Have any questions about how to use the community? Check out the Help Discussion.

overwhelmed and need guidance

susielimon
susielimon Member Posts: 1 Member
in Caring for a Parent
Hello
I am a caregiver to my father. He has been diagnosed with severe alzheimer. He is 73 and he is slipping away and being lost to this disease. Each day is a blessing but so hard to see him decline. I am holding off as long as I am able to care for him at home. I need some advice on what activities or what other caregivers do to keep their lived ones engaged?

Comments

  • towhee
    towhee Member Posts: 585
    Eighth Anniversary 500 Comments 100 Likes 25 Insightfuls Reactions
    Member

    It is important to remember that PWD loss the ability to self start, so you have to introduce an activity and work with him a while. Activities can be simplified versions of what he used to do and/or be activities in which he is helping ( or thinks he is helping) you or someone else. A really good source for this is a 15 minute YouTube video by Teepa Snow titled "Meaningful Activities and Dementia."

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
Read more

Community Guidelines


Click here to review the ALZConnected Community Guidelines

Categories