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15 Alzheimer’s Communication Tips

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Neurologist Dr. Gayatri Devi joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the challenges behind communicating with and caring for the more than five million Americans living with Alzheimer’s.


Communicating with Alzheimer’s

  1. Let family & friends know what the person can still do & understand
  2. Avoid criticizing or correcting
  3. Engage them in a place & space with minimal distractions
  4. Give visitors suggestions about how to start conversations
  5. Remind visitors to come when person is at his or her best

  6. Don’t take it personally if you aren’t recognized
  7. Allow them the comfort of their error
  8. Allow them to repeat themselves to clarify, without your jumping in
  9. Allow extra time for a response
  10. Ask one question at a time
  11. Be in their reality. For example, if they want to go to work, instead of telling them they retired 20 years ago, tell them it is a holiday today.
  12. Focus on the strengths they have that maximize independence
  13. Encourage tasks with low safety risks
  14. Ask what they need help with
  15. Ask them what specific frustrations they feel they face

And remember that it is about more than just the patient – so do not criticize the caregivers.

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It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chaffe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. With a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia appearing on the internet every 7 minutes, the site’s focus on the best information has been a help to many over the past 15 years. Thanks to our many subscribers for your supportive feedback.

The site is dedicated to all those preserving the dignity of the community of people living with dementia.

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