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Dementia & Alzheimer’s In-Home Memory Care Activities
Staying physically fit is an important part of our lives as we age, especially for seniors who need this exercise to maintain their muscle strength and mobility. However, for people with Alzheimer’s or dementia, therapy activities can provide similar benefits to their mental health.
When your loved one is living alone at home, you may find they don’t do as much to keep themselves occupied as they used to.
Whether that’s because of lowered energy levels, or because they have difficulty focusing without assistance, it can be easy to fall into a routine with too much TV time and not enough proper mental stimulation.
Thankfully, Qualicare can help. Our in-home memory care services give clients access to daily activities for fighting dementia and Alzheimer’s symptoms.
This way, they can exercise their brains as well as their bodies, and fight the progress of these illnesses to stay happier and healthier for longer.
Our Memory Care Activities
There are tons of different kinds of activities that our compassionate caregivers can introduce into your loved one’s routine, depending on how far their illness has progressed, as well as their personal preferences and needs.
For some dementia patients, sensory activities are a great way to help calm them down during a particularly distressing moment of confusion or panic. For others, cognitive activities for seniors work best, using things like word or memory games to keep their thoughts clear and focused.
There is no single type of memory care program or specific activities for dementia and Alzheimer’s that will work for every client, but that’s okay. Writing stories, doing crosswords, playing board or card games – not every activity has to feel like it’s based in medicine.
Our person-centered approach to Alzheimer’s and dementia therapy activities means that we look at our client as an individual, not as a problem to solve. With compassion, patience, and a friendly, helping hand, our caregivers can find the right activities to suit your loved one’s needs.
How Do These Activities Help with Cognitive Decline Due to Dementia & Alzheimer’s?
It can be difficult watching your loved one begin to experience a cognitive decline, feeling like there’s nothing you can do. But there is – you can let Qualicare help.
Memory loss activities for dementia patients are supposed to help reduce the speed at which these types of illnesses progress. In turn, it can slow the decline of your loved one’s mental state, so that they can maintain a higher quality of life for a longer period of time.
Repetition and memory games specifically are a great way to get clients thinking, so that they’re using the parts of their brains that are most often affected by dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Best of all, unlike other forms of treatments for illnesses, these cognitive activities for seniors with dementia can be fun, so it doesn’t have to feel like work. It can become a pleasant pastime or even an enjoyable part of their daily routine.
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Memory Care Programs Frequently Asked Questions:
Where Can Qualicare Clients Access Memory Care Programs & Cognitive Activities for Dementia or Alzheimer’s?
Our caregivers can provide meaningful activities for dementia or Alzheimer’s patients living at home, in nursing facilities, hospitals, or within retirement communities.
What if Clients Don’t Want to Do Activities for Alzheimer’s or Dementia Patients?
Qualicare understands that it can be challenging finding meaningful activities for dementia or Alzheimer’s, depending on the client’s preferences, as well as their current state of cognition.
However, our compassionate caregivers are prepared to take the time to find the options that work best for your loved one – whether that means sensory activities for dementia patients, cognitive activities for seniors, or other forms of in-home memory care services we can offer.
Can Dementia or Alzheimer’s Patients Design Their Own Memory Care Program?
In a way, they always do. Because Qualicare uses a person-centered approach to designing each client’s support care plan, we’ll always be taking their preferences into consideration.
After all, memory loss activities for dementia patients are supposed to be effective, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be fun as well.
How Can Qualicare Assist Once These Illnesses Have Become Severe?
Once clients reach a point where they can no longer actively participate in meaningful activities for dementia or Alzheimer’s, our caregivers can still help clients remain calm and as comfortable as possible, using soothing techniques, gentle discussion, and an abundance of patience.
Even without games or memory activities, our caregivers can use sensory activities for dementia and Alzheimer’s to help de-escalate moments of severe panic and confusion.
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