Feb 12 2009
Calming agitated behavior in a dementia person(part 5)
We are going to continue our discussion of how to avoid getting a person agitated in the first place.
I was visiting http://caregivingdaughter.today.com/ and I was reminded of the effects of the full moon. Our residents were off the wall three days ago. After reading that blog, I was reminded of the effects of the full moon has on folks with dementia. Thar is a story for another day.
Back to the topic
You may want to keep a journal to docunment when a dementia person becomes agitated and what preceeded this event from all angles. In other words, note the environment, the people who are present, background noise. what you or someone might have said or did, the time of day, and any other information that might be noteworthy.
Then you can……………..
Come back tomorrow
Remember to visit my sister site for activity ideas. Activities go a long way in keeping agitated behavior at bay
These tips are very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
http://theinformer.today.com
Thanks for mentioning my blog. Yes, I try to watch out for things that can aggitate my mom. If there is anything out of our normal routine or a lot of noise and chaos that makes her nervous which can make her more easily aggitated.
Great post.