Why People with Dementia Rummage
Why People with Dementia Rummage Through Drawers and Cupboards Perhaps you’ve seen your loved one with dementia repeatedly rearrange, empty out and refill dresser drawers and then move on to the cupboard and do the same thing. This activity is known as rummaging, a behaviour that sometimes develops in Alzheimer’s disease and other types of […]
Challenging Behaviours: Sundown Syndrome 1
Challenging behaviours for people living with dementia: Sundown Syndrome By Welma Geldenhuys If you care for someone with Alzheimer’s or any Dementia, you notice certain behaviours/feelings from your loved one around sunset. This phenomenon is called sundown syndrome or sundowning. What is sundowning – this is the name for a group of behaviours, feelings, and […]
Challenging Behaviours: Sundown Syndrome 2
An estimated 1 in 5 individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or some dementia will experience sundown syndrome. In the previous blog, we gave information about the challenging behaviour regarding Sundown Syndrome and promised to post information about the treatment of this challenging behaviour. The following information is essential to recap the previous post, and a summary […]
Challenging Behaviours: Eating and Drinking
Challenging behaviours for people living with dementia: Eating and Drinking By Welma Geldenhuys Dementia is a progressive condition. Over time, a person living with Alzheimer’s or a type of dementia may display changes in behaviour at mealtimes. This can affect how they eat or drink. If you are a carer, you can do things to […]