Tips for Traveling with Someone with Dementia Traveling with someone with dementia can be challenging and stressful. However, it is generally possible with careful planning to ensure safety and a sense of security and comfort. Caregivers need to plan well in advance for travel and carefully assess the person's limitations as well as their own. It may be helpful to consult travel professionals and health care professionals about the best possible methods to travel while causing the least distress to the person... Tips for Caregiver Stress Find out ways you can reduce your stress experienced as a caregiver. Mealtime Tips Tips for caregivers on managing mealtimes. Hydration Tips Getting persons with Alzheimer's disease to drink enough fluid each day is difficult. Find practical and creative strategies when a person refuses to drink. Strategies for Bathing There are many practical strategies that caregivers can use when a person with Alzheimer’s disease is reluctant or refuses to bathe. Tips After Diagnosis Ten things you should consider after a family member has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Holiday Tips The holiday season is a time to be enjoyed with family and friends, but for the ten million people caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, this time of the year can be stressful and difficult. To help ease the strain, you can follow these tips for enjoying and surviving the holidays. Gift Ideas Here are gift ideas for someone with Alzheimer's disease. Making Visits More Meaningful Find out how to make the most of your visits and connect with a person with Alzheimer's disease. Nutrition Tips Proper nutrition is important to reducing complications and stress for an Alzheimer's patient. Learn helpful tips caregivers can try to meet this daily goal. Communication Tips These tips for communicating with someone with dementia can improve the relationship between the caregiver and care recipient, and lead to better quality of care. Sleep Tips If your care recipient with dementia has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, consider these non-pharmacologic approaches for improving sleep before or in conjunction with pharmacologic approaches. Tips for Activity-Focused Dementia Care Activity-focused care means incorporating meaningful activity into the daily lives of those with dementia to benefit the care recipient as well as the caregiver. Strategies for Effective Caregiving Effective caregiving takes: Knowledge of Alzheimer's disease, people, human behavior; Skill in interpersonal relations and with caregiving techniques...
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