When someone hallucinates, the individual’s five senses may be all over the place. Seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, or feeling something that is not there can make them confused, agitated, and stressed. For someone with Alzheimer’s or other form of dementia, hallucinations are a very real part of the disease. This false perception is caused by the changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer’s and could also be caused by other senior ailments as well. For example, kidney or bladder infection, dehydration, alcohol, or even medications. Discussing something that is not there may be difficult for the caregivers, but here are some tips to cope with such events from the Alzheimer’s Association. Be calm with your response and offer them assurance by saying things such as “Don’t worry” or “I’m here for you”. In addition, gentle patting may distract the individual from the hallucination, and that offers them the comfort of understanding what they are going through.
A-1 Home Care has excellent caregivers such as Nora Polanco, Glenda Cisneros, Maria Herrera, and Yvonne Martinez. They are all sincere and professional with experience in Alzheimer’s Care, Parkinson’s Care, Arthritis Care, Incontinence Care, Hospice Care, After Surgery Care, and other elderly care services. Because of their quality work, we have received thousands of testimonials from our satisfied clients. We have caregivers all over Los Angeles and Orange County, including Pasadena, Arcadia, San Marino, Temple City, Sierra Madre, and Altadena. So don’t hesitate, to improve the quality of life for your loved ones and give them the freedom and independence that they deserve.
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