Try: Try to keep in mind that physical exercise proper nutrition good general health and socialization are important for cr try to plan daily activities to help provide structure meaning and a sense of accomplishment for the cr it is always best to establish a routine that cr can become familiar try to choose the best times to do activities according to the part of the day when cr is usually at his her best as cr’s functions are lost try to adapt activities and routines to allow cr to participate as much as possible try to keep activities familiar and satisfying and keep instructions simple try to allow cr to complete as many things as possible by him herself even if you have to initiate the activity try providing cues for desired behavior for example if you label a drawer according to what it should contain cr is more likely to put things in the correct place try to keep cr out of harm harm’s way by removing things that could endanger him her for example hide the car keys and matches also try to keep the environment safe remember what appears safe to you may not be safe for cr

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References: Adapted from www webmd com alzheimer alzheimer’s disease daily care of the alzheimer alzheimer’s patient by brunilda nazario 2011

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