Top 10 Dementia Eldercare Recommendations

Rule Out Other Issues
Deficiencies in B-12 and folate have been associated with dementia. Low thryroid levels and depression can also cause dementia-like symptoms. Be sure your loved one is screened for those conditions, and have her physician evaluate the medications she's taking for interactions.

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Let Them Vent
When illogical demented episodes surface, realize that your loved one may be trying to work through the unresolved issues of a lifetime. Validate their frustrated feelings, go with the flow, and don't contradict, which may help them bring some degree of closure to difficult past experiences.

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Get Professional Help
Call your Area Agency on Aging or use the Eldercare Locator from the Department of Health and Human Services for resources, and attend a support group regularly.

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Celebrate Life Shift your perspective to being grateful for the lessons you are learning, even though they are hard. Celebrate the life that is left and stop focusing on the dying. You are required to make sure your elderly loved ones are safe, that they have good doctors and the right medications, but you are not required to let caregiving destroy your life -- nor would your parents want that for you.

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