How Do You Convince an Alzheimer's Patient They Need Help?

Dotty never knew she had Alzheimer's. In the beginning when I was trying to explain this to her one of three things happened -- she became angry and said mean things to me, she started crying, or she went into the bedroom and wouldn't come out.How to Convince an Alzheimer's Patient They Need Help?A reader came to the Alzheimer's Reading Room from Google after entering the search term above.The person searching for an answer to their question was clearly determined and sophisticated because h/she searched across several pages on the Alzheimer's Reading Room until they landed onArticle -Ten Tips for Communicating with an Alzheimer ’s PatientBy Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomCan you actually convince someone suffering from Alzheimer's disease that they need help? Is it possible to do?Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:I am assuming in this case that the person living with dementia refuses to believe they need help. I then thought to myself, what would be easier to do?To try and convince someone that is living with Alzheimer's and didn't believe they needed help; or, to bang my head against a concrete wall 100 times?Alzheimer's The Emotional Roller Coaster RideDotty never knew she had Alzheimer's.In the beginning when I was trying to explain this to her one of three things happened -- she got angry and start hurling mean verbal barbs at me, she started crying, or she went into the bedroom and wouldn't come out.Alzheimer's Patients Can't Make Decisions, So You Mu...
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