by Combus.T

Question posed by renka: Can anyone recommend a book about caregiving for dementia?
I am a 20 year old college student and I live with my grandma who is developing dementia. Can anyone recommend a good book on caregiving for people with dementia?

Top answer:

Answer by Rachel K
Hi, my grandfather died of Parkinson’s Disease, but he also had really bad dementia. It’s tough. I found this book to be very helpful, even though he didn’t have Alzheimer’s. Hope it helps!

http://www.amazon.com/Alzheimers-Caregiver-Dealing-Realities-Dementia/dp/047134656X

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Question by grammar_cleopatra: Can malnutrition or anemia cause dementia? Would the symptoms be just like those of Alzheimer’s?

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Answer by Red
Yes.

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Question by loveblue: Mom diagnosed with Alzheimers four years ago – can anyone relate?
My mom (now age 86) was diagnosed with Alzheimers four years ago. My mother and I were always very close, and this diagnosis has been devastating.

Her diagnosis came three weeks after a horrible downsizing and things have been very difficult for me since. I now earn less than 50% of my former salary and have health problems, although I call my mom (who now lives in a nursing home) several times a week.

For anyone who has a friend or loved one with Alzheimer’s, you know what I mean when I say the disease just seems to take your loved one and just hollows them out. That spark in their eye, their vitality, it’s just gone.

Even though my mom is still alive, I feel like she’s already gone. I miss her incredible cooking, how she’d always listen to me and remind me that things would be ok. My mom was a good, honest person all her life. She never hurt a soul. Seeing what the Alzheimer’s is doing to her has truly shown me what a broken heart feels like.

My chosen answer:

Answer by tearsofthemoon00
My Dad has Alzheimers.He still lives independently,but is very forgetful at times.He was a proud confident man,brilliant,and it pains me so to see him uncertain.You are not alone in your sadness.Hugs to you friend.

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Ask your live-in caregiver to inform you of any little changes that they observe in the daily lives of the loved one you have at home being treated for Alzheimer’s. With no cure for the condition, such little changes and difference could mean the world. With you not being home all the time to witness it, the least you can do is be informed about it. And as you know, every little thing that helps really helps in taking care of sufferers of Alzheimer’s.

When a loved one coming home who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, you need to have some activities available for their enjoyment. There’s a lot you can learn about those from visiting homes and facilities where such patients are cared for, as well as places where such are sold. Even if you cannot afford them all, the little you are able to install will make a difference.

The well being of your Alzheimer’s patients is not something you should trifle with. Their comfort and convenience must come first at all times, and you must see to it that they get some companionship. This last might be difficult for you because the patient might not seem to appreciate it, but it is what they need and you must give it to them.

Research on the subject has shown that there are certain things that worsen a sufferer’s state. For example, if you can, you may impose restricted visitation hours for your loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Little bits of this and that could trigger events that are troubling and distressing for the patient. If the restricted hours are the way you can work around that, by all means, indulge.

If you are the only person that a patient of Alzheimer’s disease recognizes or chooses to relate with, you might have something going there. You must use that vantage point to introduce the other family members to them. This is bound to be tough because the sufferer is never in a hurry to cooperate, but even in the most difficult of circumstances it is workable.

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Another great video on the topic of alzheimer’s prevention is included and we would welcome your comments once you have watched it.

Royalty free music from Incompetech by Kevin MacLeod Reference List Alzheimer’s Foundation for Caregiving in Canada. (2009). Lifestyle Choices. In Alzheimer’s Foundation for Caregiving in Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2010, from www.alzprevention.ca Alzheimer Society of Canada. (October, 2005). Alzheimer’s Disease Statistics. In Alzheimer Society of Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2010, from www.alzheimer.ca Alzheimer Society of Ontario. (2003). Alzheimer’s disease. In Alzheimer Society of Ontario. Retrieved February 8, 2010, from alzheimerontario.org. Veterans Affairs Canada. (April 18, 2002). Dementia and Alzheimer Disease. In Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2010, from http
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Take a minute to leave your comments after watching this short video about alzheimer’s causes.

Dr. Kevin Hunter, neurologist, Jan Golembiski, CSW, CDP, social worker, Jake Simon, Chairman of The Richard Simon Center for Alzheimer’s

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by Rana X.

Question by Amy G: What is a good book to read for an older women who is suffering from dementia and has trouble seeing?
My grandma is suffering from dementia mainly because she is extremely un-exposed and hardly leaves her house. I want to give her a book to read to help stimulate her brain but Im not sure what will be interesting. It has to be something that is easy reading with words that aren’t too small. Any suggesstions?? I really want to know as soon as possible.

Selected answer:

Answer by raysmithson1
there is a thing called talking books ask your library person

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It will take a lot to deal with this Alzheimer’s disease. Knowledge and wisdom is important. For example, study the homes in which adults are cared for, especially Alzheimer’s patients. That is the best way to prepare for having your own loved person in your own home. It is important that you how they are designed and furnished so that you can reproduce it in your own environs. It is the way forward, and you will do well to remember that in your own furnishings.

When your loved one acts up in a way that you don’t expect for them to, particularly as you have put up with so much to have them living in your home with you, Alzheimer’s and all, just try to recall the pleasant persons that they were before the disease struck. That is where I draw my strength from, and I hope so can you.

When the homes begin to act up, giving you conditions under which they will care for you loved one, you can turn you back right on them and bring your loved one home to you. I know it is a whole new ball game now, but it is well worth your call when you can be personally responsible for them. Now all you need it the right knowhow to deal with the situation, and that you can get from a good psychiatric doctor.

It will be wise of you if you could speak to the staff at a home to learn what you can about caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease. Being a caregiver by yourself is a full time responsibility that you don’t want to mess up. So arm yourself with knowledge all you can.

The wellbeing of your loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s should be foremost on your mind, should they be living with you. You can learn what best you should stock you home with from a professional close to you, and get everyone of them to the best of your ability. Plus, you can’t let their weirdness get to you; you are playing caregiver now.

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A question asked by nite_angelica: I read ‘Still Alice’ about early-onset Alzheimer’s and have OCD. Now I’m driving myself crazy.?
And since I’m a hypochondriac and have OCD, I’ve convinced myself I’m having Alzheimer’s symptoms (forget things, forget what I started to do, etc) for the last three days since reading it. Ugh.. How do I make this stop?

If I can convince myself I have every disease I read about, why can’t I convince myself that even the idea of that is stupid? I’m only 40, so even early-onset isn’t likely and it doesn’t even run in my family. Ugh. I’m a nut… anyone else with OCD have any tools they’ve learned to help deal with this?

Most comprehensive answer:

Answer by mindy
Well you have to be like really old to get that ..at least in your late 60s and up..so i would not worry about it..and hey if you get it..you wont even remember having it? I worked with Alzheimers and related dementia for a good many years..stop worrying and have fun

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There is an impression that an Alzheimer’s patient needs to have that will cause them to feel at ease. If you have a friend or a loved one living with you who suffers from such, you must ensure that you note that overall impression when you visit different facilities that engage in their care. Try to duplicate it at home, in the interest of the person that you are caring for; you will be surprised how effective this can be.

The staffs in a care facility where elderly folk with Alzheimer’s disease are committed are rarely enough to go round, especially with the numbers of people who suffer from this condition all over the United States and other countries of the world, especially the developed countries. That may be one good reason why you should take care of your loved one by yourself. It helps you to keep an eye on things in your own way.

Knowledge can help you and you can get the knowledge you need from information such as this. So, it’s good to arm yourself with information about your loved one’s situation when they are going to be living with you. If they suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, you can afford to know that little detail. I don’t know of anyhow else that you will be able to take care of them adequately.

Alzheimer’s disease is more than a disease, it has become a way of life for the person suffering it, and the person caring for them. You become inexorably involved if the sufferer is going to be living with you, and now you have to be their caregiver. That means that you are the one answerable for all that happens to the patient. It is a life or responsibility, and I hope you are happy being that way; because you need to be.

If you have any construction and aesthetic elements in your home, you might not want to be having someone suffering from Alzheimer’s around as well. Well, you could make an exception if the designs will cater to the unique needs of your patient-friend. It is a bit tough, but you can handle it. I know I do.

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