BROAD STREET HOME CARE
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Home Care - A Personalized Approach
Finding the right fit for Alzheimer’s or Dementia home care in Chicago can be difficult. Broad Street Home Care develops solutions that begin our unique sense of understanding and patience. Our services continue to evolve with your needs.
Symptoms of Alzheimer’s and Dementia can vary significantly depending on the type of Dementia and the stage, and more importantly, the individual involved.
In order to provide effective home care, it starts with understanding cognitive disorders and how they impact a loved one’s perception of the world. This allows the Home Care Professional to be more patient, and to work to manage activities of daily living.
From there, it is also about understanding what core interests are appealing to the loved one needing Alzheimer’s or Dementia home care. These often remain intact, less affected by Alzheimer’s disease or Dementia. Whether it’s music, art, nature, sports, math, science or other core interests, they provide a gateway to greater quality of life and happiness.
Broad Street provides specialized Alzheimer’s or Dementia home care support, that is specifically designed for your unique situation.
How Broad Street develops our Alzheimer’s or Dementia Specialty Home Care
As with all specializations, we start with education and training. Our services go beyond just Personal Care and Companionship.
Alzheimer’s and Dementia are cognitive conditions where the brain often loses the ability to effectively connect between short term and long-term memory.
It may start with not remembering an appointment, or where keys were placed to eventually not remembering even the face of a loved one. This can cause frustration and depression which can even lead to behavioral issues.
If we understand the root of these cognitive impairments, we learn that the seemingly abnormal responses of clients with Alzheimer’s and Dementia are actually genuine.
This understanding, combined with training techniques including “acknowledging and redirecting”, along with things as simple as a warm smile and gentle touch, can help manage the frustration of these difficult symptoms.
How our Alzheimer’s Personalized Home Care can make a difference
Broad Street’s Alzheimer’s and Dementia Home Care service benefits include:
Safety and security at home – Prevent wandering or falls
Activities of daily living
Including nutrition and exerciseStimulation
Focus on core interests including music, art, nature, etc.
Active engagement with family and friends
Focus on dignity and respect
See the individual, not the diseasePeace of mind for the family
Relieve stress
With Alzheimer’s and Dementia home care, our initial focus in on safety and security.
The long-term focus is on building an effective working relationship with the client. Even if this does not include memory recognition, the care professional’s goal is to get to know the client and develop a method that minimizes confusion and promotes trust.
Once that is established, we can more successfully manage the key activities of daily living while focusing on the Core Interests which lead to a great quality of life.
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With Alzheimer’s and Dementia care in the home, our initial focus in on safety and security. If you would like to discuss the many ways we can help support you, please contact Broad Street today.
Broad Street Can Help.
Different Types of Dementia or Memory Conditions that Broad Street Home Care Services Support:
Lewy Body Dementia
Dementia with Lewy Bodies often related to Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia, it frequently coincides with movement disorder symptoms including stiffness and rigidity. Home care services in addition to supporting dementia also need to ensure safety and fall prevention.
This form of dementia often includes visual hallucinations. It is important not to dismiss or worse fight these symptoms. This can lead to frustration and depression. Instead, caregivers and personal assistants need to patiently work through these hallucinations and calm the effects.
Vascular Dementia
Often caused by Stroke and even referred to as Post Stroke Dementia, this is actually the result of brain damage or brain injury. Symptoms can vary significantly with vascular dementia as it depends on what parts of the brain have been affected. It could be impact thinking and reasoning as well as personality, or even movement disorders.
It is also important for home care services supporting vascular dementia to monitor any changes as medication and medication management can often help in preventing further brain damage.
Frontotemporal Dementia
This form of dementia impacts the front lobe of the brain which often impacts cognitive and emotional processes. The Home care services designed to support frontotemporal dementia include patiently helping with thinking or reasoning or other executive functions.
Proper support also requires deep understanding and empathy, as seniors experiencing frontotemporal dementia can lose inhibitions causing socially unusual behavior.
Dementia-related to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Dementia related to traumatic brain injury can vary dramatically and exhibit symptoms related to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Similar to Vascular dementia, specific symptoms depend on which part of the brain was injured.
Home care services supporting this TBI Dementia need to work closely with the Neurologist and other healthcare professionals to understand the specific symptoms in determining client-specific support.
Sundowning
Also known as “Late-day confusion”, sundowning is not a form of dementia, but rather a symptom. As the name implies, it occurs later in the day and into the evening and can be present with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.
Sundowning is usually associated with increased confusion, anxiety, and even agitation. Home care services that can support sundowning include creating more structure so that night time activities are more routine and familiar and introducing activities that promote nighttime sleepiness.
HOME CARE FOR ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA
Broad Street Can Help.
If you or a family member is struggling with the limitations imposed by Alzheimer’s disease or Dementia, it’s time to arrange for the support you need.
Broad Street Home Care offers a wide range of services from personal care and companionship to Alzheimer’s and Dementia long-term care in Chicago.
If you would prefer to speak with us directly, please call 847-728-0134
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