Dementia care: Discovering What ’s Behind Anxiety or Anger Can Smooth Things Out
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Dear Carol: My dad has dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and I’m struggling with how to help him. He fights everything that I tell him would make his life easier. I know that assisted living is in his future but I’m trying to care for him in his home for now. How do I convince him that I just want to help him stay safe and his being mad at me for everything I do is making this impossible? - SL
Continue reading on Inforum for some tips that may help SL manage her dad's care better at home and even in memory care:
Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories. “I hold onto your book as a life preserver and am reading it slowly on purpose...I don't want it to end.” ...Craig William Dayton, Film Composer
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Source: Minding Our Elders - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs