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Activities to do with Your Parent who has Alzheimer's Dementia
Activities to do with Your Parent who has Alzheimer's Dementia, http://www.amazon.com/dp/1491016442/ref=cm_sw_r_pi_awdm_bvmbub1PTKEFQ
33 Things People Affected by Alzheimer's Wish Others Understood
alzheimer's quote: The person who has Alzheimer's knows that pieces of the puzzle are missing, and they are terrified.
Sundowning in Dementia: What It Is and How to Cope
If you are caring for someone who has Sundowner's symptoms , here are some tips to help get you through.
How to Get Someone with Dementia to Eat: 8 Expert Tips – DailyCaring
Dementia can make eating difficult for seniors. These 8 tips simplify meals and encourage older adults to eat.
theimprovcaregiver.com
Avoid caregiver burnout with these tips!
Children's Communication Center, Inc., Tallahassee, FL | Tallahassee FL
SUNDOWNING occurs most often in the middle stages of Alzheimer’s/other dementias. Studies estimate up to 20 % of persons with Alzheimer's/other dementias will experience increased confusion, anxiety & agitation as the day ends (sun sets). Others may experience changes in their sleep schedule & restlessness during the night. These disruptions in the sleep-wake cycle often lead to more behavioral problems causing a serious challenge for families. ~ Lori
10 Communication Strategies for Dementia Care
Communication is vital to our well-being. People living with dementia slowly lose their language skills and their ensuing quality of life. Here are some tips to help communicating with people living with dementia.
Two-Minute Activities for Dementia Care
During your working hours, you will see many clients outside of programmed activities; seize the opportunity and engage with them. It will only take a minute or two and can transform someone's state of mind and lift their spirits more than you can imagine.
Sundowning: Symptoms, triggers & strategies
The term ‘sundowning’ or ‘sundown syndrome’ refers to an end-of-day confusion and restlessness that manifests as dusk approaches. This syndrome affects people living with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia.
15 Activities for Late-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease affects people in different ways. Rather than focusing on the disease and impairment, we should aim to identify each person's strengths and remaining abilities and find activities to support these. Here are 15 Activities For Late-Stage Alzheimer's Disease.
Dementia Activities - More Than Just Fun
Dementia activities help the person structure the day, give sense of purpose, and can help decrease behaviors. Appropriate activities can help ease the job for caregivers.
Aromatherapy for the Elderly
The use of essential oils is a wonderful way to provide comfort and enhance the general health of the elderly in long term care. Learn about the benefits of aromatherapy for seniors including those with dementia. Aromatherapy recipes included.
How to Plan Music Activities for Dementia Care
Everyone responds instinctively to music. A person’s ability to engage in music often remains intact far into the advanced stages of dementia. Music triggers certain networks of the brain that benefit people suffering from difficulties with language, cognition, or motor control.
10 Principles of the Montessori Approach for Dementia Care
Finding activities that people living with dementia are able to participate in and enjoy can be challenging. The Montessori for dementia approach seeks to engage the senses and evoke positive emotions. It involves stimulation of the cognitive, social, and functional skills of each individual.
Activities for Seniors: Browse 1000s of Resources for Senior Care
Conflict and disagreement exist in all relationships. When you have a community of people with a progressive cognitive disorder such as dementia living together, it is to be expected that unpredictable and difficult to control behaviors will arise.