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Very nice post. It's really hard to take care of someone with alzheimers and your article just covered al of the things that needed to be said. Oral care are one of the things that's hardest to perform on someone with alzheimers because they may even refuse to open their mouth. As for the mouth wash issue, i'd like to add that the aid should just administer small amounts into the person's mouth as large quantity will most likely end up in the person swallowing the mouth wash.
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Christine this is great information. I bet many caregivers out there are very concerned about the big picture that they dont have the capacity to think about the little things like teeth. Gosh even t hose of us without Alzheimer's have a hard time staying on top of oral care.
Thanks so much for bringing this topic to our attention. I suspect it helped many caregivers and there loved ones.
For more caregiving tips see out Caregiver Center. You also may be interested in reading post from the perspective of a person with dementia. A Day in the Life of a Dementia Sufferer is written by our expert Leah Jones who at 58 was diagnoed with vascular dementia.
Hope this helps and all the best, sue