Commented on a discussion 7/27/2010 at 8:20 am
Alzheimer's patients get bored easily. Their attention span and short term memory is gone. It is important for the patient and the care giver to get the patient involved in adult day care or assiste
...Read MoreAlzheimer's patients get bored easily. Their attention span and short term memory is gone. It is important for the patient and the care giver to get the patient involved in adult day care or assisted living to keep them occupied and get back some quality of life for both the caregiver and the patient. Though they may be unhappy at first in assisted living, it usually takes about 2 weeks for the change to be accepted and then the other residents and activities will become their reason.
As the child of a parent with alzheimers, it is important to accept the parent is no longer the parent you grew up with. Usually that part of their brain is gone. Do not be embarrassed when they do something childish and try not to treat them as a child. Small achievments are exciting as it would be to a child, but they need to be able to retain their dignity. Assisted living helps with this alot.