Living With Dementia Spouse

This is a place of comfort for spouses who are trying to cope with the alzheimer s dementia of their husband wife.

Living with dementia spouse. Although a spouse with dementia may not visibly appear sick this person is suffering from memory loss and confusion. Accept the diagnosis understand the disease and learn tips and techniques to work effectively with your spouse who is living with dementia. I started this website in july 07 when the shock of what alzheimer s disease was doing to a decades long loving marriage had me in emotional turmoil. How dementia challenges a marriage.

Active minds are creators of dementia friendly products designed to help improve the lives of those living with dementia. These are units where staff. Losing your spouse while they are still living. But when your spouse is living with dementia you need to change your perception of your relationship even more radically.

Dementia is a common reason for needing time intensive care and spouses are among caregivers very likely to support their partners in activities of daily living adl national alliance for caregiving nac aarp public policy institute 2015 previous reviews have found an association between perceived caregiver burden and informal care due to the hours involved in care stress. Founded in 2010 by ben atkinson willes active minds have been researching and developing their mindful and positive person centered activities and. When alzheimer s disease shows up roles begin to change. This is the first step for providing good care for your loved one living with dementia.

People with dementia who exhibit certain kinds of behavior that affect their day to day living are better off in the memory care unit of such facilities healy says. In addition to the custodial demands of caregiving to a spouse with dementia caregivers are often mourning the loss of their marital relationship to the one they love. Watching your spouse s mental abilities deteriorate may be difficult. You may feel uncertain about how to help your spouse with dementia and how to adjust to this major life change.

You can take help and guidance of dementia care books psychologist dementia care counsellors who can prepare you. Perfection is no longer a realistic goal and while the loss of your. July 15 2009 vienna austria a first of its kind study suggests that spouses of people with dementia are at substantially increased risk of developing dementia themselves.