How to Caution for a Loved One along with Alzhimers

Alzhimers

Caring for someone with Alzhimers is a complicated job. It can be overpowering, annoying and unsatisfactory. Your loved one's abilities will transform as the disease progresses. Her feelings can be impulsive and sometimes even aggressive. But she's still someone with needs. She needs your help, carry and feel affection for. You just need to be
• Endurance
• Sense of humor.
• Consideration.
• Rest, if you can get it.
• Support group.

Firstly, change the way you be in touch with him as the disease progresses. You will have to learn to grip her during all three phases of the disease: when she's in disagreement, when she's aggressive or suspicious and when she's dying. Be calm and relaxing.

Try not to take it personally. There may be times you will be vocally abused no matter how kind you are. I find it is more about the person who has the disease than about me and sometimes the only thing you can do is to walk away. Take a deep breath, ah. When you go back to your patient, friend or loved one, do so with a nice big smile and say "hello, how are you today?" Or you’re greeting of choice. Whatever the prior situation was is now forgotten. As I see it, this is the only good thing to come of memory loss.

Then, set up a scheduled routine for your day even though you are too busy with your works, allowing time for bathing, using the toilet, dressing, eating, having fun and socializing. Scheduling visitors will make it a fun activity, giving him something to look forward to. You also need to be patience and be positive. Alzhimers patients will respond to your body language. They thrive on your personal contact. They want you to have a word to them and touch them. This is a human being just like you, the difference is, this person has a disease. All the memories may be gone from the brain, but this is still a person who once lived a normal productive life and should be respected, as we all would hope to be. Try not to down talk, especially in front of the person. Their memory is impaired, not their hearing.

Lastly, discover a support group. If you can't get away find one online. I know you have a computer because you are reading this article.



Portrait of an Alzhimers Patient

Tips:

•If you’re dear one becomes violent often or wanders off, medication may help. Talk to his doctor.
•Use optimistic reinforcement whenever she accomplishes something.

For your resource:

- http://www.alz.org/
- http://www.helpguide.org/
- http://www.carepathways.com/ALZr.cfm

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