Try: Help friends family plan fun activities with the person such as going to family reunions; church temple or mosque gatherings; other community activities; or visiting old friends
Materials: n/a
Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Social, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, 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: To help family understand what care giver cg and cr are going through tell family how to get more information about cr’s condition s tell family what they can do to help let family know cg needs breaks
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: Communication friends family coworkers social activities memory loss cognitive impairment
*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed