Dementia: Practical Support for Alzheimer's and Dementia Care With Short Real Stories (The Ultimate Dementia Guide for Caregivers: Support Your Loved One Through Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Forms of Memory Loss in Old Age)

Nutrition and hydration tips to ensure your loved one stays healthy and strong.Self-care advice for caregivers, so you can maintain your own well-being and emotional balance.Story-like narratives, each illustrating a caregiver’s respectful handling of a challenging situation for different types of dementia.As a bonus, this book also includes journaling prompts and a thoughtful quiz to help you reflect on your caregiving journey and track your progress. With heartfelt real-life examples and practical advice, tender moments empowers caregivers to face each day with understanding and hope.You will find:How to distinguish between normal aging and dementia.What you need to know about dementia and the challenges it posesHow to identify loss of cognitive function and obtain early diagnosis and intervention to help slow the progression of the diseaseEffective techniques for communicating with someone with dementiaKey behavior and safety strategies for dealing with mood changes, aggression, wandering, and safety challenges in the home environmentTelltale signs that your loved one needs a higher level of carePerhaps like many who find themselves in a similar situation, you felt immediate sadness and grief.Maybe you also felt afraid… since you’re uncertain of what the coming days will be like and how it would affect your loved one.And for some dementia patients, it’s even worse – it has also taken away their family and friends.