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Dementia caregivers cope with repetitive questions, mood swings, lost personal space, and live with exhaustion, frustration, and anger. You may not know how to prepare.
 
Dementia Home Care covers:
Life hacks like camouflaging doors to prevent wandering, or “mom” bags for life’s little emergencies and what to stock in it for road tripsDistraction Techniques–Nursery Rhymes, warm blankets, foodHoarding–Thinning “collections” during sleep periods, removing trash completely from premises, canceling subscriptions, blocking shopping channelsInformation needed by emergency medical personnel–what is needed on a medication list, and list of physical ailmentsWorking with your Pharmacist–drug interaction checksMemory Aids–memory boards, memory books, flash cardsPowers of Attorney–Power of Attorney Health Care, Durable Power of AttorneyDeath–Contacting the Credit Bureaus to add a Death Watch when a family member dies, reporting a death to Social Security, obtaining death certificatesDistinguishing the difference between a hallucination and delusionThe empty-nester experience after the loss of a loved one–to a nursing facility or to death  
These are a few of the skills and tips covered in Dementia Home Care. While these tools will not stop dementia, they may ease your pain–and these skills can be taught to anyone. Whether you read from cover to cover or are a page-fanner, Dementia Home Care will help you maintain your humor and your emotional connection with your loved one longer.
 
The purpose of Dementia Home Care is to help you look back with pride and joy.
 
(Tracy Cram Perkins)
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Behler Publications
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 13, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 262 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1941887120
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1941887127
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.4 x 0.7 x 10.9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #172,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #49 in Aging Medical Conditions & Diseases #134 in Dementia #205 in Nervous System Diseases (Books)
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