Dementia & Alzheimer's Care
The Alzheimer’s Association recommends paying close attention to conditions that give strong indications that alternative living is best for everyone involved.
Are your loved ones displaying any one of more of the behaviors, incident(s), and conditions:
- Increasingly withdrawn and isolated
- Consistently worsened health
- Weight loss due to swallowing problems related to the disease progression
- Unable to feed, bathe, and dress self
- Prone to falling
- Requires assistance with ambulating
- Bedridden
- Wanders and confused during the days and nights
- Unaware of surroundings
- “Acts out”; has a minor upset resulted in violent behavior
- Increased incontinence or avoids protection other than the toilet
- Evaluate how the loved one’s care affects you, the caregiver
- Unable to socialize or take time for themselves
- Unable to lift or transfer the person with dementia
- Have difficulty sleeping and getting enough rest
- Neglects other familial roles and friendships
- Feels stressed, exhausted, hopeless or helpless
- Abuses alcohol or medications to cope
- Frequent bouts of crying
- Has a serious health problem such as pneumonia
- Verbally, physically or emotionally out of control in response to a person with dementia who doesn’t listen, asks the same question excessively, and wanders
WE provide the following facilities specifically for these inmates:
- Personal alarms that sound when a resident tries to walk when they are physically unable
- Nurse call systems for unexpected emergencies