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Alzheimer's activities require a delicate balance for the caregiver to provide adequate activity and preoccupation, but without over-stimulating a patient to the point of frustration, embarrassment and depression. As a Caregiver, do you know what types of activities are most beneficial to an Alzheimer's patient? Further care must be taken for the most appropriate activities for those that have progressed further with the disease as their cognition and mobility may be further compromised.
A loss of mobility is associated with an increased risk of falls. Falls in the elderly population frequently result in wrist and hip fractures that may require surgery. There are a few simple measures that have been shown to decrease this risk of falls. One is environmental modification -- removing trip hazards such as rugs and adding rails to stairs and bathrooms. Another is the use of a walking aid.
If your loved one wants a living will it might be best to be as vague as possible. You, as the agent should have a good understanding of what you loved one wants. You should be the kind of person who can stand up to doctors and the medical establishment. Putting in words like, 'if my situation is hopeless' could leave it to a hospital committee to decide what those words mean. That is exactly what you are trying to avoid. You want to stay in control of the situation.
Simple repetition can be very good for cognition as well. Many tasks that might otherwise seem boring and uninteresting are perfect as an activity for Alzheimer's because they can contribute a sense of accomplishment. Caregivers should enable the senior to continue in activities that utilize skills they still retain from before the onset of the disease.
According to many research studies, some mild physical activity is most recommended for those suffering cognitive dysfunction because of the increase of oxygen to the brain. This can aide in slowing down the progress of the disease, and it helps elevate a senior's mood and promotes relaxation. Inactivity can contribute to a senior's susceptibility to depression because they feel unproductive. They may begin to feel they can't do something only because they aren't encouraged to do it. This is where a caregiver must exercise an intuitive sense of what the senior is actually capable of, and should be doing to keep their body and mind occupied.
Simple and repetitive activities, such as folding towels or laundry, sweeping, polishing, mixing, and walks, can help reduce anxiety. The repetitive nature of these activities eliminates the need for memory and judgement and can give the senior a sense of usefulness.
In case Emergency Services is called in and you are not there to guide them, the MOLST will tell them if the Loved One does not want to be resuscitated.
My experience is based on seven years of hands on, 24/7 experience in providing elder care. I thought that the experiences we went through were unique to my family. Unfortunately, it is not. It is common among unpaid care givers. Based on my extensive interviews with other care givers, the up close nature of elder care, the exhaustion, the callousness of relatives, the loss of freedom, the sleeplessness are par for the course
