One of the most difficult, distressing and frightening situations for home caregivers or staff in care facilities, is aggression from someone who has Alzheimer's disease. As a nurse, both in psychiatry and general nursing, I was only hit a few times, but in every case it was by someone who had dementia. Aggression such as shouting, raising a hand to someone, pushing, biting and hitting, is not uncommon amongst people with Alzheimer's. It can happen suddenly and without warning, at other times...
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Caregiving
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- Creating a Daily Routine
- Exercise
- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
- Mental Exercises
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- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
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