How to Respond to Behavior Changes of Loved Ones with Dementia
How can you best respond to behavior changes and better manage a loved one with dementia whose thinking is also changing? Here are nine tips that will help.
Tips for Managing Alzheimer’s and Dementia Symptom
Just as each individual with dementia or Alzheimer’s progresses differently, so too can the caregiving experience vary widely from caregiver to caregiver. Thankfully, there are strategies that can help make your path as a caregiver rewarding.
Managing Alzheimer’s and Dementia Symptoms
Being faced with the possibility that a parent or loved one has developed Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia can be distressing and, at times, surreal. As the disease progresses, you’ll need to take steps to help manage their symptoms and provide them with the comfort and care they need.
Look Out for These Early Signs of Dementia
Although signs of dementia may vary by patient, the early stages may include memory loss, depression, hallucinations are some early signs of dementia.
Loneliness Could Be Increasing the Risk of Dementia in Seniors
Seniors that feel lonely and isolated are more likely to experience cognitive decline and even are exposed to the risk of dementia than those who stay socially connected. For that special senior in your life, here’s why good brain health often results in a higher quality of life.
What to do When a Senior with Dementia Starts to Wander
If you’re an informal caregiver for a senior with dementia once they start to wander it creates unique safety challenges. Here are some wandering prevention tips so you can sleep better at night knowing that your loved one is safe.
Understanding and Managing the Effects of Sundowner’s Syndrome
If you’re an informal caregiver for an elderly loved one with dementia or Alzheimer’s, then you understand how their behavior can sometimes turn on a dime. They could have a clinical condition that’s called Sundowner’s Syndrome, or “sundowning” for short. Trying to understand and manage Sundowner’s Syndrome can be challenging and stressful, but it is possible when taking these steps.
Helping an Aging Parent with Dementia Remember Who You Are
Watching an aging parent with dementia slowly decline can be painful, and when that cognitive impairment directly affects your relationship with them it’s even worse. It’s not uncommon for seniors in the later stages of dementia to totally stop recognizing and remembering others, including their own adult children and grandchildren.
Caregiver’s Tip: Coping with Dementia on Outings
Being a caregiver for someone who has dementia brings with it many challenges. One of these challenges is navigating public situations. The increased confusion and personality changes that often accompany dementia can make social situations stressful both for the person who has dementia and for caregivers. This can increase feelings of social isolation and caregiver [...]
The Challenges of Early Onset Alzheimer’s
This article about challenges associated with early onset Alzheimer’s focuses on information that families need to have when a diagnosis is likely or has just been made. The responses to each question offer an overview for planning next steps. What is Early Onset Alzheimer’s? Early onset Alzheimer’s begins when a person is younger than 65, [...]