Feb 24 2009
More top calming stategies for those with dementia
Yesterday we reviewed some calming tools for those with dementia.
There was a book called Adorable Photographs Of Our Baby
which is a great tool because all people are hard wired to love babies
By redirecting the person with dementia to look at the baby photos and discuss babies using the suggestions in the book, the person with dementia is refocused on another subject and will forget what was making him/her upset.The book is just fun to look at and offers the healthcare professinal and./or caregiver many useful ideas.
Next I suggested the use of realistic stuffed animals. These go a long way in calming a person with dementia. They also give these persons an object of comfort even if they are not upset
Look how cute this plush dog is.To many persons with dementia, it will look and feel real. Of course you have none of the trouble of a real dog, but all of the pleasure for a person with dementia. If a schnauzer is not to the liking of the person with dementia, then Animal Den has many dogs and cats to choose from
Here is adorable cat 
Another possible way to refocus and redirect a person with dementia’s attention is the use of therapeutic fiblets
Therapeutic fiblets are untruths told to make the person with dementia feel better. In most cases telling them the truth would be devastating to them or, at the very least, would escalate troubling behavior.
I know many of you do not like lying, but is telling the truth worth all the trouble and trama it will cause. There is no reasoning with a person who has dementia.
Some examples of therapeutic fiblets tomorrow.
In the meantime visir my sister site for Alzheimer’s and dementia activities galore
I don’t think it would be too bad to tell a fib if it keeps people with dementia from feeling bad. I have never heard of the term theraputic fiblet. I am so glad that I learned about it.
http://theinformer.today.com