Wok Long Haos olsem Aktiviti blong Pipol wetem Dementia

Plante pipol we oli gat dementia oli bin ranem wan haos, bringimap famli, o kipim wan wok long wan ples long plante yia. Taem oli askem olgeta blong helpem long ol real wok long haos, hemia i save talem “yu stil wan pat blong famli ya” long wan fasin we not plante narafala aktiviti i save mekem. Pej ya i showem ol wok we oli save wokem gud, hao blong setemap olgeta, hao blong jenisim olgeta taem ol samting i jenis, mo hao blong keepem kitchen mo laundri rum i sef.

Wanem i mekem ol wok long haos i gud olsem aktiviti?

Ol wok oli gud blong wok oli save long olgeta mo oli gat klia purpos. Nasonal Institut blong Ejing i lisim ol wok olsem wasim dis, setemap tebol, swipem, dastem, sotem mail, folem laundri mo sotem recycling long ol daily aktiviti we ol pipol wetem Alzheimer’s i save enjoyem. Alzheimer’s Association i talemaot se ol wok olsem setemap tebol i save helpem wan pesen blong filim se hem i wan valiuebol pat blong haos.

Wan wok i gat tu wan rason blong statem. “Yu save helpem mi wetem ol tawel ya?” i isi moa blong seiyes yes long hem dan “Yu wantem wan aktiviti?”

Wanem ol wok long haos we i gud blong traem?

Startem wetem ol wok we pesen ya i bin mekem long past, then matchem olgeta wetem wanem we hem i save mekem naoia.

Laundri mo linen

• Folem tawel mo ol waswas kaposet. Givim hem wan basket blong ol smol, flat samting. Tawel oli isi tumas: no gat wan rong rod blong folem wan tawel.
• Matchem ol sok. Putum wan mikis pael long tebol. Sapos ol pea i hard blong faenem, yusum tu o tri nomo we oli difren kala.
• Smoothem mo stakem. Ol napkin, pillowcase o dish tawel i save smoothem flat mo stakem. Hemia i gud long leta, taem folem i kamap ol step we i tumas.

Tebol mo kitchen

• Setemap tebol. Lidim wan plet setting olsem model mo letem pesen kopi hem. Sapos hemia i tumas, givim wan wan samting long wan taem: “Hemia wan fork blong wan wan plet.”
• Sortem ol naef mo fork. Mikisim ol klin fork, spoon mo bata naef long wan tub mo sortem olgeta long wan tre we i gat ol rum. Lusim ol sap naef aotsaed.
• Draem ol dish. Ol plastik o ol dish we i no save bruk, wetem wan softfala tawel, i mekem hemia wan sef wok.
• Wipem tebol o kaonta. Wan wet kloth mo wan klia sid. Alzheimer’s Association i sujestem blong ofarem wan kloth sapos wan man i stap rabem tebol wetem hand blong hem, we i jenisim wan muv we i no save stap kwaet i kamap wan yusful wan.

Raon long haos

• Dastem. Wan soft dastanja mo sam strong sid, olsem wan kofi tebol o wan bukshelf.
• Sotem mail. Givim junk mail mo katalog blong sotem long ol pael: kipim, recycle, open leta. Kipim ol real bil mo jek long narafala ples.
• Sotem recycling. Klin ol kan, bota mo pepa, mo putum olgeta long sepretfala bin.
• Swipem. Wan smol broom long patio o kitchen flo, sapos balance i stap gud.
• Waterem plant. Wan smol, lait wata-kan mo sam plant we i stap klostu.

Simpol kakae wetem sapavisen

Kukum i save bringim ol strong, gudfala fil bak. NIA i sujestem blong letem pesen i kasem ol kakae, mesurem, mikisim mo pourim, o jus talemaot long narafala man hao blong mekem wan fevret resipi. Ol gud wok i inkludum:

• waswasim ol vegetabol o frut
• stirim batter o wan kol salad
• tearim ol lettus
• botasem tost wetem wan dal naef
• putum kukis dou long wan tre
• putum ol toping long wan pizza

Sapos mesurem i kamap hard, Alzheimer’s Association i sujestem se yu finisim mesurem, then givim wan narafala step, olsem stirim.

Hao blong mi setemap wan wok blong hem i go gud?

1. Jusum rat taem. Jusum wan pat blong dei we pesen i usually i gat gud rest mo i kwaet. Long plante pipol, hemia i moning.
2. Klirim ples. Wan wok, wan sid, no gat narafala samting long tebol.
3. Askem, no ordarem. “Mi nidim wan hand wetem ol ya” i wok moa gud dan “Taem blong folem laundri.”
4. Soem wan fastfala. Folem wan tawel slo, then givim narafala wan. Soem i klia moa dan talem.
5. Givim wan step long wan taem. Tumas direction long wan taem i save mekem hem i fil hevi. Wet blong wan step i finis bifo yu nem narafala.
6. Wokem long sante. Mekem sem wok long sokod wan long narafala i mekem i fil olsem kampani, no olsem yu stap lukluk.
7. Toktok long wok, no long risalt. “Ol ya i soft tumas” o “Talem mi hao yu yusum blong keepem linen kabod i stap gud” i invaetem toktok witaut blong testem enijwan.

Hao blong jenisim ol wok taem ol abiliti i jenis?

Ol abiliti i jenis long taem mo i save jenis long wan dei i go long narafala. Alzheimer’s Association i sujestem blong muv i go long ol simpol, moa repitim wok taem sik i progres.

Lukluk i kaontem tu. NIA i talem se sam pipol oli jus enjoyem blong lukluk, mo hemia i wan gud fasin blong joenem.

Hao blong mi keepem ol haos wok i sef?

Sef i fes, espesali long kitchen. Home safety tips blong Alzheimer’s caregivers blong NIA i inkludum:

• Lokem o tekemaot ol klin samting, incudim ol laundri detergent pods, we oli save lukluk olsem candy.
• Stoarem ol naef, sisa mo paoa tul long wan lokdaon ples.
• Putum sef knob mo wan automatic shut-off swis long stov.
• Putum saen “Stop” o “Hot tumas” klosap long ov, toaster mo airon, we oli no save faerem.
• Setemap wota hit long 120°F blong lowem risk blong bon.
• Tekemaot artifisol frut mo ol magnet olsem kakae, we oli save lukluk olsem oli kaikaiable.

Sam moa praktikal habit oli save helpem:

• Stap insaed rum taem stov, ov o wan sharp tul i stap yusum.
• Yusum ol dish we i no save bruk blong draem mo setemap tebol.
• Kipim flo drae mo klia taem yu stap swipem o mopem.
• Sapos pesen i yusum tul long taem i pas, Alzheimer’s Association i sujestem blong tekemaot ol hazadas samting long workshop, blong wan sef wok olsem sanem wan pis wud, i save stap blong enjoyem.

Wanem sapos oli mekem “rong”?

Lusim i go. Wan tawel we i folem long tri pat, no long hap, i stil wan folem tawel. Alzheimer’s Association i talem klia: wanem i impoten, hemia taem tugeta mo pesen i filim se hem i yusful, no ol tawel oli folem stret o nogat. Sapos wan samting i must redu, wetem tru i go long leta mo mekem long ples we hem i no lukim.

Korektem long momen i save jenisim wan gudfala wok i kamap wan reminda blong samting we i lus. “Tank yu, hemia wan big help” i olsem almost alwe rait samting blong talem.

Wetem taem blong stopem?

Stop o jenisim taem yu lukim sain blong hat, taed o lus intres. Stopem erli i wan gud risalt, no wan fail. Yu save:

• jenisim i go long wan isi step
• muv i go long wan samting we i restful, olsem muzik o wan kap kofi
• traem bakegen leta o long narafala dei
• jus sidaon tugeta

Sapos pesen i talem no, nating presem. Lukim wanem blong mekem taem oli talem no blong ol gentel rod blong ansa.

Ol low-effort extras blong wan kwaet taem

Taem ol fizikol wok oli no possibol, sotem mo matchem i save stil mekem sitdaon. Sort Together i letem yu tapem ol pikja i go long ol kitchen o gaden basket, mo Picture Pairs i wan gentel matching gem wetem big pikja mo no gat taem. Conversation Cards i gat ol open prompt long haos mo famli we i pea gud wetem kofi afta wok i finis.

Blong helpem blong fitim ol wok insaed long dei, lukim gaed blong wan kwaet daily routine. Blong moa aedia baesd long stej, lukim middle-stage aktiviti.