Placing persons before your timetable, priorities, and comforts is a person-centered approach many dementia experts practice today.
Person-centered treatment provides a better quality of life for individuals with dementia.
It is an efficient therapeutic modality for dementia treatment as it translates on to daily activities and interactions.
Assumes the person is important and recognizes their need and view.
Observation and response to non-verbal communication better.
Involvement of family members in care with dementia therapists and aim for better relationship and support.
I experienced while dealing with patients, the role and power of transformation in any person, especially in a patient. I tried to implement the "Function Junction" gym therapy, specially developed for a particular dementia patient in this case, when we created a relevant space for sensible exercise. We noticed how much the client took an interest and participated and how motivated they became.
A number of patients have contacted me after they were turned away by other doctors or medical specialists and couldn't respond to them effectively. At treatment time we take a person-centered approach, in the sense that we know his other interests, hobbies, and work according to that during our therapy time. We aim to do our best with our therapeutic exercises to get around the cognitive defects of our patients, and to elicit their deep memory so they can rise and achieve their goals in life. A traditional therapy setting could not have realized these outcomes if it had not been for us discovering the potential of being able to use a person-centered approach.
You need to be attentive to the daily routine of a person with dementia: his likes and dislikes, among other things. Never try to fling your own set of time over him. And I know, in our busy lives, when you have patients in your own family, it becomes hard to find time apart from doing some job. But everything is easy with love; making people live an easy and comfortable life basically means everything in life - if they were your parents.
Understand the waking and sleeping time of the patient, what food they like or don't like, and how they get on with daily routines, including using the toilet. Understand their favorite foods and drinks what they like to do, and whether they have special requirements for baths and showers. Make your loved one feel comfortable by serving up their favorite meals and by respecting their likes and dislikes.
Finally, let them know what stresses them out, like experiencing some noises, environments and past experiences, some mishaps, or some trauma. Not all stress can be wiped out, though avoiding triggers and respecting their dignity helps to ensure safety, happiness, and well-being.
Chat
Gallery