They want to feel safe knowing they have the car ready to go when they need it. They might feel that they need to be somewhere or have a task to do such as go to work or picking up family or friends.
The resident may have spent many years of t...
Stable boys always urinated outside as they were so busy ensuring the horses were safe and that the areas were clean. Going to locate a toilet takes time and if anything went wrong or the horses managed to get out of the stables they would have b...
Working in dementia care for many years, your Mom may think she is cleaning up after going to the toilet. My thoughts are she is try to clean herself as she has always done. She is aware she has opened her bowel and needs to clean herself.
You...
The translation is that they are telling you that they cannot identify their personal room.
This is a very common issue within a care setting and I have found that most care providers have had this issue from time to time. I have been fortunat...
There will come a time, in everyones dementia journey, that the need to move to adapted equipment will become a necessity. This could be plates, cups or even hoists and beds.
Normally one of the first things that needs adaptation is a plate or...
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