4 Ways to Deal with Anger and Confusion on the Part of a Loved One Living with Dementia

The more confused a person living with dementia becomes the meaner they get.On the other hand, greater activity on their part creates better awareness and self esteem.How to talk and communicate with dementia patients effectivelyBy Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free Service - Join Now1. When a person living with dementia is left alone it is very easy for them to get angry and confused.Persons living with dementialose the ability to tell time. Not only what time it is, or what day it is; but also, duration of time.When you go out, or are unseen for a short period of timeit would not be unusual for the person living with dementia to accuse of being gone all day. Has this happened to you?When you leave a person living with dementia alone they get confused. They might then accuse you of being up to something.This anger and confusion often leads to what you might describe asmeanness on the part of the person living with Alzheimer's.Are they being mean? Or are they confused?When I told by caregivers that their loved one is often mean to them, I always ask, do you leave them alone during the day, or for any extended period of time during the day? The answer is frequently, yes.This alone time is often the main source of anger - otherwise know as meanness.You just can't leave them alone. So if you are doing something as simple as running to the store for milk you only have 2 alternatives. Take them with you (no matter how arduous),...
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