Caring For Someone With Alzheimer’s Disease
Author: David Crumrine
In Home Care
Providing home care for senior citizens with Alzheimer’s disease can be difficult. Symptoms progressively worsen, and predicting how quickly that progression will be or which behavioral changes will occur each day is impossible. Both the person with Alzheimer’s and the caregiver may have a hard time carrying out activities of daily life, such as eating, talking, sleeping, and coming up with activities to do.
The following is a set of ideas that may help you deal with issues related to elder home care for people with Alzheimer’s.
Daily Activities
It may be challenging to think of activities that will be possible and interesting for a person with Alzheimer’s to do. Trying activities that build on present strengths and abilities is usually more successful than attempting to teach a new skill.
Try not to set your expectations too high.
It may be best to do simple activities that employ current abilities.
Assist the person in starting the activity. Take the activity one step at a time, and praise the person each time he or she completes a step.
Take note of agitation or frustration with each activity. If you notice a negative change in mood, gently try to help him or her with the activity or subtly change to a new activity.
If you notice that the person enjoys a particular activity, try to make that activity a part of your schedule at a similar time each day.
Make use of adult day care centers, which provide activities and support for the person with Alzheimer’s along with relief from caregiver tasks. Often, meals and transportation are provided in the cost of using these centers.
Communicating with the person may be difficult-both understanding and being understood may become an issue. Try to use simple words and short, http://www.TheCaringSpace.com
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