Alzheimer's disease is one of the most common forms of mental decline that damages the brain and badly affects the memory, judgment, intelligence, behavior and language of its sufferers.
It is true that over the time the disease gets worse, but the course of disease differs from individual to individual.
Alzheimer's patients need to be dealt with patience and devotion, and for that home is best place.
It may be emotionally and physically draining, to take care of someone with Alzheimer's, but you can always make it simpler.
First of all, it is very important to make the home safe for the patient.
You can install some important safety measures at home that can insure the safety of your loved one.
As an essential safety measure, the care taker should always lock the doors, cupboards, knives, medications and other dangerous substances that may harm the patient.
You can pamper the patient by providing adequate lighting in the rooms and other corners of house especially at night.
It becomes a challenge for the caretaker to maintain a good nutrition diet for the patient, as the patient sometimes becomes more aggressive and refuses to eat.
You can offer them their favorite food, no matter how they eat it.
The patient may find it difficult to sleep at night, for that you can offer them milk before going to bed so that they can have a sound sleep.
In addition to this you should discourage napping during the day, because that causes sleeping disorders.
Care giving cannot eliminate the problem forever but it gives a deep sense of satisfaction.
Taking care of an Alzheimer's patient is not an easy task as it requires a lot of patience too.
You need to take proper care of the patient's behavioral changes and habits.
You should not make the person completely dependent on you.
In fact, you should let them take their decisions as long as they are able to do so.
Make an ID bracelet or a pendant for the patient so they don't get lost when trying to move out of the house.
At times you may find the patients at the verge of losing their temper, but you should always try to manage the agitation by shifting their focus on one single activity.
Last but not the least; the care taker should also take complete care of his/her health too.
A little information, a little care and a warm helping hand are all that an Alzheimer's patient really needs.