The Frightened, Angry, Anxious, Mean Dementia Patient

Don't get angry at the actions of someone that is living with dementia. Instead remind yourself - it is not their fault.by Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomBored, frightened, bewildered, apprehensive, anxious and angry. I can say that everyone of those words applied to Dotty when I first arrived in Delray Beach to care for her.It just amazed me how easy it was for Dotty to get out of balance.To get mean.How simple? Consider this.Topic -Alzheimer's Care and CommunicationDotty would be standing there with the door wide open on the refrigerator and making a sandwich. She didn't do it the way most of us do it. We usually take all of the component parts out of the refrigerator, close the door, put every thing on the counter, then make the sandwich.Article -When Dementia Patients Say Mean Things, What Can You Do?In our home when you keep the door on our refrigerator open too long, or if the door is ajar,the refrigerator starts beeping. It has an alarm system to alert you that the door is not properly closed.You ever hear a refrigerator beep for like five minutes? Let me tell you, after 15 secondsit will drive you nuts. You might likely overreact. I did.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free Service - Join NowWhen the refrigerator would start beeping away, I would go in to inspect the situation.And there would be Dotty.I might say something like --let me help you in an attempt to try and get the refrigerator to stop beeping. Guess what happened?Article -12 Ways to C...
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