Communication Strategies for Alzheimer's Caregivers
Alzheimer's can affect communication between you and your loved one due to the way the disease affects different parts of the brain. Learn strategies for communicating more effectively with your loved one at all stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Communication Basics for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Although we often take it for granted, communication is important to our relationships, goals, and self-worth. Unfortunately, Alzheimer’s disease creates barriers to communication that can strain our relationships with our loved ones. Learn how Alzheimer's affects your loved one's ability to communicate and how you can become a better listener and communicator.
Although we often take it for granted, communication is important to our relationships, goals, and self-worth. Unfortunately, Alzheimer’s disease creates barriers to communication that can strain our relationships with our loved ones. Learn how Alzheimer's affects your loved one's ability to communicate and how you can become a better listener and communicator.
How Does Alzheimer's Disease Affect Communication?
People with Alzheimer’s lose particular communication abilities during the early, middle, and late stages of the disease. Learn what to expect and what kinds of communication challenges can occur during each stage of Alzheimer's.
People with Alzheimer’s lose particular communication abilities during the early, middle, and late stages of the disease. Learn what to expect and what kinds of communication challenges can occur during each stage of Alzheimer's.
My dad has Alzheimer's. Is it ever okay to lie to him if it calms him down?
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.
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.
Tips for Communicating With the Hearing Impaired
Although most communication changes with your loved one are due to the way Alzheimer's affects the brain, hearing problems might make communication even more difficult. Here are some tips for communicating with your loved one if he or she has a hearing problem as well as Alzheimer's.
Although most communication changes with your loved one are due to the way Alzheimer's affects the brain, hearing problems might make communication even more difficult. Here are some tips for communicating with your loved one if he or she has a hearing problem as well as Alzheimer's.
Tips for Communicating With the Visually Impaired
Most communication changes with your loved one are due to the way Alzheimer's affects the brain, but vision problems might make communication even more difficult. Here are some tips for communicating with your loved one if he or she has a vision impairment as well as Alzheimer's.
Most communication changes with your loved one are due to the way Alzheimer's affects the brain, but vision problems might make communication even more difficult. Here are some tips for communicating with your loved one if he or she has a vision impairment as well as Alzheimer's.