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Taem wan man we i gat dementia i stap askem blong go bak long haos, "haos" i minim wan fílin blong save sef, o wan ples long taem bifo, i no minim wan bilding. Yu no mas argumentim hem se hem i stap finis long haos. Akseptem fílin ya, talem hem se hem i sef, askem hem long haos, afterwan yu save muvumuv gud i go long ol fotu, miusik, kaikai, wok long wakabaot o wan simpol wok. Lukaotem sipos hem i hangre, i dri, i nidim toilet o i gat pen. Sipos i kamap wantaem, kolem doctor blong hem.
- "Mi wantem go bak long haos" i minim "mi no save sef o mi no save gat paes," i no minim wan adres.
- Argumentim o pruvim se hem i stap long haos i mekem fílin blong hem i kam nogud. Ansa long fílin ya.
- Askem hem blong talem yu long haos blong hem, afterwan ofem ol fotu, miusik, kaikai, wok long wakabaot o wan simpol wok.
- Lukaotem wanem samting we i save fiksim: hangre, dri, toilet, pen, hot o kol tumas, nois, tiret.
- Sipos i kamap evri aftanun, i save wankaen sandaonin; wan stedi rutin mo gud laet i save helpem.
- Redim plan blong sefti sipos hem traem blong lusum haos, mo kolem doctor long eni jenis we i kamap kwik.
Long pej ya (9 seksen)
- Wanem nao i mekem man we i gat dementia i stap askem blong go bak long haos?
- Wanem nao mi save talem taem oli askem blong go bak long haos?
- Wanem nao mi shud avoidim?
- Ol aktiviti we i save helpem long taem ya
- Lukaotem wan kōs we yu save fiksim
- Hem i oraet blong talem wan waet laeda?
- Wanem sipos i kamap evri aftanun o evening?
- Keepem hem sef sipos hem traem blong lusum haos
- Wanem taem mi save kolem doctor?
“Mi wantem go bak long haos.” Long plante famli, hemia i wan long ol hadest samting blong herem, espesal taem man we yu stap lukaftarem i stap sidaon long haos blong hem yet. Hemia i kamap oltaem, i save kamap long eni stej blong dementia, mo i gat ol kwaet mo praktikol fasin blong ansa. Pej ya i talem wanem ol wod ya i save minim, wanem blong talem, ol aktiviti we i save helpem long taem ya, mo hao blong stap sef.
Wanem nao i mekem man we i gat dementia i stap askem blong go bak long haos?
Plante taem, “haos” i fílin moa dan wan ples. Alzheimer’s Society i talemem olsem wan fílin blong komfot mo sef, o wan haos long taem bifo, i no nomo haos ya yet. Dementia i save mekem ol ruum we oltaem i stap i kam olsem ol nyuspes, mo wan man i save fílin olsem hem i stap long wan taem bifo long laef blong hem, taem haos blong hem i wan haos blong pikinini o ples we hem i bringim ol pikinini blong hem.
Ol wod ya tu i save soem se sam samting i rong long taem ya: hem i hangre, i dri, i nidim toilet, i gat pen, i hot o i kol tumas, i tiret, i lonli, i fraet, o i kwiksat from nois. National Institute on Aging i lisim pen, nois, lonli, jenis long rutin mo medisin olsem sam kōs blong agitesen.
Wanem nao mi save talem taem oli askem blong go bak long haos?
Ansa long fílin, no long ol wod. Family Caregiver Alliance i advaesem yu blong no traem konvinsem man ya se hem i rong: fílin blong hem i stret, so fastaem ansa wetem komfot mo tokfala, afterwan redaktem hem gentel.
Ol fraes we i save helpem:
- Nemem fílin. “I luk olsem yu miss haos blong yu.”
- Givim tokfala. “Yu sef hiya, mo mi stap wetem yu.” Alzheimer’s Association i sujestem ol simpol wod ya: “Yu sef hiya.”
- Askem hem long memori. “Talem mi long haos blong yu. Kitjin blong yu i olsem wanem?” Askem long bifo taem i komfot moa dan askem long tude.
- Ofem wan samting wetem hem. “Yumi kasem wan kap tii fastaem,” o “Yu save helpem mi fold ol towel ya?”
Wan kaen ton mo wan han long hem, sipos hem i laekem tjs, i save talem moa dan ol wod.
Wanem nao mi shud avoidim?
- Argumentim o eksplenem. “Yu stap long hia nao” o “Hemia i bin haos blong yu fo 40 yia” i askem hem blong akseptem wan samting we dementia i mekem i hard blong akseptem, mo i save mekem hem i fílin olsem oli talem hem i rong.
- Askem kwestin. “Yu no tingbaut?” o “Wanem adres?” i putum presa.
- Blokim dua wetem kros. Sipos hem i wantem go aot, stap kwaet mo wakabaot wetem hem. Wan short wakabaot i save kalmem fílin blong hem.
- Hurry. Givim hem taem blong toktok long haos blong hem bifo yu jenjem tok.
Ol aktiviti we i save helpem long taem ya
Afta yu akseptem fílin blong hem, wan kwaet mo familiar aktiviti i save jenjem tingting blong hem, no i blokem fílin ya.
- Lukluk long fotu blong haos mo famli. Turnim ol pej mo talemaot ol kominte (“Lukim gaden ya”) moa dan askem kwestin. Long fon o tablet, Photo pairs i save jenjem ol fotu blong famli blong yu i kamap wan gentel gem blong matsim, mo ol fotu ya i stap long divaes blong yu.
- Toktok long haos. Conversation cards i gat ol opmaen kwestin long haos, kitjin, nebe mo ol holide, we i no gat ol rong ansa.
- Plē miusik we hem i laek. National Institute on Aging i lisim miusik we i save kalmem olsem wan wei blong kalmem agitesen. Lukim ol aktiviti blong miusik blong yumi.
- Kaikai o dring. Hangre mo draest i save lukluk olsem restlesnes. Wan kap tii o wan naes kaikai i wan smol ritual blong stap long haos tu.
- Wakabaot o sidaon aotsaed. Muvumuv mo leit i save helpem, namely long moning.
- Givim wan famliar wok. Folem klos, sotem naef mo fok, o waterem ol plant i save bringim bak fílin blong ranem wan haos.
- Slowem evrisamting. Ofem TV, lesem nois mo glea, mo traem wan wanfala calm breathing pos.
Sipos wan aidia i no wok, traem narafala lata. Sidaon kwaet wetem hem tu i wan gud aotkam.
Lukaotem wan kōs we yu save fiksim
| Lukaotem | Wanem blong traem |
|---|---|
| Hangre o dri | Ofem wan drink mo smol kaikai |
| Nidim toilet | Ofem blong go long bathrum, kwaet mo no mekem fas |
| Pen o no kamfot | Lukluk long ol saen olsem hem i sut, hem i holem wan bodi pat, o hem i gat hadhed, mo talem doctor blong hem |
| Hot tumas o kol tumas | Jenjem wan klos o tempretja long ruum |
| Nois o ol man i stap tumas | Muvum i go long wan kwaet ruum, ofem TV |
| Tiret o tumas stimiuleshen | Rest, mekem laet i dim, plē soft miusik |
| Aftanun | Lukluk long sekson bilo long sandaonin |
Alzheimer’s Society i sujestem blong rikodem wan smol log blong taem we askem i kamap, olsem bifo kakae, afta ol vesitas, o long dask. Ol pateni i mekem i isi blong planem bifo.
Hem i oraet blong talem wan waet laeda?
Hemia i wan real diskasen, mo ol gud famli oli kasem ol defren ansa. Alzheimer’s Society i talem i no gat wan rait ansa: ol tingting we i no tru save mekem sam man i kam moa doutful, so jajem wanem i stret long bes intres blong man ya mo stap stedi. Long Penn Memory Center, ko-direkta i talem se trut i defolt, mo wan gentel tingting we i no tru i oraet nomo taem man ya i no save procesem wan spesel trut, mo yu no mas maeken fun long rialiti blong hem.
Plante kea-jivas i faenem wan midol rod i wok: fastaem onest komfot mo redirection (“Mifala bambae stap long hia tunaet, mo mi stap raet wetem yu”), no argumentim wanem nao haos ya.
Wanem sipos i kamap evri aftanun o evening?
Restlesnes we i stat o i kam wosaen long aftanun i olsem wankaen sandaonin. National Institute on Aging i sujestem wan stedi skejul, san mo aktiviti evri dei, smol slip long aftanun, mo no kofi o alkol long aftanun. Ofem laet bifo dask i save helpem tu. Gaed blong yumi long kwaet aktiviti long aftanun i gat moa.
Keepem hem sef sipos hem traem blong lusum haos
Askem blong go bak long haos i save kamap long wakabaot i go nating. Alzheimer’s Association i tingbaut se sikis long ten pipol we i gat dementia bambae oli wakabaot nating wan taem nomo long laef blong olgeta.
Redim bifo:
- Wan ID o medikol bregle we i gat nem blong hem mo namba blong fon blong yu, mo label long klos blong hem. National Institute on Aging i mensenem MedicAlert mo Alzheimer’s Association Safe and Found program, we i save kostem moni.
- Wan dua bel o alaem, mo lok we oli putum antap o daon. Nevа lokem man ya nomo long ruum.
- Wan niu klos fotu blong hem, mo wan lis blong ol ples we hem i save go, olsem wan hom blong bifo o wok ples.
- Talem ol gud nebe, mo givim ol namba blong yu long olgeta.
Sipos hem i lus: stat faenem hem kwik; Alzheimer’s Association i talem plante man i save faenem insaed long 1.5 mail. Sipos yu no faenem hem insaed long 15 minit, kolem emergency namba mo talem se man ya i gat dementia. Kolem emergency namba kwik sipos eniwan i stap long danger.
Wanem taem mi save kolem doctor?
Kolem doctor blong hem kwik sipos askem o konfiuzen i stat wantaem, o i kam wosaen tumas long ol aoa o ol dei. National Institute on Aging i talem se fast o kwiksat jenis long fasin, namely afta infeksen o jenj long medisin, i mas jekem kwik. Wantaem konfiuzen i save kam from delirium, we NHS i talem i nidim hep kwik; UTI i wan komen kōs long ol olfala man.
I gud tu blong talemaot wan stedi pateni long nekis apointmen, from pen, sed fíl, bed prablem o saed ifekt blong medisin i save ol i part long samting ya.
Ol kwestin we plante man i askem
From wanem mama blong mi we i gat dementia i stap askem blong go bak long haos taem hem i stap finis long haos?
Dementia i save mekem ol ruum we oltaem i save i kam olsem ol nyuspes, mo ol man i save fílin olsem oli stap long wan taem bifo long laef blong olgeta. "Haos" i save minim haos blong taem we hem i pikinini, o jas fílin blong save sef mo komfot. Taem yu ansa long fílin ya, i save wok moa gud dan taem yu soem hem wanem ples we hem i stap long hem.
Wanem nao mi save talem taem oli askem blong go bak long haos?
Traem talem "Yu sef hiya, mo mi stap wetem yu," afterwan "Talem mi long haos blong yu." Yu harem, soem wan fotu o wan singsing, mo ofem wan drink o wan short wakabaot. Yu no mas talem "Yu stap long haos finis" olsem wan korektiv, from hem i save mekem hem i fílin se oli talem hem i rong.
Hem i stret blong talem se bambae yumi go bak long haos bihaen?
Ol famli mo ol oganaezesen blong dementia oli no sem long hem. Plante oli stat wetem trutful komfot mo redirection, mo oli save yusum wan gentel tingting we i no tru nomo taem trutful i nomo bambae i mekem man ya i fílin bad we hem i no save wakem. Wanem we yu jusum, yu mas kaen mo stedi, mo yu nomo mas makhaf long fílin blong hem long wok blong hem.
Wanem sipos oli traem blong lusum haos?
Stap kwaet mo wakabaot wetem hem, yu no mas blokim hem; wan short wakabaot i save kalmem fílin blong hem. Redim ol stap blong sefti bifo, olsem wan ID bregle, dua bel, mo wan niu klos fotu blong hem. Sipos hem i lus, kisim saes wok long hem tuwe, mo kolem kolem emergency namba sipos yu no save faenem hem insaed long 15 minit, mo talem se man ya i gat dementia.
Taem wea mi save kolem doctor?
Kolem doctor blong hem kwik sipos askem o konfiuzen i kamap wantaem, o i kam wosaen tumas long ol aoa o ol dei, namely sipos i gat hot, nyufala medisin, o ol saen blong UTI. Wantaem konfiuzen i save kam from delirium, we i nidim kwik help. Kolem emergency namba sipos eniwan i stap long danger.
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