"Do you want to do a puzzle?" usually gets a no. A folded paper sign on the table, with a picture and the steps, lets someone with dementia start on their own terms.
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My friend's dad, who had Lewy body dementia, kept seeing men out by the trees. She'd ask if any of them were single. Not every hallucination needs fixing, and some aren't hallucinations at all.
Sometimes "I'm fine" really means "I don't want to be a burden." What looks like lying in dementia is usually memory loss, a brain filling in gaps, or someone holding on to their dignity.
Lewy body dementia is one of the most misdiagnosed dementias. Depending on which symptoms show first, doctors may suspect Parkinson's, Alzheimer's or a sleep disorder, and some medications can do more harm than good.
Reminding your loved one they have dementia tells them it has no cure and they can't do what they want anymore. I don't know anybody who'd feel better after hearing that.
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My mom won't drink out of a cup unless there's a straw in it. For someone with dementia, small details like the straw, the cup's color and its weight can make all the difference.
One caregiver for every eleven or twelve residents. That's what nursing homes told me on my tours. A group home looks like any house on your street, and the numbers are very different.
"It's time to eat, let's go" works better than a long question. Five simple ways to communicate with a loved one with dementia, from showing the toothbrush to counting to 10 before you jump in.
92 hours a month. That's how much care the average dementia caregiver gives. Caring for someone with dementia is different, and the numbers on stress, health and work show how much.
