Why are caregivers important for people with Alzheimer's?

Caregivers are a life-line for people with Alzheimer’s. Without caregivers, people with Alzheimer’s disease could not find their way to the doctor; they could not accurately provide their own history—neither the history of their illness nor the history of their lives. They could not convey to the doctor the extent of their memory problems, or the behavioral problems that complicate their memory deficits.

What caregivers do is vitally important to the person with Alzheimer’s: it may include preparing meals, taking them to the doctor or carrying out the doctor’s orders, such as giving the person their medication. As well, it includes providing emotional support, love and affection. Caregivers also help people to make decisions or, later on in the disease, when the person can no longer participate in decision-making, the caregiver must make decisions on their behalf.

Caregivers serve as advocates for people with Alzheimer’s. They become the guardian angel, hovering near-by, preventing the person from missteps or harm, but only taking over what the person can no longer do independently, encouraging them to exercise all the skills they still possess.

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