Ɔhwɛfo Ho Hwɛ: Ahomegyeɛ, Boafo ne Ahoɔden Nsɛnkyerɛnne

Sɛ wo reboa obi a ɔwɔ dementia a, ɛnneɛ wo kenkan saa krataa yi wɔ anadwo, wo ho abrɛ, na wo wɔ nneɛma pii a wonnyaw. Eyi yɛ kwan nyinaa. Wo ho hwɛ nyɛ ɛboɔ anaasɛ abasamtu a wobɛnya bere a wowie nneɛma nyinaa. Ɛyɛ nea ɛma wo tumi toa so.

Krataa yi kyerɛ ahoɔden a ɛbɛyɛ den nsɛnkyerɛnne, sɛnea wobɛnya ahomegyeɛ a ɛyɛ nokorɛ, baabi a wobɛhwehwɛ boafo, ne Amerika mu akwankyerɛ frɛ a ɛnnoa sika a wobɛfrɛ nnɛ.

Ahoɔden a ɛbɛyɛ den nsɛnkyerɛnne ye dɛn?

Ahoɔden a ɛbɛyɛ den bi ba mmɔden mmɔden, enti ɛboa sɛ wohu wo ho nsɛnkyerɛnne. National Institute on Aging (NIA) kyerɛ ɔhwɛfo ahoɔden a ɛbɛyɛ den nsɛnkyerɛnne, a ɛka:

• wo ho yɛ wo basabasa, wo ho abrɛ anaasɛ wo ho yɛ wo awerɛhow;
• wo ho ɔfɛ anaasɛ wo ho bɔ wo mmɔden ntɛm;
• wo ho yɛ wo awerɛhow, anaasɛ wo nni ɔman nkɔ;
• wo daa nni hɔ, anaasɛ wo nna daa a ɛyɛ;
• wo ho yɛ wo awerɛhow anaasɛ wo ho nnɛ, anaasɛ wo ho nnɛ nneɛma a wodɔ dedaw;
• wo yadwene, anaasɛ wo ho yaw;
• wo nni bere a wobɛyɛ adwuma ho anaasɛ wo bɛyɛ aduane a ɛyɛ mmerɛ ma wo ho;
• wo nkɔ ntwa anaasɛ wo ho hwɛ a ɛfa wo ho ho nnyɛ;
• wo de nsã anaasɛ nnuro ɔyɛ, ɛtɔ aduro a wɔkyerɛw ma wo.

Alzheimer’s Association ka nsɛnkyerɛnne foforɔ bi ho, sɛ wo ho nnye sɛ yɛ yareɛ no, wo bɔ obi ho mmɔden sɛ “ɔyɛ nea ɔbɔ ne ho ɔsɔfo” anaasɛ wo ho yɛ wo basabasa wɔ nnansa a ɛbɛba ho, wo nni adwene mu yiye, ne ɔyare a ɛde mfasoɔ kɔ wo ho. Ɛka sɛ sɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne sɛ saa ba daa a, kasa kyerɛ wo dɔkota.

NIA mmara ne sɛ wonnyɛ nea wobɛtwe wo ho nyinaa ansa na wo akɔ. Hu wo nsɛnkyerɛnne ntɛm na fa so yɛ adwuma.

Ɛdeɛ bɛn na metumi ayɛ nnɛ, wɔ nkɛntɛnsɛ anum mu?

Ahomegyeɛ kakra nso hia. Eyi biara nni ahoɔden a ɛyɛ den ho ban, nanso ɛbetumi aboa wo akɔ da a ɛyɛ den.

• Fi hɔ kɔ ɔhaw. Tena dankyɛn so anaasɛ kɔ mfonyin ɔkwan so bere a ɔno a wobɛboa no ayɛ ɛyɛ ne ho.
• Home brɛoo. Hom mprɛnsa kakra ansa na woabua asɛmmisa a ɛyɛ den. Wobetumi nso ka Calm Breathing ho ahomegyeɛ kakra ne ɔno a woboa no.
• Nom nsuo na di biribi. Ɛyɛ den sɛ wo werɛ fi wo ho aduane.
• Kyerɛw nkɔsoɔ kakra kɔ nnamfo bi. Nnyɛ sɛ wobɛsrɛ biribi, nanso ka ho kyerɛ wɔn.
• Ka asɛm pa kyerɛ wo ho. NIA akwankyerɛ a ɛfa wo ho hwɛ ho kyerɛ mmoa kyerɛ sɛ: “Me de me ho nyinaa yɛ adwuma,” “Mensɛ me ho yɛ pɛyɛ, na ɛyɛ,” ne “Mɛn bere a yɛne ɔno bɛtena asomdwoeɛ mu.”

Ahomegyeɛ ye dɛn, na ɛdeɛ na metumi anya?

Ahomegyeɛ yɛ ahomegyeɛ a ɛyɛ mmerɛ ma ɔno a wohwɛ so, na ɛma wo ara wo tumi tena ase. NIA krataa a ɛfa ahomegyeɛ ho kyerɛ sɛ ɛbɛtumi atena nnɔnhwerew kakra kosi nnawɔtwe bi, na ɛbɛtumi aba fie, ayaresabea anaasɛ adult day care center mu.

Alzheimer’s Association kyerɛ mfaso a wɔwɔ ho bebree:

Hwan na ɔtua sika? NIA kyerɛ sɛ ahomegyeɛ a abusua, nnamfo anaasɛ ɔboafo de ba no betumi ankɔ sika biara. Adwumayɛfo a wɔtua sika ɛda ɔberɛ anaasɛ ɛda biara. Sɛ obi a wɔreboa no wɔ hospice mu a, Medicare tua ahomegyeɛ no sika a ɛdɔɔso wɔ nnawɔtwe biara a ɛtoatoa so, kosi nnɔnhwerew anum, wɔ ayaresabea anaasɛ skilled nursing facility mu. Medicaid betumi aboa. Private health insurance pii nntua ahomegyeɛ ho sika, nanso long-term care insurance bi tua.

Akwankyerɛ: Alzheimer’s Association kyerɛ sɛ wɔnhyɛ ahomegyeɛ adwumayɛfo ase bere a ɛnyɛ ntɛmntɛm, na sɛ ɛho hia ntɛm a, wobɛyɛ nea wɔrehyɛ mu.

Hwan na metumi anya boafo a ɛbɛn me?

Amerika mu boafo bi a ɛnnoa sika betumi de wo akɔ akwankyerɛ a ɛbɛn wo wɔ mantam.

• Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline: 1-800-272-3900. Helpline no nnoa sika, ɛnnyɛ bɔne, na adwumayɛfo wɔ hɔ da biara, nnawɔtwe nyinaa wɔ afe mu. Wɔboa wɔ kasa bebree mu, wɔ adwumayɛfo a wɔkɔ kasa bebree anaasɛ kasa ntɛmkyerɛfo so. Frɛ 711 sɛ wopɛ relay service. Wobetumi aka nsakrae a ɛba ɔno a woboa no mu, ɔhwɛ-ɔhaw, ahomegyeɛ, mantam nhyehyɛe ne nneɛma foforɔ ho asɛm, na wobetumi asrɛ sɛ wobɛka asɛm tenten bi kyerɛ ɔhwɛfo akwankyerɛfo. Adwumayɛfo no nnyɛ ayaresa akwankyerɛ.
• Eldercare Locator: 1-800-677-1116. Eldercare Locator, Administration for Community Living adwuma a ɛyɛ mma nnipa nyinaa, de wo kɔ akwankyerɛ a ɛfa mpanimfo ne wɔn abusua ho. Wobetumi afrɛ, asɛm, ka asɛm wɔ intanɛt so, anaasɛ kɔ adwumayɛfo a wɔatete so, anaasɛ wɔhwehwɛ wɔ baabi a wotena. Ɛbetumi akyerɛ wo Area Agency on Aging a ɛbɛn wo.
• ARCH National Respite Locator Service. ARCH respite locator boa wo sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ ahomegyeɛ adwumayɛfo wɔ state so, na ɛkyerɛ sɛ sɛ wo state wɔ State Respite Coalition anaasɛ Lifespan Respite program a, fa ho kɔ ansa. ARCH kyerɛ sɛ ɛnhwɛ adwumayɛfo no ho, enti wo ara hwɛ wɔn nsɛm ne wɔn nimdeɛ.

Ɛdeɛ na metumi ahwehwɛ boafo kuo?

Bisa Helpline anaasɛ hwehwɛ intanɛt so kuo a ɛbɛn wo. Alzheimer’s Association de boafo kuo ma ɔhwɛfo ne nnipa a wɔwɔ dementia, wɔ baabi a wɔhyiam anaasɛ wɔ intanɛt so, a adwumayɛfo a wɔayɛ adwuma yie kyerɛ wɔn. Mpɔtam bebree nso wɔ boafo kuo a ɛfa nneɛma pɔtee ho, te sɛ ɔhwɛfo a wɔyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ anaasɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ younger-onset anaasɛ early-stage Alzheimer’s. Ɛnam ALZConnected, intanɛt so kuo a ɛnnoa sika a ɔhwɛfo kyekyɛ akwankyerɛ so, nso so.

Boafo kuo betumi ayɛ baabi a wobɛka wo awerɛhow kyerɛ nnipa a wɔnnfa wo nni atemmu, wobɛnya akwankyerɛ a ɛyɛ adwuma kɔ nnipa a wɔatra saa beaeɛ mu, na ɛma wo nkɔ so nnyɛ wo nko ara. Sɛ kuo a edi kan nfata wo a, sɔ hwɛ foforɔ.

Sɛnea metumi asrɛ abusua ne nnamfo boa?

Ka asɛm pɔtee. Nnipa pii pɛ sɛ wɔboa, nanso wonnim nea wobɛma. NIA kyerɛ sɛ:

• Kyerɛw nneɛma a nnipa betumi de ba, na ma wɔpaw.
• Fi akɔnnɔ ase sɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛbisa.
• Hyɛ adwuma no ne ɔbɔfo no nkɔ. Wɔfo a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔyɛ aduane no bɛfa aduane bɛba Ɔdwoada. Ɔboafo a ɔnim nkyerɛwde no bɛboa wo ho ho nsɛm.
• Kyerɛw nkrataa anaasɛ kyerɛw e-mail sɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛbisa anim ne anim.
• Fa ka a wobɛka bere a obi bɛma wo ɔbɔ : “Medaase sɛ wobisa. Eyi ne nea wobetumi ayɛ.”
• Bu ho ka sɛ nnipa bi bɛmpene na monnsusuw sɛ ɛyɛ wo nko ara.

Afotu foforɔ: srɛ obi sɛ ɔntena ɔno a woboa no ho ɔda biako wɔ nnawɔtwe biara, fa no kɔ ɔkwan tiaa bi, anaasɛ bra na mo nnwe ɔkyena bi. Yɛn akwankyerɛ a ɛfa mo nnwe ho yɛ kwan a ɛyɛ mmerɛ ma nnipa a wɔba.

Dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ sɛ biribi aba me?

Fa nhyehyɛe a ɛyɛ mmerɛ ma wo ara nhyehyɛ bere a ɛyɛ mmerɛ. NIA kyerɛ sɛ wo nhyɛ ɔbɔfo ne abusua anaasɛ nnamfo a wɔn mu biara bɛba, na kora nkyerɛwde bi a ɛwɔ frɛ nhyehyɛe, aduro ne ahwɛ mmara a ɛyɛ, ne nneɛma a ɛboa ne nneɛma a wɔpɛ. Alzheimer’s Association nso kyerɛ sɛ hwɛ sɛ ɔno a woboa no ayaresa nsɛm ne aduro nkyerɛwde a ɛfa ho ba ntɛm.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ dɔkota anaasɛ mmoa a ɛyɛ ntɛmntɛm?

Kasa kyerɛ dɔkota sɛ ahoɔden a ɛbɛyɛ den nsɛnkyerɛnne ba daa, sɛ wo ho yɛ wo awerɛhow, anaasɛ sɛ wo ho yɛ den sɛ wobɛtumi aka ho. Ka kyerɛ no sɛ wo yɛ ɔhwɛfo. NIA kyerɛ sɛ akyerɛkyerɛfo ne social workers betumi aboa wo wɔ awerɛhow a ɛyɛ den ne nhyehyɛe ho, na sɛ Medicare, Medicaid ne private insurance bi betumi atua ayaresa ho sika.

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Ɛbetumi aboa me sɛ yɛne nnipa a yɛn ho nyinaa yɛ adwuma bɔ ahomegyeɛ?

Ɛbetumi aboa. Adwuma a ɛyɛ mmerɛ a mo nyinaa pɛ betumi aboa wo ne ɔno a woboa no sɛ ɛyɛ ahomegyeɛ bi wɔ da no mu: tie nnwom a wɔn di kan, hwɛ mfonini, anaasɛ ɔkwan a ɛte sɛ Conversation Cards a ɛnhwehwɛ mmuae a ɛteɛ. Sɛ ɔno a woboa no pɛ nnipa ho a, Picture Bingo nkitahodie wɔ ɔsoro ayaresa anaasɛ adult day program mu betumi ama wo dɔnhwerew baako ahomegyeɛ. Hwɛ nneɛma a ɛfa ayaresabea nkitahodie ho ma nsusuiɛ foforɔ.