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Fake settings: Does it help dementia patients in a pretend setting?

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Feb 7 1:13pm | Replies (13)
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@1995victoria

I discovered with my cousin to let her take the lead. Just agree with her, distract her with something, it doesn't matter as long as she is calm and happy. Before she went into memory care, she would ask me to come over every day. So I would say yes, later, and she'd forget that I didn't come. Easy for me and her. I would remember "accept the things you cannot change, and change the things you can"

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bayviewgal | @bayviewgal | Feb 4 9:05pm

@1995victoria I have found that as long as my hubby is calm and happy, i just let him do what he's doing as long as it's not hurting anyone. Yes, distraction is always helpful as well, especially when he gets upset about something or someone that isn't there, but in HIS mind it IS happening. It's no always easy to distract him especially when he has his mind set on something, but I just do the best I can, and that's really all of us caregivers can do.
Keep hangin in there

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