this Sunday, the first Bavarian dementia week ends. On the occasion in Interview, tips for dealing with dementia Patients, and how Concerned should behave.
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen – For the first Time, the Bavarian dementia week takes place this year. Over 600 events to raise the awareness of the population as a whole up to this Sunday for the topic of dementia. In an interview Dieter buyer, Chairman of the Alzheimer’s Association, Isar-Loisach and the head of the AWO dementia center in Wolfratshausen told what is in dealing with dementia Patients is important, and how Affected the behaviour at the best.
Mr. buyer, what are signs of dementia?
dementia patients often have word-finding problems, have a hard time with the assignment of certain events or persons, and the forgetfulness increases. The disease is usually insidious, which makes them so insidious.
And everyone can be affected. Whether by itself or as a pair.
It would definitely be desirable, that none of them looks away. In the whole of Bavaria there are around 240 000 Affected, down breaks the on the County to come together around 2400 people with dementia. But all Concerned are, of course, still a part of society and must provide for themselves. Local authorities should therefore be the management of the disease in the view point.
+ Dieter buyer, Chairman of the Alzheimer’s Association, Isar-Loisach
What can be used within a ward for Ill done?
the food business, the authorities and the police should take into consideration the Affected. It is important that shops, Doctors and banks are informed in the environment of the person Concerned in advance. Either the Sufferer can take care of myself, or the members make the. The Alzheimer’s society has created, for example, a tile, on which stands ,I’m in dementia ill’, can distribute to the Affected. The goal is that Ill be able to stay as long as possible in their familiar surroundings, i.e. in their own home.
Because?
Each change of location is for people with dementia is extremely stressful. You are very fixated on the familiar surroundings, and get a change of scenery fear, for example, to the fact that you lost. Also, a well-intentioned holiday does not bring the Sufferers often get into trouble because you are familiar elsewhere, and maybe not even the toilet. The people, the assessment of ability is missing.
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What advice do you have to be Concerned?
at the beginning of the disease Affected mostly afraid of how it goes. However, it is to respond in the initial phase is the most important to plan ahead about who should make decisions, where the Affected person live and want to live, a living will can be created. It works only in the early Phase of the disease. Misjudge, and Displace the disease brings nothing. It progresses inexorably and is not curable.
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