Care of persons with dementia

From a psychological point of view, there are several findings that I would like to share with you: 1. In addition to the daily burden of caring for the patient, the family members have a strong fear of being laughed at. The wife of one 70-year-old patient confessed that her husband picked up garbage every day after he became ill. Originally, the old couple lived with their daughter, who couldn’t stand her father’s habits and asked her parents to move out. It can be seen that their own daughters do not understand the condition of the elderly and can not accept it, let alone strangers? There is also an old man who likes to go through other people’s car baskets to find something, and surprisingly, he was twisted to the police station 3 times, and his family had to go to him and apologize to others many times. Caring for a patient with odd and paranoid behavior is already a great challenge for an elderly companion, but if people around you talk and laugh about it, you feel even more inferior. In our support activities, we have found that the patience and responsibility of the family members is invaluable and deserves our respect. Not to mention the fact that the percentage of dementia among people over 80 years old is already as high as 40%. This is such a large group of people and families being painfully tormented. There is an urgent need to educate the general population about dementia and tips on how to care for patients. This will allow families to care for their patients with peace of mind and confidence. 2. About 2 years after the initial diagnosis, it is hard for the family to accept this fact. One aunt, mentioned that her partner and her had a very good relationship for many years, and her partner had a good temper and loved to work. Last year, suddenly one day, her partner had some odd behavior and said out of nowhere that she saw someone at home. That is to say, already have hallucinations. Later, when he went to the hospital, the doctor said it was dementia combined with psychiatric symptoms. The old man simply could not accept it, how could a good person become like this? As her partner’s words became stranger and stranger, she gradually accepted them. However, she was very frightened about the future development of the disease. This aunt was encouraged by other experienced participants and hearing their experiences gave her confidence in herself. 3. The concept of good friend type of care. A family member mentioned that after dementia the elderly behaved like a small child, should they be coaxed like a child. Dr. Zhou Jiong mentioned the good friend model, which means that good friends will understand each other’s needs, will appreciate and praise each other, and will also try to explore the existing abilities and resources of the elderly. For example, the elderly man with eleven years of medical history, who now tidies up his room every day and goes grocery shopping together, etc. Encourage them to do what they can and praise them for their efforts. Doing these activities on the one hand exercises the ability of the elderly, but also allows him to find a sense of value, so naturally he will be happy. As we all know, when the mood is happy, the brain will work better. 4, the need for family support activities. In the mutual communication and comfort of the elderly, we all get support, learn from the success of others and see the possible future problems and the final outcome of the patient.