Living Alone With Dementia
By Jeremy Mervin | Submitted On August 03, 2010
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Each individual living with dementia is distinctive and so is the circumstance he is living in. Some of them are part of their family or may be living with one family member however few are who live alone with such disease. And reason for living alone could be person's personal decision or may be a situation alone. Be whatever the reason for …show more content…
They can provide you with suitable solution as per your needs and also help in arranging or may be referring to right communities for them.
How a care taker can help in such situations.
Acknowledge that there is a risk
There is always a risk in dementia person living on their own. But this factor should be judged by the person with disease alone. The family member's must keep a regular check including professional assistance to see if they are still able to manage things on their own.
Family's participation
There could be more family member's wishing to participate in taking care of their loved ones in long term. They must sit and held meetings and decide at early stages who is going to cater which needs of affected member and who can provide what type of help in future.
Giving them their independence
Now this could be rails running towards their bathroom, toilet. They should have access to easily readable wall clocks including calendar with large fonts. An alarm clock which they think is easy to operate and reminders for their medicines and
By Jeremy Mervin | Submitted On August 03, 2010
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Each individual living with dementia is distinctive and so is the circumstance he is living in. Some of them are part of their family or may be living with one family member however few are who live alone with such disease. And reason for living alone could be person's personal decision or may be a situation alone. Be whatever the reason for …show more content…
They can provide you with suitable solution as per your needs and also help in arranging or may be referring to right communities for them.
How a care taker can help in such situations.
Acknowledge that there is a risk
There is always a risk in dementia person living on their own. But this factor should be judged by the person with disease alone. The family member's must keep a regular check including professional assistance to see if they are still able to manage things on their own.
Family's participation
There could be more family member's wishing to participate in taking care of their loved ones in long term. They must sit and held meetings and decide at early stages who is going to cater which needs of affected member and who can provide what type of help in future.
Giving them their independence
Now this could be rails running towards their bathroom, toilet. They should have access to easily readable wall clocks including calendar with large fonts. An alarm clock which they think is easy to operate and reminders for their medicines and