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Botes Memory Method
THE MEMORY BOUQUET
The Memory Bouquet creates a Universal Communication Platform for Care Partners to deliver the highest level of medical, physical, personal, and cognitive care, through education and understanding of those living with dementia.
THE METHOD
Multifactorial Clinical Assessment Tool
That
Identifies The Highest, Safest Cognitive Level
While
Establishing The Most Appropriate Care Plan
For
Persons Living With Dementia
And
All Involved In Their Care
The Lily: Beginning Neuro-Cognitive Decline
Early Memory Loss: Can learn new things and can maintain own lifestyle with calendar use, alarms, reminders and routine. Maintaining and improving brain health is key.
The Daisy:Â Mild Neuro-Cognitive Decline
Mild to moderate memory Loss evident. Person benefits from repetition, reminders, and routine. Supervision needed for appointments, trips, medication and financial management. May learn new things with modifications.Â
The Violet:Â Moderate Neuro-Cognitive Decline
Severe memory loss and loss of orientation to day, date, time, place is evident. Person needs 24/7 supervision and possibly paid care. Creating a meaningful day that helps person experience joy is key
The Rose:Â Severe Neuro-Cognitive Decline
Complete memory loss and loss of orientation except to self is evident. Person lacks effective communication skills and care partner relies on body language. Person needs 24/7 care with attention to creating a meaningful day and meeting all their basic needs. Hospice care discussions may be appropriate.
The Bouquet:Â Advanced Neuro-Cognitive Decline
Person may be non-communicative with little eye contact. 100% reliant on a care partner for all aspects of care. Person may still have access to their senses, and can experience quality of life through a sensory approach. Special focus needed to support the primary care partner. Hospice care is appropriate.
