{"id":260,"date":"2022-08-03T17:05:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T17:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trousdalelc.org\/heartland\/2022\/08\/03\/september-is-world-alzheimers-month\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T20:06:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T20:06:01","slug":"september-is-world-alzheimers-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trousdalelc.org\/heartland\/2022\/08\/03\/september-is-world-alzheimers-month\/","title":{"rendered":"September is World Alzheimer\u2019s Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alzheimer\u2019s disease causes a person\u2019s brain cells to die, and this changes how a person thinks and behaves because their mind is no longer functioning as it once did. Alzheimer\u2019s is the most common form of dementia. It\u2019s a progressive disease, and so far, there is no cure. How caregivers respond to an Alzheimer\u2019s patient is contrary to how you would typically respond to someone who forgets something or understands something differently than you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When someone is not fully intellectually functioning, correcting them constantly is not helpful or healthy for them. It brings them down emotionally, heightens their stress level, frightens them and causes even more confusion because they aren\u2019t entirely aware of what is happening. A sense of time and events can blur, and something that happened 3 months ago, to an Alzheimer\u2019s patient, can seem like it happened 3 days ago. Memory, both short term and long term, are affected. Behaviors and symptoms of those with Alzheimer\u2019s are unique to each person. Some get worried, upset or angry easier, some get depressed and lose interest in things. Some pace a lot, imagine things that aren\u2019t there, misunderstand what they see or hear and even hit people for no reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Providing care for someone with Alzheimer\u2019s can be challenging. Here are some tips if you are a family member or a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer\u2019s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n