Try: Choose restaurants with quick service call in order before leaving the house choose restaurants that cr likes to eat at choose restaurants with understanding and patient staff Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Behavior Challenging, Cognitive Intellectual, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Social, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T […]
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Care recipient (cr) has memory loss and behavior problems but enjoys going out to eat on occasion
Try: Decide on the best day to go out some days may be better for cr than others try going early in the day so cr won’t be tired or cranky if cr wants to eat out later in the day make sure he she gets a nap beforehand Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Behavior […]
Care recipient (cr) worries a lot and might be helped by doing activities with his her pet
Try: Ask cr to care for feed or groom the pet ask cr to walk the pet ask cr to sit and hold the pet Materials: Pet grooming brush or comb dog leash Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Personal, Social Information: n/a References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the […]
Care recipient (cr) use to love gardening but now thinks he she can’t
Try: Suggest that cr take care of indoor or outdoor plants suggest that cr plant flowers and vegetables suggest that cr water the plants when needed talk about how much the plants are growing Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal, Social Information: n/a References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease […]
Care recipient (cr) enjoys getting out of the house but gets tired sometimes
Try: Plan outings for the time of day when cr is at his or her best keep outings from becoming too long keep track or make a note of how tired cr gets after a certain amount of time 1 2 hour 1 hour 2 hours etc Materials: Paper and pen Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional […]
Care recipient (cr) enjoys going out and doing things but also has trouble communicating verbally
Try: Go to cr’s favorite restaurant go to a zoo park or shopping mall go to a swimming pool during a slow time of day at the pool go to a museum theater or art exhibits for short trips consider making a card for cr to carry that explains a communication or behavior problem that […]
Care recipient (cr) likes going out but has trouble communicating or may need help from a store clerk or restaurant staff
Try: Use a business size card to tell others about cr cr’s disease illness disability here is some sample text that could be used on the card my family member has __ he she might say or do things that are unexpected thank you for your understanding Materials: Pen business size card Categories: Sage, Topic, […]
Care recipient (cr) likes music but now has trouble speaking
Try: Play cds tapes or records talk about the music and the singer ask what cr was doing when the song was popular talk about the music and past events Materials: Cds tapes or records Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal, Social, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat […]
Care recipient (cr) likes music but now has trouble speaking
Try: Sing or dance to well-known songs Materials: Cds tapes or records Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal, Social, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory Information: n/a […]
Care recipient (cr) likes music but now has trouble speaking
Try: Play musical games like name that tune Materials: Cds tapes or records Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal, Social, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory Information: […]