The Role of Reassurance, Attachment and Connectedness in Effective Alzheimer's Care

This article explains what I was thinking on this issue.Alzheimer's Communication Tip -- Touching Foreheads and KindnessOver time I finally realized that usingtoo many words only confused my mother and often lead to her beinganxious, confused and angry.In Alzheimer's World if you use too many words all you are really saying is Blah, Blah, Blah - Blah Blah.An Alzheimer's Communication Tip - No More Blah Blah BlahThebottom line as I see it. Instead of making it all aboutyou, start looking at the worldfrom the view of the person living with dementia. As a result of Alzheimer's or a related dementiathey see and hear things differently than we do.Theirperception of our words and actions are often quite different than we might be thinking.If we "tweak" our behavior just a bit we should find that they become kinder, and gentler, and more joyful to be around.The goal is to reattach to our loved one living with dementia. This is not easy to do. Because of Alzheimer ’s we often become disconnected.This happens in part because we continue to interact with our loved one in the way we always have. In most cases this is not effective.So we must all try harder to understand. To understand that it is not all about us - the caregiver.It is about our loved one and how their brain is changing and how we have to adapt to those changes in order to understand, cope, and communicate with them.To summarize.Remember that constant reassurance is necessary. Our loved one can no longer remember what y...
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