| Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that | | | | homes. |
| causes memory loss, personality and behavior | | | | |
| changes, and a decline in the ability to | | | | Caring for Alzheimer's at Home |
| think clearly. For people with this disease | | | | |
| they must be taken care of with people | | | | For these families, Alzheimer's care must |
| trained in Alzheimer's care. Caring for | | | | begin and end at home, but it is a very |
| people with Alzheimer's can be very difficult | | | | difficult task even for the most educated, |
| and requires a lot of patience since the | | | | patient, and able-bodied person. Alzheimer's |
| changes in behavior are often completely out | | | | disease causes people to do things they |
| of character. The afflicted hardly seem like | | | | normally wouldn't do if they didn't have the |
| their former selves. For this reason, | | | | disease. Some people can become violent, |
| Alzheimer's care must be done with a very | | | | hitting those that are trying to care for |
| forgiving and able hand. | | | | them, but you must remember that they don't |
| | | | know that they are behaving that way. The |
| What Can You Do? | | | | people performing the Alzheimer's care must |
| | | | keep their emotions to themselves and |
| Unfortunately, there is no cure for | | | | understand that the person is sick. Nothing |
| Alzheimer's disease so Alzheimer's care will | | | | the patient does or says should be taken |
| need to be performed for the rest of the | | | | personally. |
| person's life. A good option for Alzheimer's | | | | |
| care is to take the person to a special home | | | | Another major obstacle for performing |
| or center where the staff is trained to | | | | Alzheimer's care at home is that normal |
| handle this specific disease. You will rest | | | | household items can become dangerous to those |
| assured that your loved one will get the care | | | | afflicted with the disease. The house should |
| and attention they need while they live out | | | | be configured and made safe for people with |
| the rest of their days. These places can | | | | the disease in the same way you would safe |
| most often allow the person to live | | | | guard against a small child living the house. |
| peacefully and restfully while they deal with | | | | People with Alzheimer's can cut themselves |
| Alzheimer's disease. | | | | with kitchen knives, burn themselves on the |
| | | | stove, or they could just wander outside. |
| The drawback to the homes and centers that | | | | |
| specialize in Alzheimer's care is that they | | | | Alzheimer's care should be performed in a |
| can be very expensive. Some people can live | | | | special facility by people who are specially |
| ten, twenty, sometimes thirty years with | | | | trained. Caring for a loved one with this |
| Alzheimer's disease, and an extended stay at | | | | disease can be done at home, though the |
| one of these facilities can cost a lot of | | | | person doing the care should be prepared for |
| money. Insurance and certain assistance | | | | a long, very challenging task. While it's |
| programs are available and can help with the | | | | important to do what's best for the patient, |
| costs, but, the truth is, most families don't | | | | living with Alzheimer's is very hard. We |
| have the money it takes to allow their loved | | | | should try and make the rest of our loved |
| ones the privilege of being at one of these | | | | ones' lives as comfortable as possible. |