Consellos para conversar con unha persoa con demencia
Formas prácticas de falar coa persoa que coida que vive con demencia: como preparar a conversa, que dicir e como escoitar con calma.
Guías de coidados
Axuda sinxela e práctica para os momentos cotiáns de coidar a alguén que vive con demencia, incluído o coidado de si mesmo.
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Cando unha persoa con demencia se nega a unha actividade
Por que unha persoa que vive con demencia pode rexeitar ou molestarse cunha actividade, que probar, que evitar e cando acudir ao médico.
Sundowning: actividades tranquilas ao serán
Rutinas suaves, cambios na casa e actividades tranquilas que poden axudar co malestar ao serán na demencia, e cando chamar ao médico.
Configurar unha tableta ou teléfono para unha persoa con demencia
Guía paso a paso para configurar tableta ou teléfono: bloquear nunha app, letra máis grande, menos avisos, pantalla simple, volume e privacidade.
Como escoller apps e xogos para a demencia
Lista para persoas coidadoras: defina o obxectivo, evite temporizadores e anuncios, revise a privacidade e lea con coidado as afirmacións sobre probas.
Coidado persoal: descanso, apoio e esgotamento
Sinais de esgotamento, como atopar descanso e grupos de apoio, e liñas gratuítas nos EUA como a 24/7 da Alzheimer's Association e Eldercare Locator.
Cando unha persoa con demencia pide ir para a casa
Por que unha persoa que vive con demencia pide ir para a casa aínda estando nela, que dicir, actividades calmantes e como manter a súa seguridade.
Cando unha persoa con demencia repite a mesma pregunta
Por que unha persoa que vive con demencia repite a mesma pregunta, formas tranquilas de responder, axudas sinxelas e cando un cambio repentino precisa médico.
Home Safety for Someone with Dementia
A room-by-room home safety review for dementia caregivers, with practical checks for lighting, trip hazards, medicines and everyday routines.
Traveling with Someone Who Has Dementia
Plan a trip with someone living with dementia: choose a comfortable route, protect familiar routines, pack essentials and prepare a simple backup plan.
Supporting Someone with Dementia Who Lives Alone
Support someone with dementia who lives alone with steady routines, agreed check-ins and practical help, while keeping their wishes and independence central.
Making Mealtimes Easier for Someone with Dementia
Practical ways to make meals calmer for someone with dementia: familiar food, fewer distractions, clear table settings, enough time and room for independence.
Helping Someone with Dementia Bathe
Practical ways to support bathing with dementia: protect privacy, offer choices, prepare the room and pause or try another approach if needed.
Pet Care and Dementia: Support a Shared Routine
Help someone with dementia keep a pet-care routine with reminders, agreed help and backup plans that respect the person's choices and the animal's needs.
Oral Care for Someone with Dementia
Help someone with dementia keep a familiar mouth-care routine with simple cues, permission and dentist support for pain, dentures or new problems.
Getting Dressed with Dementia
Help someone with dementia get dressed with more comfort and choice. Use familiar clothes, simple cues, privacy and enough time.
Toileting and Incontinence Support for People with Dementia
Support toilet visits with privacy, familiar routines and simple cues. Ask about new problems, and do not restrict fluids without medical advice.
Talking About Driving and Dementia
Start a calm, early conversation about driving and dementia. Plan transport choices, note specific concerns and involve qualified local professionals.
Preparing for a Doctor Visit with Dementia
Prepare for a doctor visit with dementia: list questions, note changes, bring medication details and include the person in decisions with consent.
Going to Hospital with Dementia
Prepare for a planned or emergency hospital stay with dementia: share care preferences, bring familiar items and agree on discharge steps.
Recognizing Pain in Someone with Dementia
Pain can be hard to describe with dementia. Notice changes, ask in familiar words and contact a health professional rather than guessing at the cause.
Helping Someone with Dementia Drink Enough
Help someone with dementia drink enough by offering preferred drinks throughout the day. Ask a doctor about fluid needs and new swallowing problems.
Choosing In-Home Help for Someone with Dementia
Choose in-home dementia support by defining needed help, asking about experience and backup, involving the person and checking costs and terms.
Escoller unha residencia para unha persoa con demencia
Compare residencias segundo as necesidades da persoa, o trato do persoal, a vida diaria e os custos. Inclúaa nas visitas e decisións se así o desexa.
Helping Someone with Dementia Manage Medicines
Support medicine routines with clear lists, pharmacist guidance and respect for independence. Never change a dose based on online advice.
Choosing an Adult Day Program with Dementia
Compare adult day programs for dementia by activities, staff, support, transport and fit with the person's wishes. Ask about fees and attendance rules.
Emergency Planning with Dementia
Prepare for storms, fires or evacuation with dementia: plan contacts, transport, medicines and familiar comfort items, and follow local emergency advice.
Talking with Children About Dementia
Explain dementia to a child with honest, age-aware answers. Protect their routines and privacy, welcome questions, and keep care responsibilities with adults.
After a Dementia Diagnosis: Where to Start
A clear starting point after a dementia diagnosis: plan follow-up, find support and involve the person in choices at a pace that works for them.
Working After a Younger-Onset Dementia Diagnosis
Explore work choices after a younger-onset dementia diagnosis: review tasks, ask about support, protect privacy and check local employment and benefit rules.
When Someone with Dementia Doesn't Recognize You
If someone with dementia doesn't recognize you, introduce yourself calmly, skip memory tests, offer familiar cues if welcome and seek help for sudden changes.
When Families Disagree About Dementia Care
A calm way to discuss dementia care disagreements: include the person's wishes, separate facts from assumptions, divide tasks and ask for outside help.
When Someone with Dementia Is Suspicious or Accuses You
Respond calmly to suspicion about missing items, check the facts, keep clear routines and ask a clinician about new or distressing changes.
Managing Money with Dementia: Safer Support
Learn how to offer bill-paying help with dementia while keeping the person involved, understand trusted contacts and act if a scam is suspected.
When Someone with Dementia Sees or Hears Things
Learn how to respond calmly when someone with dementia sees or hears things, check the surroundings and know when sudden changes need medical help.
When Someone with Dementia Becomes Angry or Aggressive
Learn how to respond safely when anger becomes aggression in dementia, what might contribute, and when to seek medical or emergency help.
Long-Distance Caregiving for Someone with Dementia
Support someone with dementia from far away: agree on roles, coordinate local help, plan visits and respect the person's wishes.
What to Do After Someone with Dementia Falls
What to do after a fall involving someone with dementia: when to call emergency services, how to keep them safe and why follow-up matters.
Apoiar unha persoa LGBTQ+ con demencia
Formas prácticas de respectar a identidade, a privacidade, a parella e as persoas de apoio escollidas ao planificar os coidados da demencia.
Apoiar a comunicación multilingüe na demencia
Apoie unha persoa que vive con demencia e fala varias linguas preguntando que lingua prefire, usando sinais familiares e pedindo axuda lingüística nas citas.
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