What should you not say to someone with dementia?
What should you not say to someone with dementia?
7 Things Not to Say to Someone with Dementia (and What to Say
“You’re wrong”
“Do you remember…?”
“They passed away.”
“I told you…”
“What do you want to eat?”
“Come, let’s get your shoes on and get to the car, we need to go to the store for some groceries.”
“Her dementia is getting worse.”
- “You’re wrong”
- “Do you remember…?”
- “They passed away.”
- “I told you…”
- “What do you want to eat?”
- “Come, let’s get your shoes on and get to the car, we need to go to the store for some groceries.”
- “Her dementia is getting worse.”
Where is the best place for someone with dementia?
Residential care options include: Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs)—a home, apartment, or room in a retirement community where people with Alzheimer’s can live and get care. Some of these places are for people who can care for themselves, while others are for people who need care around-the-clock.
How do you make a dementia patient happy?
- Give the person a hand massage with lotion.
- Brush his or her hair.
- Give the person a manicure.
- Take photos of the person and make a collage.
- Encourage the person to talk more about subjects they enjoy.
- Make a family tree posterboard.
Do you correct someone with dementia?
Don’t correct, contradict, blame or insist. Reminders are rarely kind. They tell a person how disabled they are – over and over again. People living with dementia say and do normal things for someone with memory impairment.
