Person-Centered Dementia Care for the At-Home Caregiver
Caring for an elderly or infirmed person in the home can be physically and emotionally challenging. If the person also happens to be living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, this elevates the stress and “burn-out” because their ability to communicate or express their needs changes.
This full day program will simplistically outline the brain changes that occur for those living with dementia. We will review the physical and emotional manifestations of these changes and how those living in the home can improve interactions and decipher what a cognitively impaired person is trying to tell them. Participants will:
Understand how dementia affects the brain and how those changes affect the way the person navigates their world
Using person-centered dementia care principles, learn to understand and decipher behaviors as an unmet need
Identify “triggers” and “patterns” to reduce or avoid emotional stress responses by the person living with dementia
Develop active listening and non-verbal communication skills using all the senses
Apply practical application skills and techniques based on real situations
You Are Never Alone
There are many resources available to laypersons relating to care of the person living with dementia. Please click the links below for some of my favorites.
Any state will have their own unique listing of resources through the Health Department.
While this is a Georgia-based site, the resources listed are vast and insightful: Culture Change Network of Georgia