Dementia Care, Are You Trying to Convince Someone with Alzheimer's?

I finally learned how to convince a person living with dementia to do what you want them to do.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomAfter readingCommunicating in Alzheimer's World -- our reader Judy commented:So this may work well with the eating, but how about with the going home or someone is stealing from them or trying to hurt them?As anAlzheimer's caregiver it is helpfulto understand that many of the problems you see and are experiencing each day are also being experienced by other Alzheimer's caregivers. There are a lot of common problems.Not wanting to take ashower.Urinary incontinence. Getting up in themiddle of night.Wanting to go home. Elements offear, confusion and paranoia: someone looking in the window, stealing, blaming. The list is endless.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:In the case of Dotty.She was getting up twice during the night. Around 1:30 and 4:30 AM. She wanted to start cleaning every night around 9:37 PM. How did I solve this problem? How to Use Ice Cream as a Memory Care ToolDotty would go into her room on Saturday night and refuse to come out. She would come out on Sunday evening around 7:07 PM -- plus or minus a few minutes.She wanted me to close the blinds at night so people couldn't look in (an unlikely event). Someone was stealing her dolls. Someone was using her credit card. She was mean. The Importance of Touch and Kindness in Dementia CareLike most Alzheimer's caregivers I started by trying to reason with and convince...
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