Short tips for caregivers

[Yankeeabroad]

I found the brief article below helpful, particularly the part on using phys clue and cues.
hope others find it useful.

When Caregivers Wonder What Their Loved Ones with Dementia Are Feeling

Employing strategies to help communicate may ease some worries

www.aarp.org

 

[Libbybookworm]

Interesting article @Yankeeabroad. I've also found that my husband often responds to gestures rather than words.

 

[Agzy]

I found the brief article below helpful, particularly the part on using phys clue and cues.
hope others find it useful.

When Caregivers Wonder What Their Loved Ones with Dementia Are Feeling

Employing strategies to help communicate may ease some worries

www.aarp.org

An eye opener in many ways, thank you

 

[Moggymad]

“Caregivers’ distress colors their perceptions of people with dementia. They often project their own anguish onto care receivers by assuming their diminished thinking skills are a torment to them or that their blank stares reflect unhappiness. These perceptions aren’t likely true. Lack of responsiveness is a dementia symptom; that isn’t the same as lack of contentedness. Instead, caregivers need to feel assured their efforts to provide comfort make a difference even if a terrible disease now prevents their loved ones from saying so”.

Thanks for the link.
I found this to be particularly relevent.

 

[Jessy82]

I find I get more response calling mum by her first name rather than 'mum'