Top Ten Recommendations for Caregivers of Those with Dementia

8. Enroll your loved one in Adult Day Health Care, with professionals trained to manage dementia patients. This helps to maintain a daily routine and keeps loved ones busy during the day so sun-downing is reduced and everyone sleeps better at night.

9. Call your Area Agency on Aging and the Eldercare Locator (800-677-1116) for resources. Attend a support group regularly.

10. Strive to shift your perspective to being grateful for the lessons you are learning, even though they are hard. Celebrate the life that is left and stop focusing on the dying. You are required to make sure your loved ones are safe, that they have excellent doctors and the right medications, but you are not required to let caregiving destroy your life-nor would they want that for you.

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