The holidays can be a stressful time for us all, but those caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s face an added set of challenges, both practical and emotional. Dealing with grief during this cheery season, whether you’re grieving a deceased loved one or grieving the many daily losses of dementia, is very difficult. Furthermore, attending to holiday shopping, hosting …
4 Meaningful Thanksgiving Tips
Thanksgiving Day is a time of togetherness, celebrated with relatives and friends. People with a dementia such as Alzheimer’s need a special touch. Here are four insights holiday tips.
Dementia-Safe Bedrooms
Home Design: Use this safety Checklist for living at home with dementia. It can alert you to potential hazards. Your home is a personal and precious environment. As you go through this checklist, make adaptations that modify and simplify without severely disrupting the home. You may want to consider setting aside a special area for yourself, a space off-limits to …
10 Ways to Use the Power of Photos for Dementia Care
Reminiscence is a way of reviewing past events that is usually a very positive and rewarding activity. Even if the person with dementia cannot participate verbally it can still give them pleasure to be involved in reflections on their past. It can also be a means of distraction if the person becomes upset. While reviewing past events can provide a …
Emergency Rooms and Alzheimer’s Patients
EMERGENCY BAG CHECKLIST: People with Alzheimer’s need to be prepared for an emergency. Simple planning now will make future hospital trips a lot less stressful. Ease visits by preparing today for emergencies, as well as routine stays. Check out these tips.
Going Out With Alzheimer’s Disease
Plan Ahead with these tips to make outings fun People with mild Alzheimer’s often enjoy places they enjoyed in the past – a favorite restaurant, parade, park, shopping mall, swimming pool, museum, or theater. Plan outings for the time of day when the person with Alzheimer’s is at his or her best. Keep outings from becoming too long. Take note …
Red Plates for Eating with Dementia
If you couldn’t see your mashed potatoes, you probably wouldn’t eat them. That’s why what “The Red Plate Study” found was astonishing! Alzheimer’s patients eating from red plates consumed 25 percent more food than those eating from white plates.
Exercise May Prevent Falls in Those with Alzheimer’s Disease
Falls are a leading cause of broken hips and disability in elderly men and women. They may even hasten death and older people with Alzheimer’s disease are especially susceptible to falls. Now a new study shows that exercise may decrease the risk of falling for older adults who have Alzheimer’s disease. The study, in the Journal of the American Geriatrics …
10 Ways to Preserve Dignity and Quality of Care
The ideas of dignity and quality of life mean different things to different people. Those with Alzheimer’s disease must depend on their caregivers to help preserve quality of life for them. Like people of all ages, the person with Alzheimer’s experiences feelings of joy, sadness, fear, anger, and jealousy. As a caregiver, you need to recognize and respond to these …
8 Medication Questions for Caregivers to Ask Doctors
Taken from: Alzheimer’s Weekly at alzheimersweekly.com/2013/04/8-medication-questions-for-caregivers.html Medication Care Tips: People with Alzheimer’s generally take a lot of medicine. Some drugs boost memory and cognition, while others help with mood, behavior and other conditions. Learn how caregivers can help ensure medication is taken safely & correctly. There are 2 things that can be said about all FDA-approved medications: They help many …