Dementia Care
M-Verth will provide the right support and care that is available for those who have dementia, and for those who are living with or caring for a loved one with dementia. We will support our service users with dementia to continue living at home safely and will also support their families through what is a tough time.
- Confusion
- Communication
- Behaviour
- Incontinence
- Safety
- Agitation
- Paranoia
- Eating / Nutrition
- Personal Care & Dressing
Dementia Confusion
Our staff understand the different types of dementia from mild to more severe in the following aspects of care
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Communication
Using simple words and sentences, refrain from basking open-ended questions, responding with affection and reassuring.
Behaviour
Looking after a person with dementia and confusion can be challenging as their personality and behaviour can be predictable. Identify what triggers behaviour.
Agitation
Behaviours associated with dementia and confusion such as irritability, verbal, or physical aggression. Destructing mechanisms, learning, and recognising certain behaviours. For example, pulling at clothing could indicate a need to use the bathroom.
Paranoia
Being always suspicious, jealousy, accusatory can be part of the dementia illness.
Safety
Fire safety, home security system or monitoring system, putting away dangerous items, lock kitchen doors
Incontinence
Loss of bladder or bowel control, maintaining dignity, help and reassurance, use of continence aids and incontinence products, establish routine.
Eating / Nutrition
eating food and drinking enough can be a challenge, forgetting what they need to eat and drink, identify problems with eating i.e. dental problems, trouble with swallowing, checking risks, understand the consequences of poor nutrition including weight loss, bladder and bowel problems.
Personal care and dressing
People with Dementia and confusion have difficulty remembering good hygiene such as brushing teeth, toileting, bathing and regular changing of clothes, maintaining privacy, dignity at all times, safety use of bath and shower facilities i.e the use of non-slip floor mats to prevent falls. Towel bathing for those who find the use
