Aktiviti long garden mo aotdoa blong ol man long dementia

Long ful laef blong ol man, garden i wan long ol ples we oli save gud moa. Digim graon, wota plant mo pikim ol flaoa oli yusum ol skil we oli bin lanem long taem i bin longwe. Taem yu stap aotdoa, yu gat fres eya, san mo ol pisin oli singsing. Nasonal Institute on Aging i lisim wok long ol plant, plantem flaoa mo ol kaikai plant, mo toktok long hao ol plant oli grow olsem ol aktiviti we ol man we oli gat Alzheimer’s i save laekem. Pej ia i talem wanem blong traem, hao blong mekem garden i isi blong yusum, mo hao blong stap seif long hit, san, mo taem oli waka aroun nomo.

Wanem nao aktiviti long garden mo aotdoa i wok gud?

Ol gud taskis oli simpol, oli famili, mo oli save duim taem yu stanap o yu sidaon. Jusum long samting we man ya i bin laekem bifo.

Long garden

1. Wota. Wan smol lait wota kan o wan gentol hose nozol mo sam pot we oli stap klosap. Wota i gat wan klia stat mo finis, mo i no hard blong mekem rong.
2. Plantem sid long pot. Alzheimer’s Foundation of America i sajestem blong plantem sid long smol pot mo lukluk i grow. Ol bigfala sid olsem bins, san-flaoa o pis i isi blong hanemaot.
3. Kilim ol flaoa we oli dae finis. Pinjim ol flaoa we oli dae finis wetem han i wan gentol, wan wan taskis. Jusum ol plant we oli no gat thon.
4. Pikim ol kaikai plant o herb. Ol cherry tomato, bins mo ol herb oli isi blong pikim mo oli gud blong kaikai. Karem i go insaed blong yusum long lanj.
5. Smelem mo tajem ol herb. Rosemary, mint mo lavender oli gat strong mo gud smel. Rabem wan lif long ol fingga blong yu mo pasem i kolsap long nose.
6. Klinim wan rod o patio. Wan laet broom long wan stret mo draem graon, sipos balans i stret.
7. Fulumap wan bird feeder. Then sidaon togeta mo lukluk long ol pisin we oli kam.

Insaed, taem i no possible blong go aot

• Wan herb garden long windo sil blong basil, parsley o chives.
• Potem long wan tebol we i gat ruf. AFA i sajestem blong yusum ol tre blong kafeteria blong kipim graon long wan ples, mo muvum graon wetem ol smol kap.
• Arenjem flaoa wetem ol katem flaoa mo grin ol lif long yad o long stoa.
• Pressed flaoa long wan bukit, bihaen yu save pastem long ol kad. Lukim ol kraf blong moa.
• Mekem ol sachet blong lavender o rose, wan nara AFA aedia we i kipim smel blong garden insaed.

Go aot mo waka aroun

• Wan smol waka aroun blok, long wan pak o wan garden senta, long wan slo pes wetem ples blong sidaon.
• Sidaon aotdoa long vefanda o bench blong lisin long ol pisin mo filim win. Olsem ia i wan aktiviti we i ful long hem wan.
• Visitim wan pablik garden long wan kwaet taem blong de. NHS i talem se sam ples oli gat sensory garden wetem ol plant we oli gat smel, ol taj mo ol wota fitja.
• Fidim ol dak o lukluk long ol pisin long wan lokol pond, wetem sef distans from ej blong wota.

Hao blong mekem garden i isi blong yusum?

Karem garden i kasem man, no man i mas go kasem garden.

• Raised bed o ol tol planta long midol bodi, olsem no mas kneel o bend.
• Ol kontena long wan tebol i gud long man we i yusum wheelchair o we i laekem sidaon.
• Ol wase, fles rod we no gat ston o hose i lae i kros, blong redyusim risk blong trip.
• Ol seat we oli gat hand rest mo sed long rod, blong oltaem i gat ples blong resis.
• Tul we oli gat tik, sof handol we i isi blong holem. Lusum ol prunas, naef mo eni samting we i sap.
• Wan ples we i gat fens mo get we i gat lok we man ya i save wakabaot long hem fri, wetem yu stap klosap.

Wanem ol plant mi mas avoidim?

Jusum ol plant we i seif blong tajem mo, sipos i save, i seif sipos man i kakae. AFA i advaesem blong yusum ol plant we oli no save irritatem skin, mekem ol test blong alajik, mo lukaotem gud ol man we i save kakae graon olsem kaikai. Advaes blong NIA long seif long haos i talem blong kilim o lokem ol pwason plant.

• Avoidim ol rose we oli gat thon, ol kaktus, mo ol plant we oli gat sap we i irritatem skin.
• Jekem eni plant we yu no save long hem wetem wan poison kontrol senta o wan lokol garden senta bifo yu plantem.
• Ol plant we man i laekem finis i save karem ol gud fil bak. AFA i talem ol rose mo Christmas cactus olsem eksampol. Jusum ol vesen we oli no gat thon.
• Kipim ol fertilizer, pesticide mo weed killer i stap long lok, mo no yusum long ol ples we man ya i save kasem.

Hao blong stap seif long hit mo san?

Planem taem blong aotdoa aroun long wetta. NIA i eksplenem se ol olfala oli moa stret long risk blong sik from hit, sam taem from bodi i no save jenis gud long jenis long hit mo sam medisin i save jenisem wei bodi i handle hit.

• Go aot long moning o aftanun. Avoidim midol de long ol hot mans. Jekem heat index, no jus temperatua.
• Givim wota plente taem. No wet we man ya i talem hem i traostem. Avoidim alkol mo ol drink we i gat kafein long hit.
• Dres i stret long hit. Klos we i laet kala mo i lus, wan hat we i gat bigfala brim, mo sanglas.
• Yusum sanskrin. NIA i rikomendem broad-spectrum SPF 15 o moa, mo putum bakegen long taem blong de.
• Jusum seil. Setemap tebol blong potem anda long tre o umbrela.
• Mekem i no longfala. Wan smol taem aotdoa i inaf, espesol long hot de.
• Lukaotem ol saen blong danis. NIA i lisim hed, kanfiuz, dizi o spak olsem ol saen we i save minim sik from hit. Man we i gat dementia i save no talem yu se hem i no fil gud, so lukluk long fes mo tingting blong hem. Karem hem i go insaed, kolem daon wetem wota mo wan kol klos, mo kasem medikol help sipos hem i no save gud kwik. Heat stroke, wetem saen olsem fainting, kanfiuz, o dray mo redfes skin, i wan medikol emergency: kolem emergency namba blong ples ya.

Kol taem tu i impoten. Long winta, mekem taem aotdoa i sot mo lukaotem se han mo lek oli stap wom mo drae.

Hao blong hanemaot taem man i waka aroun nomo taem yumi go aot?

Stap wetem man ya taem olgeta we hem i stap aotdoa. Alzheimer’s Association i talem se sikis long ol 10 man we oli gat dementia bambae oli waka aroun nomo wan taem long lowes, mo plante oli mekem olsem moa dan wan taem. Hemia i save hepen long eni stej.

Ol tips blong waka aroun mo lusum rod blong NIA i inkludum:

• Mekem sua se man ya i wearem ID o medikol bracelet we i gat nem, adres mo namba blong fon blong yu, o putum leba long klos blong hem.
• Kipim wan niu fota o vidio blong man ya.
• Talem ol neba se man ya i save waka aroun nomo.
• Secure yad ya wetem fens mo wan get we i gat lok.
• No lusum wan man we i bin waka aroun nomo finis taem i stap yet long ples nomo.

Alzheimer’s Association i advaesem tu blong mekem ol ples insaed mo aotdoa we man i save wakabaot seif long hem, mo blong planem ol aktiviti long taem we i moa kaen blong hem i save gat restlesnes. Wan wok long wan seif, endosd garden i save gud long late-day restlessness. Lukim gaed blong mifala long late-day restlessness.

Sipos man ya i lusum rod, Alzheimer’s Association i advaesem blong raet kwik sem long ples we i klosap mo kolem emergency namba blong ples ya sipos ol i no faendem hem insaed long 15 minit. Tellem ol polis se man ya i gat dementia.

Hao blong jenjem garden taem ol samting i jenis?

Sam man oli laekem lukluk yu wok. NIA i talem se i gud nomo blong letem man ya jus lukluk sipos hemia i wan samting we hem i laekem.

Wanem taem mo yumi mas go insaed?

Go insaed taem man ya i lukluk i tajed, i hot, i kol, i no fil gud o i redi blong finis. Wan smol, gud ten minit i gud moa dan wan longfala aftanun we i end long hat. Stop bifo i wan gud rizolt.

Karim garden i go insaed long skrin

Long ren de, Sort Together i gat wan basket blong garden blong sotem ol fota, mo Conversation Cards i gat ol open kwesten we oli save lidim i go long ol stori blong garden. Sipos yu kambak insaed from hot mo yu filim yu hari, Calm Breathing i givim wan slo, kwaet pos we yu save sheremap. Blong moa aedia we i baremap long tas, smel mo saon, lukim gaed blong sensory aktiviti blong mifala.