As a caregiver, what do I need to do in the early stages of Alzheimer's?

During these early stages of the disease, the demands made on the caregiver are relatively modest. Patients are still able to communicate effectively with the caregiver; they are able to perform all the basic as well as the more complex activities of daily living (eating, dressing, grooming, making purchases, using transportation, including driving their own automobile, using the telephone and so on). However, when it comes to short-term memory their performance falls short.

They may forget appointments, they may not be able to deliver a message they took over the phone and they may forget to take their prescribed medication. So what is needed on the part of the caregiver is a kind of a hovering presence that allows the patient to do what they can still do, but is ready to step in and provide assistance when it is needed. Put another way, the number of hours you will actually be doing specific things for your loved one will be relatively few.

However, your role as a hovering “guardian angel” will be in operation 24/7. Yes, caregiving really is the original or the quintessential 24/7, or 24/7/365 job. Take a deep breath.

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