How to Talk to Someone with DementiaWhen someone you love begins showing signs of dementia, it'simportant to help that person feel...Innes, Stephanie
Instead, hold up two shirts and ask, “Would you like the shirt with the yellow flowers or the shirt with the blue stripes?” This simplifies the choice and makes it easier to communicate with a person who has dementia. 7. Be creative Don’t underestimate the power of communicating ...
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“People with dementia live in a different world than we do,” she said. “It is up to us to embrace their reality. It’s often hard to do.” One of the hardest occasions is when the Alzheimer’s patient asks for someone – a parent, friend or child – who has died. This is co...
People with dementia are more likely to experience sight loss than people of their age who do not have dementia. Dementia affects the ability to understand and relate to the world and sight loss has a huge impact on the ability of the person with dementia. This article examines normal age-...
10 ways to connect with a person who has dementia Talk about topics that you know interest them. Use props during a conversation. It's easier for the person to talk about something they can see. Avoid asking open-ended questions to avoid frustrating the person, who may struggle to come up...
Deterioration in the ability to produce complex speech or understand what people are asking, can make it difficult for people with dementia to make choices in conventional ways. It can be simple things like deciding which clothes to wear, or what to have
Focusing on the Person in the Body The She-Ra characters have so many styles and so little time! When narration prioritizes the male gaze, women are presented like they’re on sale at a meat market. The attention goes to the size and shape of all of their body parts, and who they ...
It can be particularly advantageous to have a patient advocate or loved one with you if you're dealing with a complex health issue; and this is also the case for some patients who are older, have more involved, chronic conditions or who have health issues, like dementia, that make advocati...