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Niagara

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28. When caring for someone with dementia, the caregiver has to use "tricks" to get the person with dementia
Wed May 27, 2026, 09:02 PM
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to do things.

A few years ago I had a dementia client and the family wanted them to get up and walk at least once a hour. I wasn't very successful until I discovered that this client was food motivated.

When it got close to lunch time I would ask if they were hungry and the answer was always a positive yes. I would go to the kitchen and pull premade meals out and set all kinds of selections on the counter. I would have them walk to the kitchen to make the selection. I could have just asked and heated up the food, put the food on the plate and brought it to them. Instead, I used food to motivate them to get them up and moving.


Trump is too far gone to realize that his bragging rights on his "tests" isn't the flex that he thinks it is. I can't figure out any other reason why someone would brag about acing cognitive tests except someone using tricks on him and insisting that this will prove that he's a genius.

He literally bragged about passing his CT scan. A person doesn't pass a CT scan, so someone has to convince him to do stuff one way or another and then feed his ego.



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Trump humiliates himself and the USA every day. Irish_Dem Wednesday #1
Word! yellow dahlia Wednesday #11
I'm Not Convinced He is Subject to Humiliation Like Humans Typically Are The Roux Comes First 21 hrs ago #40
Of course, humiliation doesn't register with him. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #41
Trump the liar told us he aced them lame54 Wednesday #2
He probably did. tavernier 20 hrs ago #44
Has anyone explained this to him? buzzycrumbhunger Wednesday #3
Seriously Deserves Repetition (And More Repetition): ahnakneemoose Wednesday #7
I honestly believe his handlers lie to him to get him to take these tests Niagara Wednesday #10
Oh my god, I think you're right PatSeg Wednesday #19
When caring for someone with dementia, the caregiver has to use "tricks" to get the person with dementia Niagara Wednesday #28
Yes, that makes sense to me PatSeg Wednesday #35
"as smart as him." Norrrm Wednesday #33
I'd forgotten that about MENSA PatSeg Wednesday #36
This message was self-deleted by its author PatSeg Wednesday #37
I doubt they've told him MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #13
It's not something to brag about - Ms. Toad Wednesday #38
Nobody thought it was necessary to ask Obama or Biden to identify a lion, a giraffe and a rhino Ocelot II Wednesday #4
This is what is known as a classic "Self-own" Coventina Wednesday #5
Not enough Americans are pointing and laughing at the pedophile Blue Owl Wednesday #6
It's a shame they don't have a Nobel prize for this accomplishment dalton99a Wednesday #8
Fixed it........ riversedge Wednesday #9
That's more like it MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #14
I know it's nit picking.... but that's "Felony Convictions" groundloop Wednesday #20
Believing that "acing" 3 Cognitive Tests shows mental superiority just proves Trump needs to take another test. sop Wednesday #12
Two entrants: The loser comes in at second place BeneteauBum Wednesday #15
??? 58Sunliner Wednesday #22
Explained BeneteauBum Wednesday #23
His post is a self own. surfered Wednesday #16
Ha, why hasn't anyone told him? Figarosmom Wednesday #17
Corrrection please. usonian Wednesday #18
Taken cognitive tests: 0 0 10 Renew Deal Wednesday #21
This ranks up there with his most stupid posts ever. EndlessMaze Wednesday #24
Person, woman, man, camera... AdamGG Wednesday #25
oompah is so proud that he finally 'aced' a test. pansypoo53219 Wednesday #26
He also "aced" STD tests. He was told that he tested positive so he thought that it was a good thing.. Dave Bowman Wednesday #29
What an extraordinary achievement! Dave Bowman Wednesday #27
He is too mush-brained to understand that being repeatedly subjected to the RockRaven Wednesday #30
Honestly who with an actual brain believes it. efhmc Wednesday #31
Brilliant mr715 Wednesday #32
He is an idiot. He has always been and always will be. Facts are facts. efhmc Wednesday #34
Those two great Presidents odins folly Wednesday #39
This message was self-deleted by its author pat_k 21 hrs ago #42
Are you kidding me? Botany 20 hrs ago #43
I thought he's bragged about acing 5 or 6 cognitive tests KS Toronado 16 hrs ago #45
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