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Answers: It's something everyone of us is going to have to face in our lives, whether it's a relative, or ourselves. This may be one of the most important reasons to develop patience. You don't want to be irritable with your mom, an aunt, or other relatives. It's very difficult to continue to repeat what you've just said, to the person whom you just said it, but even without dementia, we all need that on occasion.

I keep my sense of appreciation at the top of my mind for the person who I must care for. Our parents care for us as babies, we must care for them when they age. I know my mom has done more for me than I can ever do for her.

Thanks for such an excellent question. A single star is not enough.

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if youre talking from the point of view of looking after
someone i think you just have to be there for them and be
patient cos i would imagine that it could get frustrating.

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sorry. i don't know what's dementia.

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I hope you mean someone that has it. It's tough, my Grandfather had it the last couple years of his life, and I helped him as often as i could. Just be patient, and if you start stressing find someone to talk to, it can be overwhelming.

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I deal with it daily, I work at a facility for elderly people with Alzheimer's/dementia illnesses. it's not always easy, it takes patience. I learned that you just gotta go with their flow, kinda join their journey.
feel free to email me if you have any other questions. :-)

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If you are a carer - get help!
If you are a sufferer - get help!!
Social Services have Social Workers who specialise in working with older people with problems.
A CPN (Community Psychiatric Nurse) is also very supportive - get a G.P. referral.
Both the SW & CPN will be able to advise about support in the Community, Relief Care, medication, etc.

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It's really hard to deal with on a daily basis. If you are caring for an elder, and there are other relatives, don't be afraid to ask them to pitch in every once in awhile. Also, some communities have a "day service" -- which is like babysitting the elderly. The old folks can have a chance to see their old friends, so that's nice, and may help arrest the slide into senility.

If your elder is wandering around at night (has lost all sense of time), don't be afraid to ask your health care provider about sleeping pills. It may seem like a cop-out, but you need to sleep sometime, too -- and if an elder wanders out into a winter storm, that could spell the end.

Also, it may help to find an on-line support group to share tips, and vent frustrations.

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live in P&S, that way no one will ever find out....

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l dont know, lm far too young

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Seriously, if you have dementia you wouldn't know about it, the people who do have to care for those that do have a hard time of it, you never know from one minuet to the next what there going to be doing, skilled nursing care is the best option, that way the people coping with a loved one suffering from dementia get some respite.

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...er...I just..um...forget about it....
;-)

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