Tips for Managing Challenging Behaviors in Alzheimer's Disease

What are some of the difficult behaviors in Alzheimer's? Learn about the causes and how to respond to challenges like paranoia, aggression, anxiety and wandering.

Some of the challenging behaviors in Alzheimer's and other dementias are caused by environmental settings, such as who and what are around the person. Consider these possibilities as you look to identify the specific triggers for behavior concerns.

How can you prevent wandering in dementia? What causes it? And how should you respond to attempts to wander?

Is your loved one with Alzheimer's disease showing signs of obsessive and compulsive behavior? Understanding why those behaviors sometimes develop in dementia and knowing how to respond to them can help you cope.

Ever wonder what causes some of those difficult behaviors in Alzheimer's disease? What someone is thinking about and feeling inside can trigger challenging behaviors. Increase your awareness of these possibilities and consider how you can respond to them.

It's possible that issues like pain or hunger could be causing some of your loved one's difficult behaviors. Review these 10 possible physical causes of behavioral challenges in Alzheimer's and other dementias.

Changing the caregiver's approach to challenging behavior in Alzheimer's disease can improve coping and quality of life for both those with Alzheimer's and their loved ones. Rather than first resorting to medication to handle agitation or aggression in Alzheimer's, try these eight practical tips.

Agitation and aggression in dementia are often the final straw for stressed caregivers who then turn to nursing homes and assisted living facilities to place their loved one. This article will discuss the causes of difficult behaviors and strategies and suggestions to minimize and decrease these behaviors.

Just 30 minutes of exercise 3 times a week can reduce agitation in those with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia.

I recently learned about EmFinders™, a unique community elder care solution to the very frightening risk of wandering among those with Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive impairments.

Alzheimer's disease can create challenging behaviors such as aggression, agitation, apathy, confusion, hallucinations, repetition, sundowning, suspicion, and wandering. Learn how to manage the challenging behaviors associated with Alzheimer's disease.

People with Alzheimer's might exhibit aggression, which can be stressful for the caregiver and the person with the disease. Learn how to manage aggression in Alzheimer's disease.

People with Alzheimer's might exhibit agitation, which can be stressful for the caregiver and the person with the disease. Learn how to manage agitation in Alzheimer's disease.

People with Alzheimer's might exhibit apathy. Though it might not seem like a behavior problem, it can be stressful for caregivers. Learn how to manage apathy in people with Alzheimer's disease.

People with Alzheimer's disease might exhibit confusion, which can be stressful for the caregiver as well as the person with the disease. Learn how to manage confusion in people with Alzheimer's disease.

People with Alzheimer's might experience hallucinations, which can be upsetting for the caregiver as well as the person with the disease. Learn how to respond to hallucinations associated with Alzheimer's disease.

People with Alzheimer's might exhibit repetition, which can be stressful for the caregiver and the person with the disease. Learn how to manage repetition in Alzheimer's disease.

People with Alzheimer's might exhibit sundowning, or a marked increase in agitation and confusion in the late afternoon and evening. Learn how to manage sundowning in Alzheimer's disease.

People with Alzheimer's might exhibit suspicion, which can be stressful for the caregiver and the person with the disease. Learn how to manage suspicion in Alzheimer's disease.

People with Alzheimer's might exhibit wandering, which can be stressful for the caregiver and dangerous for the person with the disease. Learn how to manage wandering in Alzheimer's disease.

Heard of the show "Hoarders"? Learn how hoarding in dementia is similar and different from this.

Many caregivers wonder whether it's OK to lie to someone with Alzheimer's disease when they find that trying to convince their relatives of the truth isn't working. Find out whether lying is OK under certain circumstances.

It is estimated that up to 70% of people with Alzheimer's disease will experience disruption of nighttime sleep. Practitioners recommend a variety of coping mechanisms for sleep disorders, ranging from medication to changes in daily routines. Learn how to manage sleep disturbance in Alzheimer's disease.