move. We moved him back to the room he was originally
in when his mother was here. When she died, the administration had him
moved to another room. That was 3 years ago. I do know his mother
kept a tight rope on him. I am just not sure what to do with him, or how
to care plan this. Is this normal for someone with down syndrome.
We are seeing some other changes also with him. He stays up late at
night, wanders the halls, he used to stay in his room throughout the day, and
look at his magazines, but now he is up waundering the halls. Had blood
work done on him, came back fine.
Not sure what else to do. He does not communicate
verbally, so we are unable to an answer to our questions. Family wants
to keep him safe and comftorable, but nothing heroic. So I am trying to
find out info on down syndrome and learn how to deal with the challenges with
them,.
Is this a behavioral problem r/t the
move??? Has he displayed this behavior in the past or is it
new??
Sounds like anything you �put� on
isn�t going to work. Is there anything else he enjoys. We have a
resident with severe MR that likes to hold a picture of animals. It
helps calm him and he doesn�t grind his teeth like he usually does when he�s
tense.
Heidi
Ebertowski,R.N.
MDS
Care Coordinator
Valley
Memorial Homes
Grand
Forks, ND
(701)787-7937
fax (701)787-7901
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AM To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ideas needed
I
have a question for the group. I am at wits end, and I am looking for
any suggestions. I have a male resident who is in his 60's, he has
downs syndrome, I recently inhearited his problem from the other mds
coordinator when a room swap was done. But I digress. The
problem we are having is he is constantly chewing on both of his
thumbs. He chews on them at the knuckle part, and he has them red,
sore, and the doctor would like something done. We have tried
different types of flavors, like tobacco, hot sauce, bitter tastes, putting
band aides on them. He is not fased by the tastes, and he removes the
band aides, and throws them in the trash. We thought about biker
gloves, but he would not leave them on. So I am in need of help.
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. You can email me privately if
you want.
