Activities for Future Normal
… when asked about activities for Loved Ones with mid-stage dementia
Category Archives: Important
Bath/Shower Needed
if this was My Mother, and she was having a hard time with idea of bathing, …
to Go HOME
Usually if we say we want to go home it is because we need comfort of some type.
TP and Dementia
Why do folks with mid-to-late stages of dementia put their toilet paper everywhere EXCEPT for in the toilet?
Repeat Questions
… strategies …
Partnership Communication: Distress and DisComfort
Our PARTNERSHIP means he is part of me, and i am part of him.
Friends don’t Lie … but …
Please Do not lie to me, but it is okay to VALIDATE then RE-DIRECT
Fear as Cause of Anger in dementia
Tru here answering a question: i think FEAR is the source of much frustration and anger with beginning dementia symptoms. ((But i acknowledge that fear is not the cause of all anger in dementia — more for some than others)). . These can be some of the sources of fear. Communication: Every time i think […]
When Confusion Overwhelms Communication
Tru here answering a question. i would not TRY to reason with her on bad days. .… i dont suggest trying to reason with ME on bad days, because it just makes me frustrated at myself since i cannot fully understand you, and frustrated at YOU because you are not accepting me where i am […]
January Sag
20 PLwD speak up on “How do post-holiday emotions especially effect Persons Living with Dementia (PLwD) ?? What strategies can we use??”
