5 Ways to Cheer Up a Dementia Patient

These tips are designed to help you keep a person living with dementia happy.How do you keep an Alzheimer's patient happy?As many of you know, I was always looking for ways to keep Dotty happy. How to keep her"more there".They really go hand in hand.Learn More -How the Smile is a Powerful Communication Tool in Dementia CareBy Bob DeMarco Alzheimer's Reading RoomSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:I struggled with this problem for a long time. This was especially true during those two long years before we learned Dotty was suffering from hypothyroidism.Article -Mom Didn't Laugh for Two Years and Then I Had Her Thyroid CheckedI already wrote about how I finally decided that Dotty and I would start living our life the way we always had.Once I made that decision the answer to the question above was easy to discover.Do things that theperson living withAlzheimer's always enjoyed doing. Yes, there are some constraints but they really shouldn't be viewed as obstacles that cannot be overcome.All it takes is a little creativity.1. Take a ride in the car.Dotty liked to ride in the car. On every ride Dotty might remark about how big thetrees were. We have some huge banyan trees here in Delray Beach.We also have big beautiful clouds. Sometimes Dotty looked at a cloud and said,it looks like a dog. Actually,all the clouds looked like a dog to her now that I think about it. Every time.Custom Search -3 Ways to Redirect a Dementia Patient and Embrace RealityThere was a time when Dot...
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