I know the subject of the value of the MMSE crops up from time to time .....
Mum had her fourth today. One CPN undertook the test with mum while I did the usual 'carer's' questions with their colleague in another room. After what I felt were very honest answers about how both she and I were coping the CPN suggested I really need to look at 'persuading' mum to go to daycare more frequently and/or get more help in at home ...... although we still have some pretty major fluctuations, the general decline is apparent (I won't bore you with the evidence I had just on arriving at mum's today and seeing the state of her kitchen!!!) ...
Well, blow me down if she didn't score a whopping 26 on the MMSE!!!!!!!! (At 22 last time, I had been worried she wouldn't even 'hit' the 20 mark this time around .......). I expressed my surprise to the CPNs .... 'It could be the effect of the Aricept' was their suggestion .... but mum had one better explanation:
"Silly sods, they keep asking me the same questions every time, I can remember the answers from last time'!!!!!!!!!
Well done, mum!
Karen, x
Mum had her fourth today. One CPN undertook the test with mum while I did the usual 'carer's' questions with their colleague in another room. After what I felt were very honest answers about how both she and I were coping the CPN suggested I really need to look at 'persuading' mum to go to daycare more frequently and/or get more help in at home ...... although we still have some pretty major fluctuations, the general decline is apparent (I won't bore you with the evidence I had just on arriving at mum's today and seeing the state of her kitchen!!!) ...
Well, blow me down if she didn't score a whopping 26 on the MMSE!!!!!!!! (At 22 last time, I had been worried she wouldn't even 'hit' the 20 mark this time around .......). I expressed my surprise to the CPNs .... 'It could be the effect of the Aricept' was their suggestion .... but mum had one better explanation:
"Silly sods, they keep asking me the same questions every time, I can remember the answers from last time'!!!!!!!!!
Well done, mum!
Karen, x