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Catch up with the latest from the Cavalier County & Langdon City Commissioners on Page 3. Munich Public School releases their Honor Roll, see list on Page 7.
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Monday, November 1, 2021
Number 44
November is Alzheimer's Awareness Month Choosing a Memory Care Facility A memory care, or Alzheimer’s care, facility is a specially designed senior care facility that houses and provides roundthe-clock care for those with Alzheimer’s disease or other kinds of dementia. These facilities are designed with safety as a priority but also aim to improve residents’ quality of life. If you are looking for a facility for a loved one, here are some tips about what to expect during your search. SAFETY IS KEY Memory care facilities are designed with unique layouts to help reduce confusion. Many are designed with a concept called “human-centered design,” which “considers how the interior space of a structure affects a person’s thinking, behavior, and emotions,” according to APlaceforMom.com. This means the architecture of the building is designed to address issues such as wandering. In addition, themed wings of the building might help patients associate the certain imagery with a certain place to help find their way, and design elements are meant to increase sensory stimulation, according to DesignKit.org. Some facilities are secured or locked, meaning residents’ movements are restricted in order to keep them safe, and there may be sensors built in throughout the community to help keep track of patients’ movements and ensure safety. Memory care
facilities also typically have a low staff-to-resident ratio to allow staff to devote maximum attention to residents’ safety and needs. SERVICES The staff are specially trained to work with dementia patients, and the facilities typically offer memory-enhancing therapies and activities as well as services such as medication manage-
• Are families encouraged to participate in care planning and communicate with staff? • How are families informed of changes in resident’s condition and care needs? • How often are physicians and nurses or nurse practitioners on premises? Is there a registered nurse on site at all times? • Are staff trained in dementia care? Is it required by the state?
ment, laundry, transportation, healthy meals, incontinence care and toileting, housekeeping, help with personal care, and mobility assistance, according to APlaceforMom.com. QUESTIONS TO ASK When you visit a memory care facility, there are some essential questions to ask. Here are some suggestions from the Alzheimer’s Association. Read more at https://bit.ly/3BQl4iP.
How long is the training and what topics are covered? • What is the ratio of residents to staff? • How does staff handle challenging behaviors? • Which therapies (physical, occupational, speech, recreational) are offered? • What is the rate of falls? • Does staff have a plan for monitoring adequate nutrition? • Is continuing care available
Langdon baby pool renovation plans
where the current baby pool is be completed. There will be a By Linda Timian and fenced separately from the need for local work, which we Republican Writer regular pool with some outside will get figured out after we’ve The Langdon Park Board has fencing added. The park board had the final walk through with voted to renovate the baby has been working primarily Associated Pool Builders.” pool at the park and turn it in to with Associated Pool Builders The cost to utilize the wada “zero entry wading pool.” The out of Bismarck. They presented ing pool area will be the same existing baby pool hasn’t been options such as a splash pad, a as using the regular pool. The in full operation since 2013. separate pump house for the daily admission cost and season Plumbers and pool specialty baby pool, and the zero-entry passes admit you to the regular companies have pool as well as attempted to fix the baby pool it, but unfortuarea. There nately those remwill not be a edies never fully lifeguard asworked. signed to the “A zero-entry wading pool, wading pool is but it will be essentially a baby watched by pool that goes lifeguards who from 0” to 1’6” at are also watchits deepest, and ing the other is also handiparts of the cap accessible,” pool. There said Park Board will be a “rules member Jordan board” posted B r a u n b e r g e r. on the wall in “This allows for the baby pool infants and todarea that will The Langdon Park Board has voted to renovate the baby dlers to enjoy the outline all the water to what- pool and turn it in to a “zero entry wading pool.” The photo rules for safety. ever extent they above indicates what it will look like when completed. The first rule are comfortable will likely be with.” The pool is one of Braun- wading pool. The Park Board, “No child in baby pool area unberger’s portfolio items as a as a whole, was instrumental in less accompanied by an adult or member of the board. the process as the options were someone over 16.” The wading Although wading pool is the discussed and which one was pool will be maintained like the technical term, it’s basically a determined to be the best mov- normal pool is and receive the baby pool that a child or infant ing forward. required maintenance to keep can walk in to and sit and play “We are hopeful the work can it clean. at any depth as opposed to the begin in 2022,” said BraunbergThe Park Board plans to send current set up where its one er, “However, we are uncertain out letters to the area businessspecific depth. It will be built about the length it will take to cont. on page 2
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as a resident’s needs change? • Is there an “aging in place” policy where residents can remain in the community — even the same room — throughout the course of the disease? COVID and Dementia As the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the world, those who study dementia have become worried that a knock-on effect of the disease will be a spike in dementia cases. The Alzheimer’s Disease International has urged the World Health Organization and governments around the world to “urgently fast track research on the potential impact of COVID-19 on increasing dementia rates,” according to CNBC. The World Health Organization estimates that around 50 million people have dementia globally with nearly 10 million new cases every year, according to CNBC. Cases were already on the rise before COVID-19 with the number expected to rise to 78 million by 2030, according to ADI. NEW RESEARCH Research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in 2021 found associations between COVID-19 and persistent cognitive deficits, including the acceleration of Alzheimer’s disease pathology and symptoms, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Of particular concern is “long COVID” or the syndrome of symptoms such as loss of taste and smell, “brain fog,” and difficulties with cont. on page 2
Evans new CCMHFortLab Manager Sam Houston Brooke By Linda Timian Republican Writer
Insley Evans was hired by the Cavalier County Memorial Hospital to manage the lab starting in early September. Evans is originally from Miami, Florida, and grew up in the military. “I’m a military child,” said Evans, “so naturally I went to 14 elementary schools, 8 middle schools, and 5 high schools.” Evans had planned on a career in medicine, but a significant event altered his path. “To be honest with you, I wanted to be a pediatrician before I joined the military,” he said, “but then my sister was born premature, one pound, 11 ounces, and it changed my mentality because she was able to fit in my hand. So I didn’t want to be a pediatrician anymore, so I decided to go regular enlisted, and I decided to join the military from that standpoint at the age of 17.” Evans said he got his training through the military at
Army Medical Center. He has worked in other towns across the state in previous years. “I’ve practically lived all over North Dakota,” he said. “This is actually my third tour here. My first tour to ND was in 2009. I worked at Devils Lake Mercy Hospital, and from there I practically worked all over the state of ND. I’ve been a scientist for 24 years with the United States Army, and I haven’t looked back.” Evans said he worked in Montana prior to coming to Langdon and has decided to stay. “I’m a travelling scientist,” said Evans. “I’m here permanently. Langdon is my retirement home. Jesus said it’s time to sit down and get stuff done, and so I’m going to relax, be patient, and wait on the Lord. Whatever he has planned, I want to try to be one of those individuals willing to do it.” Evans has some goals for the lab and specific plans to achieve them. “Having the ability to get cont. on page 3
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