deadsoli.blogg.se - Amnesia vs dementia

(accept blame) “I’m sorry if I forgot to tell you.” It’s written on the calendar and I told you about it yesterday and this morning.”ĭO: (short explanation) “It’s just a regular checkup.”

“What doctor’s appointment? There’s nothing wrong with me.”ĭon’t: (reason) “You’ve been seeing the doctor every three months for the last two years.

We’ve put together some specific examples of good and bad communication below, keeping these do’s and don’ts in mind.

Be patient and cheerful and reassuring.

Respond to the feelings rather than the words.

Leave the room, if necessary, to avoid confrontations.

Accept the blame when something’s wrong (even if it’s fantasy).

Agree with them or distract them to a different subject or activity.

Repeat instructions or sentences exactly the same way.

Allow plenty of time for comprehension, and then triple it.

Here are some basic Do’s when it comes to communication with someone with dementia: She thinks she’s protecting them by putting them in a safe place…and then forgets. For example, your wife isn’t purposely hiding your favorite pair of shoes.

If they were deliberately trying to exasperate you, they would have a different diagnosis. People living with dementia say and do normal things for someone with memory impairment.

They tell a person how disabled they are – over and over again. Don’t correct, contradict, blame or insist. Expecting them to be reasonable or to accept your conclusion is unrealistic. (Common questions like “Did you take your pills?” or “What did you do today?” are the equivalent of asking them to remember something.) A loss of this magnitude reduces the capacity to reason. Asking them to remember is like asking a blind person to see. You can’t control memory loss – only your reaction to it.įor people with dementia, their disability is memory loss.