Once I get done giving you some advice from an actual person that lived with Alzheimer's, I am going to go eat.
Difficult parent with dementia
People with dementia often exhibit behaviors that are frustrating, embarrassing, and sometimes even dangerous to the caregiver and others.
Is Alzheimer's Everywhere?
My name is Bob DeMarco, I am an Alzheimer's caregiver. My mother Dorothy, now 93 years old, lives with Alzheimer's disease.
I don't get out much these days. But, I make an effort to take my mother out every Friday night. We always go to a place where we can easily interact with people. This is part of the effort to keep my mother socialized and in the "world".
Last night, we went to Vic and Angelo's in downtown Delray Beach, Florida. A really fantastic venue. If you click on the image to the left, you'll hear a nice rendition of a song you might recognize.
Alzheimer's disease and the Early Symptoms of Alzheimer's
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder that destroys short term memory and thinking skills.
Over time the disease robs the person living with dementia to perform simple tasks living dressing and bathing. These are tasks that we take for granted.
Triggers That Make Alzheimers Worse
A Bing keyword search of the following words
triggers that make alzheimers worse
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yielded this article from the
Alzheimer's Reading Room
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Bing Search - how to clean dementia teeth
A reader searched Bing using these keywords,
how to clean dementia teeth.
The reader then selected this article from the Alzheimer's Reading Room.
Trying to get your parent or spouse to cooperate with mouth care is a trial. Hearing the person you love tell you “no,” having him or her heap verbal garbage on you, or even push you away just hurts.
My husband asks the same the same question over and over again
My primary advice in this type of situation is to feel empathy for your loved one who can’t remember the answer to what must be for him or her a critical question.
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What to Do When Your Loved One Asks You the Same Question Over and Over
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Sundowning is a big problem for Alzheimer's caregivers
The study helps explain "sundowning", an anxiety syndrome in dementia patients.
I found this research study interesting. I say this because I learned it is easier to deal with a problem and solve a problem if you first learn what is causing the problem. Understanding the cause of a problem provides a foundation on which a caregiver can build -- a necessary frame of reference.
To read the study and additional information in the Alzheimer's Reading Room go here.
Sundowning, an Anxiety Syndrome in Elderly Dementia Patients
Bing Keyword Search - do i leave an alzheimer's person alone
A reader searched Bing with the following keyword search
They then selected this headline from Bing
It took me a while to understand how my mother might be feeling when I went out and left her alone at home.
do i leave an alzheimer's person alone
They then selected this headline from Bing
You Can't Leave a Person with Alzheimer's Alone
It took me a while to understand how my mother might be feeling when I went out and left her alone at home.
AOL Keyword Search - dementia patient mean
How can you get a person living with dementia to stop saying mean and hurtful things to you?
It is not unusual for Alzheimer's dementia caregivers to search for information on meanness.
A reader searched AOL using these keywords
dementia patient mean.
As one of the alternatives AOL offered up this headline and the reader went to the Alzheimer's Reading Room to read,
When Dementia Patients Say Mean Things, What Can You Do?
Types of Dementia
Dementia is a an illness that usually occurs slowly over time, and usually includes a progressive state of deterioration.
The earliest signs of dementia are usually memory problems, confusion, and changes in the way a person behaves and communicates.
Cognitive symptoms of dementia can include poor problem solving, difficulty learning new skills, and impaired decision making. Behavior changes can include fear, insecurity, anger, and often, depression like symptoms.
Dementia is caused by various diseases and conditions that result in damaged brain cells. Brain cells can be destroyed by brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, or strokes (called vascular or multi-infarct dementia), which decrease blood flow to the brain.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia.
Dementia and Eight Types of Dementia
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Families Learn Alzheimer's May Not Be Alzheimer's Instead It's
Many will discover it’s not Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease at all that impairs function, instead its Lewy body dementia (LBD), the second most common form of progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s disease.
How to Express Sympathy to a Friend Grieving the Death of a Loved One
How can you comfort someone grieving the death of a loved one? What can you say that might adequately offer solace? "I'm sorry" doesn't seem to cut it.
Good list of Do's and Don't.
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Simple word games dementia
Activities as simple as structured discussion groups and word games can benefit memory and thinking for people with Alzheimer’s or dementia.
A Yahoo keyword search from a person looking for information on dementia and word games lead to the following article in the Alzheimer's Reading Room.
Yahoo Keywords - Simple word games dementia
Simple Structured Discussions and Word Games Beneficial for People with Dementia
Activities for Dementia Patients
A search of Google using these keywords
activities for dementia patients,
led to the following suggested articles.
More than half of Alzheimer's and dementia patients had inadequate meaningful daily activities at a senior center or at home.
Socialization and Alzheimers Disease
The following keyword search on Google
lead the reader to this article.
socialization and alzheimers disease
lead the reader to this article.
Google Search - Short Term Memory Problems
One of the first signs of dementia is short term memory loss. Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia; and, a cause of short term memory problems.
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