Errante is a challenge facing many caregivers of seniors with dementia and Alzheimer's dementia. reports the Alzheimer's Association that six of ten people with dementia will wander. Moreover, wandering can occur at any stage of the disease. Elderly people with dementia can become disoriented and can not remember your name and address.
Caregivers
need to know how to prevent limit wandering elderly with dementia get
lost and get into potentially dangerous situations. Fortunately, there are preventive strategies to minimize the risk of wandering.
The first step to preventing wandering in people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia is recognition of their cause. It may be helpful to keep track. Note the time, date, and the events surrounding the rover models, if a cause seems unclear.
The most common causes that trigger a person with dementia to wander include:
• unknown environment• Seeing his coat and hat and the decision to leave• conflict situations• Changes in schedule or routine (such as moving to a new facility)• Changes in medications• Being left alone in a car• Comfortable, restless, or bored
After identifying the cause, it becomes easier to take steps to reduce the behavior. There are many strategies to prevent wandering. They may include:
• Ask your doctor about side effects of medications.• Make sure the person is carrying an identity card or a medical
bracelet that informs the person's illness and the other provides home.• Ensure that the basic needs are met. These can include hunger, thirst, comfort, toilet, fear or boredom.• Maintain a daily program of activities to provide routine and structure.• Promote activities and exercise to reduce anxiety, agitation and restlessness.
This can include walking, dancing, group exercises, or sitting in a rocking chair. Schedule these activities at the time of day when the person is more likely to wander.
• Allow individual control over aspects of their lives, such as activities and food choices.• Avoid important interactions with large groups of people.• Avoid crowded places like malls or grocery stores, which may cause disorientation.• If wandering at night is a problem, limiting fluids two hours before
bedtime and make sure that the person using the bathroom before
bedtime.• Keep the "triggers" out of sight. These might include car keys, coats, hats or other items that could sow the idea that it's time to go.• Never leave the person with dementia at home or in an unattended car.• provide companionship and one-on-one attention.• Keep doors closed. Consider a lock or an additional lock placed high or low at the door. If the person with dementia can open a lock, you may need to be replaced.• Consider enrolling the person's Association Safe Return Alzheimer Program (alz.org more information).• Camouflage Doors and door handles to paint them the same color as
the walls, or covering with curtains, posters, or other objects to
divert attention from the start.• Use devices to announce when an external door is opened. This can be as simple as a bell hanging from a door handle, or as
sophisticated as the electrical alarm will sound when a door is opened.
In addition to taking preventive measures, caregivers must have a plan
in place in case your loved one with Alzheimer's disease or dementia is
vague.
Make
sure the neighbors, friends and family are aware of the person's
condition and ask them to call if they ever see a single person. Also, keep a list of people to seek help if a person with Alzheimer's disease or dementia wanders or not.
It is also a good idea to have a list of possible places where the individual could work. Consider previous work, the old houses, places of worship, or restaurants.
Encourage the person to carry or use a GPS device to help manage your site.
Keep a recent photo of the person and their update medical information to give to the police. If the person does wander, seeking the immediate area of not more
than 15 minutes before calling the police to report that a person with
Alzheimer's disease or dementia - a "vulnerable adult" - is not.
Plan
ahead and take preventive measures will help keep people with
Alzheimer's disease and dementia safe and provide their families and
caregivers with peace of mind.
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Gardening: Studies Show Gardening Can Reduce the Risk of Dementia & Other Mental Illnesses
Anyone
who has spent a long time in a garden can say that after a few hours
with their hands in the dirt, they feel rejuvenated and refreshed. Now,
recent studies on the effects of gardening and mental health are taking
giant steps towards scientific demonstration that these improvements
are not only a product of the placebo effect. In
several scientific studies worldwide, the researchers found that can
actually two biological, psychological and ways in which gardening can
improve the mental health of all. These studies suggest that the decision to add a garden space to live
outside of the door can play a crucial role in preventing most
debilitating ailments that seem to go with aging.
Gardening and dementia
Some research suggests that gardening can help reduce the risk of developing dementia. In two separate studies, researchers followed people in their 60s and 70s for up to 16 years. Their observations, respectively, found that those who regularly landscaped had a risk 36% and 47% less than non-gardeners dementia, although a number of other health factors were taken into account.
Although the results are far from definitive, they suggest that the physical and mental activity involved in gardening can have a positive influence on the mind.
And for those who already know the mental decline, even just walking in a garden, it is therapeutic. Many residential houses across the country designed to accommodate people with dementia, have now "roam" or "memory" in their garden areas. These gardens designed for residents with Alzheimer's disease or other cognitive disorders, allowing them to walk through them without getting lost. The sights, smells and sounds of the garden promote relaxation and reduce stress.
Gardening and depression
One of the many scientific studies on the subject was held in Norway. The study focused on a group of people diagnosed with depression, persistent depressed mood, or "bipolar 2 disorder." For the study, the participants spent six hours a week of flowers and vegetables in the gardens. The results were clear. after three months, half of the participants experienced significant improvement in their symptoms of depression. in addition, your mood continued to improve three months after the end of the gardening program. Some scientists suggest that it is simply the novelty of gardening subjects of the study that produced the results; however, some experts have a much more radical explanation of how gardening could relieve depression; Bacteria.
Bacteria in the soil and Mental Health
Christopher Lowry, Ph.D., assistant professor of integrative physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder, was the mouse injected with Mycobacterium, a harmless bacterium commonly found in soil and has been found to increase the release and serotonin metabolism in parts of the brain that control cognitive function and mood - like antidepressants increase serotonin they do.
However, it is important to note that exposure to such bacteria is by no means a replacement for taking a prescription antidepressant. It simply suggests that much of the reason why, as a society, are experiencing depression at higher and higher rates is that we are no longer exposed to these bacteria for votes to get our hands on the floor transmitted. Simple: when our society was less developed, most people spend at least part of their time digging in the dirt or touching the ground, exposing them to these bacteria. In modern times, most people do not make contact with the ground and therefore no contact with the Mycobacterium we are accustomed, and this can be a contributing factor to depression.
(For more on the bacteria in the soil and mental health, read this blog written by Naomi Sachs in TLN: "Your in the dirt, bacteria in soil can make us happier, smarter")
horticulture Therapy
As further evidence of a causal relationship between gardening and mental health, you can see the rapid growth and the gardening implementation as therapy to help people with mental disorders. NPR has addressed in his article entitled:. "Gardening Help can heal the troubled mind" that analyzes a program called Hawaii Pacific Quest that uses gardening to help troubled teens in the program, teens pose a garden from flat sowing little or no involvement with the staff. This allows teens to solve problems themselves, relationships, and overcoming mental barriers by engaging them emotionally. and the results are proving to be very positive for teens who go through the program.
Beyond this program, gardening is used in a variety of unexpected places, such as detention centers, hospitals, nursing homes and mental health of veterans more. This growth in horticultural therapy is continued success of product when gardening as a therapeutic tool is used.
Finally
Although there is no evidence that gardening improves mental health, it is very difficult to ignore the results, which are repeated across the nation. Gardening focuses the mind, relieves incredibly damaging "fatigue attention," which is the result of prolonged exposure to screens, improving motor function, reduces stress, improves the entire well-being. whether the bacteria that appears to increase serotonin production, or simply the joy and sense of accomplishment watching a seed grow into a plant fully formed, gardening shows that a simple step that everyone can take to reduce the risk of common mental health problems and quality of life.
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Gardening and dementia
Some research suggests that gardening can help reduce the risk of developing dementia. In two separate studies, researchers followed people in their 60s and 70s for up to 16 years. Their observations, respectively, found that those who regularly landscaped had a risk 36% and 47% less than non-gardeners dementia, although a number of other health factors were taken into account.
Although the results are far from definitive, they suggest that the physical and mental activity involved in gardening can have a positive influence on the mind.
And for those who already know the mental decline, even just walking in a garden, it is therapeutic. Many residential houses across the country designed to accommodate people with dementia, have now "roam" or "memory" in their garden areas. These gardens designed for residents with Alzheimer's disease or other cognitive disorders, allowing them to walk through them without getting lost. The sights, smells and sounds of the garden promote relaxation and reduce stress.
Gardening and depression
One of the many scientific studies on the subject was held in Norway. The study focused on a group of people diagnosed with depression, persistent depressed mood, or "bipolar 2 disorder." For the study, the participants spent six hours a week of flowers and vegetables in the gardens. The results were clear. after three months, half of the participants experienced significant improvement in their symptoms of depression. in addition, your mood continued to improve three months after the end of the gardening program. Some scientists suggest that it is simply the novelty of gardening subjects of the study that produced the results; however, some experts have a much more radical explanation of how gardening could relieve depression; Bacteria.
Bacteria in the soil and Mental Health
Christopher Lowry, Ph.D., assistant professor of integrative physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder, was the mouse injected with Mycobacterium, a harmless bacterium commonly found in soil and has been found to increase the release and serotonin metabolism in parts of the brain that control cognitive function and mood - like antidepressants increase serotonin they do.
However, it is important to note that exposure to such bacteria is by no means a replacement for taking a prescription antidepressant. It simply suggests that much of the reason why, as a society, are experiencing depression at higher and higher rates is that we are no longer exposed to these bacteria for votes to get our hands on the floor transmitted. Simple: when our society was less developed, most people spend at least part of their time digging in the dirt or touching the ground, exposing them to these bacteria. In modern times, most people do not make contact with the ground and therefore no contact with the Mycobacterium we are accustomed, and this can be a contributing factor to depression.
(For more on the bacteria in the soil and mental health, read this blog written by Naomi Sachs in TLN: "Your in the dirt, bacteria in soil can make us happier, smarter")
horticulture Therapy
As further evidence of a causal relationship between gardening and mental health, you can see the rapid growth and the gardening implementation as therapy to help people with mental disorders. NPR has addressed in his article entitled:. "Gardening Help can heal the troubled mind" that analyzes a program called Hawaii Pacific Quest that uses gardening to help troubled teens in the program, teens pose a garden from flat sowing little or no involvement with the staff. This allows teens to solve problems themselves, relationships, and overcoming mental barriers by engaging them emotionally. and the results are proving to be very positive for teens who go through the program.
Beyond this program, gardening is used in a variety of unexpected places, such as detention centers, hospitals, nursing homes and mental health of veterans more. This growth in horticultural therapy is continued success of product when gardening as a therapeutic tool is used.
Finally
Although there is no evidence that gardening improves mental health, it is very difficult to ignore the results, which are repeated across the nation. Gardening focuses the mind, relieves incredibly damaging "fatigue attention," which is the result of prolonged exposure to screens, improving motor function, reduces stress, improves the entire well-being. whether the bacteria that appears to increase serotonin production, or simply the joy and sense of accomplishment watching a seed grow into a plant fully formed, gardening shows that a simple step that everyone can take to reduce the risk of common mental health problems and quality of life.
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