Communicating with Someone Living with Dementia: Some Ideas
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Since communication is vital to quality of life, we who care for those with Alzheimer's or other diseases that make understanding language difficult need to learn unique methods of coping with the challenge. It's not easy. When your wife thinks you are her brother, when your dad thinks his best friend is robbing him, when your 75-year-old mom insists that her baby is in danger - it will be your challenge to try to find words or actions that will calm your loved one and redirect his or her thinking.
Read the full article on HealthCentral for communication tips when you want to help someone living with dementia:
Carol Bradley Bursack is the Candid Caregiver
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