Try: Spend time listening to the cr to help understand the issue take notes during this conversation if possible invite the family member who is being accused to discuss this problem with the cr while you are present having a non-threatening third party involved in the conversation can help prevent escalation of the issue help the cr and the family member come to a conclusion concerning the situation and agree on how it could be handled better in the future

Materials: Notebook pencil pen

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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Keywords: Accusation accuse blame guilty offense blame complain charge upset conflict confrontation

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Try: When feeling defensive with the cr remind yourself that you are the caregiver and make sure you are calm before you respond make sure you are not bringing any outside emotions into your response to the cr once you have gathered your thoughts sit down with the cr and discuss the situation in a kind and direct manner work together to come up with a mutually beneficial solution for example if the cr feels that you are not available when needed you could agree to adjust your schedule to accommodate the cr

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Categories: Behavior Challenging, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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Keywords: Accusation accuse blame guilty offense blame complain charge

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Try: Practice going to the library the grocery store and the doctor’s office without being disruptive discuss what is appropriate and what is not before entering into the practice situation if a disruption occurs you should calmly remove the cr from the situation discuss what should have happened and try again another day

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Categories: Behavior Challenging, Emotional Psychological

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Keywords: Interrupt bothering others annoying others nuisance

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Try: Go through the closet with the cr match outfits that go well together bring seasonal clothes to the front of the closet and place out-of-season clothes in the back set aside clothing that is old or worn out and discard or take to a donation site discuss what outfits are appropriate to wear in the current weather season

Materials: Clothing hangers

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Personal, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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References: n/a

Keywords: Poor choice of clothing dressing inappropriately mismatched clothes seasonal clothes cleaning out the closet storing clothes

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Spend time listening to the cr to help understand the issue take notes during this conversation if possible invite the family member who is being accused to discuss this problem with the cr while you are present having a non-threatening third party involved in the conversation can help prevent escalation of the issue help the cr and the family member come to a conclusion concerning the situation and agree on how it could be handled better in the future

Materials: Notebook pencil pen

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

Information: n/a

References: n/a

Keywords: Accusation accuse blame guilty offense blame complain charge upset conflict confrontation

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Make sure the cr is getting plenty of exercise rest and proper nutrition each day anytime the cr begins to act out or become negative suggest a walk outside or a short trip into town or to the store redirection can help diffuse a negative temperament

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Categories: Behavior Challenging, Emotional Psychological

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Keywords: Throwing a fit temper tantrum misbehave overreact conflict

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Practice going to the library the grocery store and the doctor’s office without being disruptive discuss what is appropriate and what is not before entering into the practice situation if a disruption occurs you should calmly remove the cr from the situation discuss what should have happened and try again another day

Materials: n/a

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Emotional Psychological

Information: n/a

References: n/a

Keywords: Interrupt bothering others annoying others nuisance

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Help the cr relax by listening to the cr’s favorite soothing music you should then offer to read the cr’s favorite book begin a discussion about the book and find out why it is the cr’s favorite after the cr is thoroughly relaxed bring up some of the strange behaviors and ask a few questions to find out what the problem might be if this incites agitation in the cr help to calm him or her down again and try to discuss this again at a different time

Materials: The cr cr’s favorite books or music

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Emotional Psychological

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References: n/a

Keywords: Strange behavior acting weird

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Try: Help the cr clean up his or her surroundings as you clean discuss the situation and ask gently about how the area came to look like this you may find that the cr is currently overtired or overwhelmed discuss ways to overcome this help the cr create a chore list for each day keep the tasks small and manageable

Materials: Notebook pen pencil

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Maintenance, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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Keywords: Untidy messy house unkept disorder shambles wreck

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Try: Use a calm voice at all times provide a relaxing atmosphere keep familiar objects in the same place keep the cr from becoming over stimulated from sights and sounds including television programs music and visitors maintain a log any time the cr is aggressive write down possible explanations and interventions refer to your log whenever the cr is aggressive try the interventions and make adjustments as needed if your intervention does not work try something else be flexible and adaptable as circumstances change

Materials: Pen pencil notebook

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Emotional Psychological

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References: n/a

Keywords: Aggressive hostile hostility destructive anger offensive

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed