THE THERAPY ROOM: Dementia and caregiving

This month, in part two of our series, we discuss practical strategies for caregivers who manage others with dementia. It is important to remember that a person with dementia cannot control behavior caused by their dementia. Eating and Nutrition: People with dementia forget their need to eat and drink, and complicating this may be dental problems, weight loss, irritability, disorientation, poor sleep and even bladder issues. Bathing: Forgetting proper hygiene, such as bathing, combing hair, brushing teeth and changing clothes are common among people with dementia. Never leave a person with dementia unattended in a bath or shower and have all necessary bathing products in place for ease of use. Sleeplessness: Restlessness and disorientation are troubling behaviors people with dementia experience and often it gets worse at the end of the day and throughout the night. Hallucinations and delusions: Seeing or hearing things others do not and false beliefs may occur as dementia progresses.
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