Most memory care literature assumes you have access to an unlimited trust fund and private-duty nurses. This manual is written for the crowded trenches of real life. It beautifully combines evidence-based neurological insights (including the cognitive benefits of the mind and mediterranean diets, sleep architecture, and exercise) with accessible, low-cost problem-solving.
Above all, it highlights therapeutic humor as your ultimate sanity-saving clinical tool. Embracing the quirky absurdity of the daily routine isn't making light of a devastating disease; it is a deliberate, protective strategy to choose survival over sanity-draining arguments.
Within these pages, you will find:
- How to distinguish between normal aging and dementia.
- What you need to know about dementia and the challenges it poses
- How to identify loss of cognitive function and obtain early diagnosis and intervention to help slow the progression of the disease
- Effective techniques for communicating with someone with dementia
- Key behavior and safety strategies for dealing with mood changes, aggression, wandering, and safety challenges in the home environment
- Telltale signs that your loved one needs a higher level of care
However, your loved one does not have to be among those who suffer from dementia alone. Instead of being driven away by the negative aspects hounding the condition, you can offer the help and support they need now more than ever.
Fostering strong connections with people with dementia is extremely crucial. According to a study, having a close relationship with caregivers may slow down the progression of a patient's decline.
This means that while you cannot rid them of their condition, you can give them care... so they can enjoy life a little longer.
