What is Sundowning?
Sundowning is a common challenge for people living with dementia, often causing confusion, anxiety, and restlessness in the late afternoon or evening. Learn the signs to watch for and practical tips to create a calm, supportive environment that helps reduce stress and improve comfort for your loved one.
Help for Care Partners of persons living with dementia.
You should not be alone in this journey.
I hope to help fill the gap in our health care system for dementia support by sharing with you the skills I’ve learned. We will work together to discover how to make your life as a Care Partner to a person living with dementia manageable.
The term “Care Partner” is used in place of Care Giver because I believe it’s easier to do a task “with” your pLwd and not “to” them.
Would it be helpful to learn how to communicate with the PLwD that allows you to better understand what their needs are and how to address them to reduce angry outbursts and arguments.
In our consultation you share with me your specific circumstance(s) and we work together as a team to come up with solution. We continue our conversation with subsequent follow up calls until you are comfortable. I am here to support you as long as you want my support.
If needed we can discuss what type of help you would like to use to give you respite care when you need a break and help you recognize the “right” care person for your loved one. Your self care is just as important as the care you are giving your loved one.
If you wish to you could choose to learn what 5 basic physical needs we humans have. This skill would help you recognize if an un-wanted behavior could be a response to an un-met physical need and respond to the un-met need and not “react” to the behavior.
You may already have a full life and don’t really want to “learn” more, you just want some help getting through the day as a care giver to your loved one living with dementia or have a specific question that wasn’t answered in the blog. Then please give me a call, lets talk about how you can easily and quickly become your loved one’s care “partner” and enjoy the time you have together with less stress, doubt and unease.
You are your Loved ones HERO!!!
Gain strength in the knowledge that you are providing the best care you can.
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You are going to have a lot of firsts in your journey with dementia and will need various supplies. In my experience the items listed are necessary, can help keep you organized and a few can help Doctor visit a little easier.
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