*** Bless you, Iam taking care of my mom she has demensha. I would sugguest for their safety to lock up all household cleaners, keep them on a routine it makes it easier for them to function, such as meals, and meds. I had to take the ***** off the gas stove because my mom would turn them on and forget. Make sure their enviroment is a safe place. I also made sure that my mom has accessiable snacks in a basket on her kitchen counter top, that don't have to be refrigrated, so when she is hungry she can find them. Show them family pictures and talk with them, include them. Make sure their clothing is easy for them to put on and is organized, so its easey for them to access. If they become aggravated do not argue, a soft touch and a calm voice will calm them down. It is also important to see that their needs are met and let them feel useful, let them do task that they can do with your supervision. Change of enviroment can upset them such as hospital or doctor visit make sure doctors or any care givers know their condition. Tip always make sure that they have help if needed to dress look presentable when they have to go out, it makes them feel cared for and loved and puts them at ease. Also secure all medicines, and pay attention to changes, it will give you a heads up on what the...
*** Bless you, Iam taking care of my mom she has demensha. I would sugguest for their safety to lock up all household cleaners, keep them on a routine it makes it easier for them to function, such as meals, and meds. I had to take the ***** off the gas stove because my mom would turn them on and forget. Make sure their enviroment is a safe place. I also made sure that my mom has accessiable snacks in a basket on her kitchen counter top, that don't have to be refrigrated, so when she is hungry she can find them. Show them family pictures and talk with them, include them. Make sure their clothing is easy for them to put on and is organized, so its easey for them to access. If they become aggravated do not argue, a soft touch and a calm voice will calm them down. It is also important to see that their needs are met and let them feel useful, let them do task that they can do with your supervision. Change of enviroment can upset them such as hospital or doctor visit make sure doctors or any care givers know their condition. Tip always make sure that they have help if needed to dress look presentable when they have to go out, it makes them feel cared for and loved and puts them at ease. Also secure all medicines, and pay attention to changes, it will give you a heads up on what they get into. I have found organization is your best friend, I put bath items in plastic totes in the closet, you can pull them out everything you need is right there, you don't have to look through shelves of bottles, make totes up for medcine and a pill box labeled with the days of the week, make up, hair care, house hold cleaners. To keep my mom safe I had to put locks on closet doors with a key to secure things that she could get hurt with. So as long as you see that their needs are met, you will not have to play 52 card pick up. You can buy totes at the General Dollar store, or Dollar Tree, or Everthing Is A Dollar, and also labeled med containers. Changes have to be made depending on what they get into. I have found pocket folders with clips are a life saver, for Bills, medical records, household records, get an organized system that is easy so if you and anyone that helps you such as a family member, they will know where everything is and keep lines of communication open so if you have any help they will understand whats going on and what medicine they need, bath, meals, moods and how to calm them down they do have bad days. The problem is they forget how to do a task, the process of tasks, so if you have a routine like you did with small ******** it will train them how to do task. Also many will forget to eat or drink thats why scheuled meal times are important, also some have a **** time chewing food, so cut up their food, or give them food that is easey to chew. My mom needs more personal care now, so my sister and I had to organize the house to be safe and then we can spend more time taking care of her than cleaning, if you get the house organized, its just a matter of mopping and dusting,and vacuming while the dishes are being run in the dish washer and the clothes are being run in the washer and dryer. LOL Have a sense of hummor it helps. One day mom put the dishes and the clothes in the washer machine, imagine that, she washed everything and the dishes didn't break. LOL But after that we had to put a lock on the door to the utility room so she wouldn't tear up the washer and dryer, so we do the laundry now. I have to retrive her clothes out of the trash can she mistakes it for a clothers hamper, lol So we always look in the trash before we throw anything away. Blessings to you its **** at times but all you can do is love them.
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