Asɛm Ka Adwuma a Wɔde Kyerɛ Nkɔnkɔnkɔ ma Akɛse a Wɔwɔ Dementia

Asɛm ka adwuma kenkan asɛm a ɔnim yiye kosi n’awiei kakra ansa na ɛrekɔ awiei. Nnipa pii pɛ sɛ ɛyɛ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ anigye a ɛnhia ahohia ma wɔka asɛm. Adwuma no yɛ adwuma efisɛ asɛm no yɛ tete na obiara nim, na obi no nhia sɛ ɔkae biribi firi ɛnnɛ. Saa kratafa yi kyerɛ sɛnea wobɛyɛ, sɛnea wobɛpaw asɛm, ne sɛnea wobɛma ɛnyɛ anigye.

Dɛn ne asɛm ka adwuma?

Ɛyɛ adwuma kɛse a obi kenkan asɛm a ɛfiri mfiase, na afoforɔ de awiei no ma. Nsɛnkyerɛnne bi ni sɛ, “Actions speak louder than…” ne “The early bird catches the…” Obi no betumi aka awiei no kyerɛ, ɔnkyerɛ ne nsa, anaa ɔpaw biribi firi mmuae abien anaa mmiɛnsa a wowɔ ama no. Nnipa bi pɛ sɛ wɔne wɔn nkyɛn kenkan asɛm no.

Golden Moments de yi ama sɛ free finish-the-saying game a ɛwɔ nsɛm kɛse. Wobetumi nso de ayɛ a screen nni hɔ, sɛ wukenkan asɛm no mfiase na wugyina.

Sɛnea wobɛyɛ no, anammɔn biara biara

1. Paw bere a ɛyɛ dwodwoo na tena hɔ bɛyɛ ɔkwan a obi no hunu wo anim.
2. Ka asɛm no mfiase kɔkɔɔkɔɔ, de nne a ɛyɛ fɛ, na gyina. National Institute on Aging ka sɛ wɔnkasa kɔkɔɔkɔɔ na wɔnfa nsɛm a ɛyɛ mmerɛw.
3. Gyina. Ma bere kakraa. Sɛ biribi nni hɔ a, fa mmuae abiɛsa anaa mmiɛnsa bi, na ɛbɛyɛ baako a ɛteɛ.
4. Di mmuae biara anigye. “Ɛno ni” anaa “Ɛnyɛɛ me adwene” ma ɛyɛ nea ɛdɔ.
5. Ka asɛm no ho asɛm. Bisa sɛ ɛkyerɛ dɛn ma no, anaa baabi a ɔtee no. Ɛha na nkɔso ahodoɔ wɔ.
6. Gyae ansa na wɔbɛdi ahoɔden. Asɛm kakraa ne nnɛma a ɛma wɔsew yɛ adwuma a ɛyɛ ma.

Nsɛmmisa a wɔde ma wɔn a ɛnyɛ nea wobɛsɔ hwɛ

Mmuae a wɔpaw betumi ayɛ adwuma no yɛ mmerɛw, nanso sɛ wɔde sɛ ɛyɛ asɔhwɛ a, ɛbɛyɛ sɛ ɛyɛ asɛmmisa. Fa asɛm ka kɔ so anigye. Ka sɛ, “Wopɛ sɛ metie awiei no anaa wopaw biribi?” mmom sɛ “Ɛhe na ɛyɛ?” Fa nneɛma a wɔpaw no ma wɔ mmerɛ a ɔkwan ntɛmntɛm, na ɛnyɛ ansa na obi nkɔ ho.

Sɛ obi no nni anigye anaa ɔsɔ no ahohia, gyae adwuma no na kɔ asɛm foforɔ so. Wɔ communication tips mu no, wobɛhu sɛnea wobɛsesa kwan a wɔfa so a ɛnyɛ ɔhaw.

Sɛnea wobɛpaw asɛm a ɛfata obi

• Fa obi no ankasa asɛm. Bisa ne abusua sɛ, ɛdeɛn na ne maame anaa ne kunu kasa daa. Asɛm a ɛfiri mmofra ho yɛ den sen biara.
• Paw asɛm a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, a ɛfa da biara. Asɛm a ɛfa ewim, abɔnten, akuraase, abusua ne bere ho yɛ nea wɔka daa na ɛyɛ mmerɛw ma obi.
• Ma ɛnyɛ den. Abakɔsɛm a ɛfa nsɛm a wɔnnyɛ nnɛ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛyɛ den betumi ama obi ayɛ den. Fa ama nnipa a wɔpɛ.
• Hwɛ kasa no. Nkasa bebree nkɔ kɔ afoforɔ kasa mu. Fa asɛm a obi no nim n’ankasa kasa mu, ɛwom sɛ ɛhia sɛ wohwehwɛ foforɔ.

Asɛm sɛnea wɔkyekyɛ

Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkyerɛ sɛ asɛm a ɛwɔ hɔ ha yɛ English nkyerɛkyerɛ, efisɛ Twi asɛm a wɔda so kae a ɛyɛ mmerɛw nnyinaa nhyɛ hɔ. Wɔ akwan a ɛdi so no, kyerɛ nkyekyɛ no na gyina:

• Ewim: “Rain before seven…” (awiei: “fine by eleven”); “Every cloud has…” (a silver lining).
• Aduane ne nnuane: “Too many cooks…” (spoil the broth); “Don’t count your chickens…” (before they hatch).
• Fie ne abusua: “Home is where the heart…” (is); “Blood is thicker than…” (water).
• Bere ne aduaba: “April showers bring…” (May flowers); “You reap what you…” (sow).

Sɛ obi no ntumi nka mmuae?

Akɛse a wɔwɔ asetena a ɛtɔ so no betumi annya asɛm. Nnwene asɛm no. Ka no, di anigye, na ma ɔnyɛ nea ɔbɛdi ho mmuae de nsa ka, anaa de picture biako pɛ. Ɛdɔ asɛm a wonim no ho kɔkɔɔ yɛ ɔkwan a ɛma yɛn nyinaa yɛ adwuma. Fa nnwom, nsa a ɛyɛ hyew, anaa nsa a wɔbɛnyan, sɛ wɔka wɔ late-stage activities mu.

Afotuo ma nsɛm a ɛfa asɛm ho

Asɛm no betumi akɔ asɛm a ɛfa obi a abɛɛ mu ho nsɛm. Wobetumi aka nsɛm a ɛfiri reminiscence questions ka ho, anaa de adwuma a ɛfa ho bi yɛ, te sɛ conversation cards. Sɛ wopɛ nkɔm a ɛfa da no mu, hwɛ activities for people with dementia.