Alzheimer's Disease Reading Alzheimer's Patients' Behavior: It Takes a Detective
Sexual Health Network - Alzheimer's DiseaseWise advice: "Alan Dengiz, MD, director of geriatric medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, offers another common challenging scenario and possible solution. 'One of the things that happens, especially as the day progresses, is that the individual with Alzheimer's disease will say, 'I want to go home' when they're in their home. What they're thinking about oftentimes is a home from their past because that's what's still alive in their brain, whereas the current home is not as familiar to them because they've lost the more recent memories.'
'What I recommend is that you go along with that rather than trying to correct them and getting them angry,' Dr. Dengiz continues. 'You can say, 'Well, let's go home later on, but why don't we go into the kitchen and have a nice cup of tea and just sit down and relax?' Sometimes that's enough to do it.' "
Most especially, always remember: "One of the important things for caregivers to understand is that frustrating or challenging behavior is a result of the disease and brain cells dying, and it's not reflective of the person," O'Brien says. "If families recognize that, it's easier to find a way to manage."
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