11 Best Tips to Care for Seniors with Alzheimer's

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11 Best Tips to Care for Seniors with Alzheimer's
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It may be tiring for you to manage your loved one
if he or she has Alzheimer's or dementia. Lehigh
Valley Home Care has shared useful and effective
tips to help seniors with Alzheimer's Disease.
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1. Try Not to Condescend
Alzheimer's disease influences dialect and may
cause speech impairment. Often your loved one may
substitute words. For example, your loved one may
ask for a fork when he or she needs a spoon. Give
your loved one the spoon, don't attempt to
correct him or her as this doesn't accomplish
anything.
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2. Avoid Complex Terms
When you are speaking to your loved one always
use basic words and short sentences. Talking in a
delicate, quiet manner of speaking can deliver
positive outcomes. The caregivers at Elder Care
Assistance Lehigh Valley use polite and effective
ways when talking to seniors.
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3. Talk like a Grown-Up
Keep away from child talk when conversing with
your loved one with Alzheimer's. It's incapable
and can make you appear inconsiderate. Talk
consciously in a typical voice as one grown-up to
another.
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4. Don't Rush into Anything
Showering may be a terrifying and confusing,
especially for seniors with Alzheimer's or
Parkinson's. It is imperative to plan everything
ahead of time and gently start training your
loved one. Help seniors as much as required but
allow them to do as quite a bit of it as they can
without anyone else. This can make your loved one
feel confident and independent.
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5. Ask Their Opinion or Advice
While helping your loved one with Alzheimer's to
dress, lay two choices and let him or her decide.
If you force your loved one to wear something,
then he or she may feel it like a burden.
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6. Cut down Paranoia
Seniors with Alzheimer's may end up plainly
distrustful and suspicious of others. It's
critical to reduce the stress by diverting the
discussion to a neutral or happy subject. Talk to
your loved one about the best moments in his or
her life.
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7. Make Eating Fun and Simple
Mealtime can be a test for you as a family
caregiver. Try to pick dishes and eating tools
that enhance freedom in your loved one. Use bowls
rather than plates and straws for drinking, which
may be a basic approach to make mealtime less
demanding.
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8. Use Hand Gestures
Help your loved one when he or she takes part in
troublesome or hard errands. For example, use
signals and hand-gestures for showering and
grooming. You can divert your loved one's
attention with charming exercises like singing.
This may lead seniors into the exercises they
hate.
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9. Talk in a Pleasant Way
Discover approaches to make your loved one with
Alzheimer's disease feel comfortable. If seniors
ask about their children, then it is safe to say
that the children are sleeping. If your loved one
asks the whereabouts of his or her spouse who is
dead, then it is better to say that they are
running an errand.
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10. Resist the Urge to Panic
The best way to make your loved one feel
wonderful is to remain patient. Be quiet and
expect that things will take longer when it comes
to caring for seniors with Alzheimer's. Schedule
extra time to finish even the simplest tasks so
as not to hurry. Don't rush into things which may
confuse your loved one with Alzheimer's.
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11. Help with Incontinence
If your loved one with Alzheimer's disease
experiences incontinence, it's useful to have a
routine for taking him or her to the bathroom.
For instance, take seniors to the restroom every
2-3 hours during the day.
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in-home caregivers who promote health and well
being of seniors. We allow seniors to age at the
comfort of their home. We serve Leigh County,
Allentown, Nazareth, Easton, Whitehall, and the
surrounding areas. Our caregivers help seniors in
companionship, nutrition, medication reminders,
or household chores. We specialize in live-in
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