Try: Lay out clothes in the order cr should put them on such as underwear first then pants then a shirt and then a sweater

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, 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

References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Dressing forgets to put underwear on forgets to put socks on

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

Try: Take cr to the barber or beauty shop some barbers or hairstylists may come to cr’s home keep cr cr’s nails clean and trimmed

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal, Gender, Male, Female, 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

References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Grooming hair care shabby unkempt doesn’t keep up appearance nail care

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

Try: Allow cr to do as much as possible this protects his her dignity and helps cr feel more in control

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Personal, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware

Information: Check local phone book or contact the meals on wheels organization at 703-548-5558 www mowaa org

References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Bathing stressed about bathing anxiety about bathing shower showering dignity while bathing

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

Try: Put a towel over cr cr’s shoulders or lap this helps him her feel less exposed then use a sponge or washcloth to clean under the towel

Materials: Bath towel sponge or washcloth

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Personal, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision

Information: Check local phone book or contact the meals on wheels organization at 703-548-5558 www mowaa org

References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Anxiety about bathing embarrassed during bath feels exposed dignity

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

Try: Be gentle and respectful tell the cr what you are going to do step-by-step before you do it for example i am going to wash your back now make sure the water temperature in the bath or shower is comfortable to cr

Materials: n/a

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Personal, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware, Long-Term Memory

Information: Check local phone book or contact the meals on wheels organization at 703-548-5558 www mowaa org

References: Adapted from the national institute on aging internet website www nia nih gov caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide 2011

Keywords: Challenging behavior refuses to bathe bathing stressed about bathing anxiety about bathing shower showering

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

Try: Hide the car keys move the car take out the distributor cap disconnect the battery

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision, 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

References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Driving memory loss poor eye sight vision impairment cognitive impairment

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

Try: Don’t play the tv cd player or radio too loudly and don’t play them at the same time loud music or too many different sounds may be too much for cr to handle

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Hearing, So-So Hearing, Poor Hearing

Information: n/a

References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Noise bothered by noise agitated challenging behavior upset hearing loss background noise

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

Try: Shut the windows if it it’s very noisy outside if cr wears a hearing aid check the batteries and settings often

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Hearing, So-So Hearing, Poor Hearing

Information: n/a

References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Noise bothered by noise agitated challenging behavior upset hearing loss background noise

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

Try: Limit the number of people who visit at any one time if there is a party settle cr in an area with fewer people

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Social, Hearing, So-So Hearing, Poor Hearing

Information: n/a

References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Noise social gatherings party hearing agitated odd behavior crowds background noise

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

Try: Watch for someone borrowing money and not paying it back giving away or selling cr cr’s belongings without permission signing or cashing pension or social security checks without permission misusing atm or credit cards without permission forcing cr to part with resources or to sign over property stealing cr’s prescriptions or medications

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Financial, Legal, Medical Physical

Information: n/a

References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Theft crime scams steeling borrowing elder abuse borrows money asks for money afraid of care giver suspicious of care giver suspect care giver

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