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Alzheimer’s Care and Dementia Care

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What are Dementia Care & Alzheimer’s Care?

Learn more from our Dementia Care and Alzheimer’s care experts in Fort Myers, FL

Dementia is a general term used for loss of memory or cognitive ability that can disrupt everyday life. There are different types of dementia such as: Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular Dementia, Mixed Dementia, Parkinson’s Dementia, Bodies Dementia and others. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common, accounting for 60-80% of dementia care cases.

Sign & Symptoms: Alzheimer’s vs. Aging

How can you tell if it is Alzheimer’s? Not everyone who experiences memory loss is suffering from Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. Signs of dementia can include:

  • impaired focus
  • uncharacteristic mood changes
  • difficulty finding the right words to use
  • repetition of sentences and tasks
  • short-term memory loss

The best way to know for certain is to consult a physician. There are currently medications available to help slow the progression but there is not a cure for this disease.

How Assisting Hands Helps with Dementia Care

When the news of a dementia diagnosis is received, families are faced with additional stresses and difficult decisions about how to care for their loved ones. Assisting Hands is there to help relieve those stresses. We provide in-home dementia and Alzheimer’s care to keep your loved one in a secure environment while receiving daily assistance, socialization and stimulation.

Our Qualified Caregivers

We take a person-centered approach to dementia and Alzheimer’s care. We understand each person can be at different dementia stages, so we develop our dementia care plan around the person, not the disease.

Our caregivers are armed with the knowledge and tools necessary to understand who their client was before the disease as well as who their client is presently.

We provide necessary social interaction to help keep your loved one’s mind as sharp as possible, and are trained to offer memory stimulating exercises, such as working on puzzles, taking nature walks and personally interacting with their clients.

By keeping your loved one engaged and safe in their own home, Assisting Hands provides peace of mind for families and a greater sense of happiness for the client.

Are you ready to find out more about the dementia and Alzheimer’s care services we can provide your loved one with memory loss issues? Contact Us today to find out more.

 

Reviews:



Home Care Services
Rating 5 5 Star Assisting Hands Rating

“It is a blessing to hear my mother say that her caregivers are very sweet ladies. We just started with the in home assistance; it has been a good experience from the interview process to the caregivers Thank you Assisting Hands.”

Home Care Services
Rating 5 5 Star Assisting Hands Rating

“I just want to take a moment to describe my experience with Rhonda George from Assisting Hands. She has been dispensing my Mom’s medications for her twice a day for several months. As my mother’s daughter I have seen firsthand her care, compassion, and professional manor. As a result of her attention regarding my mother’s medications, I had also requested she be the caretaker that gives my Mom a shower twice weekly. My Mom can be difficult and uncooperative. But Rhonda has a way of respectfully guiding my Mom into showering even when my Mom tries to deflect her hygiene schedule. She is mature, funny, kind and a godsend to me and my Mom. But yesterday Rhonda went from caregiver to lifesaver. She came in to give my mother her meds. My mom was too weak to open the door so she summoned security to open the door. She found my mom in a pool of blood by her head. She immediately called 911 and EMS came to my mother’s room. I arrived just as EMS was entering the room. Rhonda was cool, collected, professional, and tried to keep both my mom and myself calm and not freak out from the terrifying scene. EMS transported my mom to Cape Coral Hospital where she was given three staples to close the wound. Rhonda George is someone who loves her work and it shows. Thank you Assisting Hands for providing priceless service and compassion during this very difficult time in my family’s life.”