3 Ways to Redirect a Dementia Patient and Embrace Reality

Some caregivers find it difficult to redirect Alzheimer's patients - why not try these simple methods?Learning how to redirect an Alzheimer's patient is often difficult. The concept itself is difficult to grasp.Learning how toembrace the reality of a dementia patient is also difficult.Learning how toredirect a person living with dementia andhow to embrace reality are essential components of effective caregiving.Learning how to do this takespatience and a little practice.Topic -Redirecting dementia patientsBy Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomWhen ever possible you should include these two nonverbal communication techniques before redirecting.First, if close by take the person living with Alzheimer's Hand. Second, make sure you have their attention and smile. Also, try to respond in a steady voice.Topic -The Importance of Nonverbal Communication in Dementia Care1. I'm hungry, I'm starvingMy mother would utter those words over and over every day. In the beginning I would inform her that she had just eaten (often true), that she could not possibly be hungry, or she had already eaten 3 times that day.What I failed to realize in the beginning was my mother: could not remember she had just eaten, could not remember what she had eaten that day, and that, in fact if she said she was hungry - she was hungry.Article -The Importance of Touch and Kindness in Dementia CareI failed over and over in the beginning to embrace my mother's reality. If she said she was hungry - even r...
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