Nsɛmmisa Aduonu ne Nkɔmmɔ Akwan ma Nnipa a Wɔwɔ Dementia

Nnipa bebree pɛ kwan a wobɛfa so anigye wɔ wɔn ho, a ɛyɛ nkɔmmɔ, na ɛnyɛ sɔhwɛ. Nsɛmmisa aduonu ne nkɔmmɔ akwan a ɛte saa nso yɛ yiye, esiane sɛ mmara no yɛ mmerɛw na asɛm no nso tumi kɔ baabiara. Nea ɛho hia ne sɛ wosesa nneyɛe a ɛwɔ kan no: ɔbarima anaa ɔbaa no na ɔsusuw mmuae no, na wo na wobisa. Saa kratafa yi kyerɛ sɛnea wobetumi de ahoɔfɛ ayɛ saa akwan yi, ne nkɔmmɔ akwan a ɛfata nnipa a wɔwɔ dementia.

Adɛn nti na yɛsesa mmara a wɔde di dwuma daa?

Wɔ sɛnea wɔyɛ no daa mu a, obi bisa na afoforo ahunu mmuae no. Eyi ma ɔbarima anaa ɔbaa a wɔwɔ dementia no ahyɛ ɔkwan a ɛma no tumi ahwe ase, na ɛbɛyɛ no yaw sɛ ɔhwe ase. Sɛ ɔpaw nea ɛyɛ no na wo de nsɛmmisa bisa a, ɔyɛ onyansafo. Ɔwɔ mmuae no, ɔpaw bere a ɔbɛka ‘aane’ anaa ‘daabi’, na ɔbɛhwɛ wo a wobɔ mmɔden sɔ hwɛ so no nso ɛbɛma no anigye.

National Institute on Aging kyerɛ wɔn a wɔhwɛ nnipa so sɛ wɔnfa nkyerɛaseɛ tiaa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, nsɛm baako nko ara bere biara, ne kasa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, a ɛyɛ ahoɔdɛn. Saa nneyɛe yi fata nkɔmmɔ a wɔde nsɛmmisa bisa paa.

Sɛnea wobɛtumi de nsɛmmisa aduonu ayɛ gyinaa ɛmmɛ

1. Paw asɛm bi a ɛfiri ɔbarima anaa ɔbaa no nkwa mu, te sɛ aduane, afuw, aboa anaa po ho.
2. Ma ɔbarima anaa ɔbaa no nsusu biribi na ɔka no kyerɛ wo mpɛpɛ, anaa ɔda kaad bi a ɛwɔ mfonini so, na wo nhyɛ sɛ wobɛte no.
3. Bisa nsɛmmisa baako baako, a obi bɛbua ‘aane’ anaa ‘daabi’. “Ɛyɛ biribi a wodi?” “Ɛyɛ kɛse sen akyekyedeɛ?”
4. Gye mmuae biara. Ɔnhyɛ ntɛm, ɔnnyɛ ne ti ayɛ kɔkɔ, anaa ɔnseka nso, nneɛma yi nyinaa yɛ mmuae.
5. Frɛ wo ho nsusuwii ka wɔ mu na mfa nsɔ wo ho. Sɛ wo ka nokorɛ a, mo nyinaa nni anigye.
6. Ma nkyerɛaseɛ bere a ɔbarima anaa ɔbaa no ahyɛ wo nkyɛn: “Ɛyɛ biribi a ɛwɔ aduane mu.”
7. Ɛnsɛ sɛ wukan nsɛmmisa na ɛnsɛ sɛ wode ahunuade nkyerɛ.

Sɛ ɔbarima anaa ɔbaa no ntumi ntu mmara no akyi a, sesa no kɔ kwan a ɛyɛ mmerɛw: wo ka nneɛma kakra, na ɔde ne nsa to nea ɛfata no so.

Nneɛma a ɛyɛ papa a wobɛpaw

• Aduaba, nkɔnkɔnsa anaa ahuaba a ɔpɛ
• Aboa a ɛwɔ afuo, akyɛnsɔfa anaa aboa a na ɔwɔ
• Adwumaguan, te sɛ ɔkɔtɔn, ɔgwan anaa ɔpɛ a wɔde tɔ ntama
• Adeɛ a ɛwɔ fie anaa afiri mu
• Beaeɛ a ɔnim yie, te sɛ abɔnedeɛ anaa kurom
• Ntoma a ɔpɛ paa a ɔbɛhyɛ

Ɛnsɛ sɛ wofa din a ɛfa nnipa, nneɛma a ɛbɛma awerɛhoo anaa nneɛma a ɛbɛyɛ asiane, anaa nneɛma a ɛyɛ nwoɔ a wɔnim yie.

Nkɔmmɔ akwan foforo

• Eyi anaa Yei. Ma nneɛma mmienu na bisa sɛ deɛn na wopɛ: tii anaa kɔfi, mmepɔ anaa po, ntama tewee anaa kɛntɛ. Mmuae a ɛyɛ nokorɛ biara nni hɔ.
• Wobɛpaw deɛn? Bisa asɛm a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a ɛyɛ anigye: “Wobɛpaw ahoɔfɛ a wobɛyɛ wɔ akyiri ɔkwan anaa adidi a wobɛdi wɔ aduane mu?”
• Kasa a wɔka ne awiei. Asɛm a wɔnim, a wɔde ne awiei agye. Hwehwɛ yɛn finish-the-saying games a ɛbɛkyerɛ wo akwan.
• Frɛ beaeɛ no din. Srɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnkyerɛ wɔn adeɛ a wɔpɛ, kurom anaa ɛhyɛn a ɔhwɛ, na wɔmmɔ wo nso ka sɛ wobɛhwɛ wɔ mu.
• Kaad a wɔbɛbisa nsɛmmisa. Yɛn conversation cards ma nsɛmmisa a ɛfa mmerɛ ho, a wɔbɛtumi ntwa ho ama aduane ano.

Sɛ wopɛ nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛfa nkaeɛ ne nkwa abrabɔ ho, hwehwɛ reminiscence questions. Sɛ wopɛ nsɛmmisa a ɛyɛ anigye a wɔde nsɛm mmienu bɛyɛ, hwehwɛ easy trivia for seniors with dementia, a ɛde nneɛma a wɔpaw ne amanneɛ biara nni hɔ.

Dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ sɛ ɔbarima anaa ɔbaa no awerɛhyɛm?

Gyae, de anigye ka, na ka se, “Momma yɛnnyina adwuma foforo.” Awerɛhyɛm yɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wosesa adwuma no, na ɛnyɛ sɛ wode ahoɔden bɔ mmɔden. Yɛn how to play games with someone who has dementia akwan kyerɛ wo sɛnea wobɛsesa mmara no ntɛm.

Nea nkɔmmɔ akwan betumi ayɛ ne nea ɛntumi nyɛ

Nkɔmmɔ akwan yɛ anigye, na ɛma nnipa bɛka ho. Ɛboa nnipa ma wɔka wɔn ho abrabɔ. Ɛnnyae dementia, ɛnnyɛ no yaw, na ɛnnyiw no. Ma wɔn asɛm nyɛ den: nkɔmmɔ anigye bi wɔ ne ho.