{"id":3176,"date":"2021-05-10T14:41:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T18:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.attentivecareinc.com\/?p=3176"},"modified":"2022-10-14T14:13:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T14:13:25","slug":"dementia-elderly-care-mount-laurel-nj-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.attentivecareinc.com\/dementia-elderly-care-mount-laurel-nj-dementia","title":{"rendered":"Dementia: What Can You Do if Your Senior Doesn\u2019t Believe that She Has Dementia?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dementia: Because of the changes to your senior\u2019s brain when she develops dementia, she may not actually be able to remember or believe that she does indeed have dementia.<\/strong> This can be frustrating and scary for both of you.<\/h2>\n

Don\u2019t Argue with Her or Try to Get Her to Believe You<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re spending a lot of time arguing with your senior about whether or not she does actually have dementia<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em>, you\u2019re putting energy in the wrong place. She\u2019s likely just upset, and you probably are too. Other than that, you\u2019re not likely to get anywhere.<\/p>\n

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Pick Your Battles in Other Ways, Too<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

There\u2019s something in dementia care called a therapeutic fib, which means that you\u2019re doing what you can to lessen the confusion and anxiety that your elderly family member might experience when she\u2019s confronted with reality. Correcting her and discounting what she says as untrue is likely going to contribute to feelings that make the situation worse.<\/p>\n

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Develop a Good Working Relationship with Her Doctors<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Depending on the severity of your elderly family member\u2019s dementia<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>, you may be in the position of making the majority of her big health decisions. It\u2019s important to have a solid working relationship with her doctors so that you\u2019ve got the information and support that you need to support your senior. Anticipating her needs is going to be a huge help for you and for her.<\/p>\n

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Focus on Independence with Added Help<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s really important that your elderly family member is able to remain as independent as possible for as long as possible. This would be true even if she realized that she has dementia. You want to support that independence and yet help her to be as safe as possible. This is a lot easier to do when you\u2019ve got elderly care providers working with her, too. If she doesn\u2019t agree that she needs help, point out that the help is for you. That\u2019s not completely untrue, and you can still help your senior.<\/p>\n

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Stay Positive<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Remember that this is a tough situation for your senior and definitely for you. if you\u2019re not actively taking the best care possible of yourself, it\u2019s really important that you put a plan in place to do so. That\u2019s going to help you to have the best attitude you can toward your senior\u2019s care.<\/p>\n

There may come a time when your senior does accept that she\u2019s dealing with dementia. But until she does, you may just have to work around that in order to get her the care that she needs.<\/p>\n

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If you or an aging loved-one are considering hiring <\/strong>Elderly Care in Williamstown, NJ<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, please contact the caring staff at Attentive Care Inc. at 1-800-493-5660<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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