How Can I Get Parent/Spouse With Alzheimer's To Stop Screaming

Lately, I have been sharing information about my experiences caring for my father with Alzheimer's. I received my first email from a lady whose mother is continuing to scream and she was wondering how can you stop it.

Normally, when a person who has Alzheimer's starts screaming non-stop, they are in their first stages of this disease.It's my opinion, that when different things are occuring in their lives, they know exactly what is happening to them.We as caregivers must understand that they have been caring for themselves all these years and the fact of giving up their independence is not easy to accept.The more you try and take their independence away from them the more they are going to be combative or scream non-stop.

Now because we are new to this and we are still viewing our love ones as a person who was in their right mind, we find ourselves getting frustrated because we feel like they are acting this way on their own.My father did not scream or become combative, but my grandfather, who I also had to care for did scream and was combative.

The one thing that helped me in this matter was to not try to be right all the time.In the beginning you may find yourself arguing back with them. For example, my grandfather thought everyday was Sunday and he would literally get dress and demand we get to church. At first I was always telling him that it was not Sunday and made him even more confused and mad. Finally, I started just getting in the car and taking him to the church. After about 15 minutes and he realized that there was nobody showing up it became much easier to handle this situation.

So, if you have someone with Alzheimer's that scream non-stop, just remember you don't always have to be right.Sometime take them where they think they need to be, or just do whatever it is they want ,and this will cut down on a lot of the non-stop screaming.

If you have anything to add that will help someone that is caring for a love one with Alzheimer's, please leave your comment in the comment section.

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Are You Frustrated Caregiving For Parent Or Spouse With Alzheimer's

If you are a person taking care of a spouse or parent with Alzheimer's, there will become a time when you will get tired and frustrated. It doesn't mean that you don't love them and ready to throw in the towel or drop them off at the nearest Nursing Home, but being frustrated will often occur.

Taking care of someone in the later stages of Alzheimer's can get physically as well as mentally exhausting.This becomes a 24/7 job because they depend on you for everything.

I have been taking care of my father, who has had Alzheimer's for quite some time now, and believe me when I say, that there are times when I just don't feel up to doing anything.Depression and frustration began to rear its ugly head up, and it's that time you must remind yourself the promise you made.

One of the main things you need to do when you start recognizing that you are becoming frustrated is,find you a place in the home that allows you to relax your mind.Whatever you find peaceful, take time out to do it, because this can keep frustration down to a minimal.I have found out that mental exhaustion can sometimes be worse than physical exhaustion. The problem dealing with frustration is, if you are not careful it can lead to anger.It is at that point you want to yell and second guess yourself at why you are doing this in the first place.

So, if you are at the point where frustration is setting in, and it seems like it's occuring often, then you must take a break, whether it's 30 minutes or 2 hours.If you don't take a break when you become mentally frustrated it can lead to being overwhelmed and may cause you health problems. The solution you need in this situation is finding someone that you trust, whether it's family or friend, and have them to give you 1 day out of the month just to get out of the home for a while.

It is important that you maintain your mental health so that you won't be on an emotional rollercoaster and give yourself a breakdown.

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Why I Chose Not To Put Dad In Nursing Home

Nursing Homes should be a place where our elders, who no longer can care for themselves , spend their final years with security and peace.But after visiting about 7 different facilities, I find it's anything but that.

I have a father who has had this horrible disease for over 15 years, and during the late stages of it where he could not do for himself, me and my brothers and sisters headed out to see if we could find a Nursing Home for my father, even though it was against my mother's wish. My mother at that time was in her 70's and we just didn't see how she was going to be able to do all that needed to be done.

After visiting the 3rd facility, and seeing how a lot of the elders were just roaming around, clueless to where they were and staff members passing them by like they were nobody, I had about seen enough even though I continued on with the search.Our family basically was looking for someone that was caring and considerate when it came to him.Unfortunately, it's not how Nursing Homes work. Employees are  not just allowed to just pay attention to a person like they need it. They have to bath, shave, and care for several patients in an 8 hour period.That means your love one would be alone for several hours at a time.

At this particular time my father was like an infant, and we all know that you just can't leave them by themselves for hours unattended.Now don't get  me wrong, there are some great caregivers that work in nursing home, but unfortunately there are just too many residence for them to handle.I just didn't want that for him.

I decided to resign from my job in Dallas and moved to Mississippi to care for my father myself.It was a struggle the first several months, but once I got him into a routine, it became much easier.I now do everything there needs to be done for him.It is an honor and a joy to make this sacrifice for someone I love very dearly.

If you are someone who plan on taking on this responsibility, the main ingredient you need to succeed is patience.Even though it's a lot of work, in my personal opinion, it beats putting them in a Home.

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How Can You Give Medicine To A Spouse Or Parent With Alzheimer's

One of the first things you have to remember when dealing with someone with this horrible disease is that being creative will take you a long way.

I have a father who has had this disease for over 15 years and there have been times when I just didn't think I would make it. Not only am I taking care of my father at home, but my mother is 80 plus years old so I have to make sure she is looked after, even though she can do things for herself.

When I first started giving medication to my father, I was trying to give it to him like he was in his right  mind. I would say something like," here is your medicine" and have him open his mouth.He would take the medicine in his mouth but it took me several days to find out he was not swallowing them.

After trying a few things, someone told me to start giving him a daily dessert and crush the pills in the dessert. Wel,l after talking with the doctor and getting his approval, I started crushing up his medicine into the dessert and feeding it to him on a spoon. He was just like a kid in a candy store.Each time he see that particular bowl, he associated it with dessert.I never had the problem of giving him medicine again.

When you are caring for someone with Alzheimer's, whether it is in the early stage or late stage, you must come up with creative ways to get them to do things because some of them can become very combative.

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Alzheimer's Food That Lower Risk

Everyone forgets something from time to time. Some people have trouble remembering names. Others can't keep track of their car keys. Whether we suffer everyday absentmindedness or moments of real memory loss, all of us are concerned about keeping our brain power intact.
In recent years, a lot of studies has focused on the most severe kinds of memory loss, which is senile dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Many studies have identified ways to lower risk of these age related problems. Popular methods include stress-reduction strategies, such as daily exercise, positive mental imagery, and close relationships.Good nutrition and the right kind of supplementation also can help protect our brains and safeguard our memories at any age.
For optimal brain function, your diet should be well balanced with carbohydrates, protein, and fats. You can accomplish this by eating meals that include whole grains, fruits and vegetables.The value of fish is important. Fish provides DHAand EPA, the most plentiful fatty acids in the brain. DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid, is found in cold water fish such as mackerals, sardines, salmon, and herring.A study reveals that people who ate fish one to three times a month had a 40% lower risk of Alzheimer's than those who never ate fish.Those who consumed fish once a week or more had a 60% lower risk.
Omega-6s make up another class of essential fatty acidsthat are necessary for good brain function. Omega-6 is found in vegetable oils, including safflower, sunflower and corn oils.The most important omega-6 fatty acid is linoleic acid, which is converted in the body to (GLA). This essential fatty acid plays a big role in the formation of healthy brain cell membranes, the part of the cell that stores information.

My Fathers Alzheimers Changed My Life

Over the past year, my life has completely changed. Before that, my life was all about working and traveling.Since 1990, I have been a Branch Manager for Budget Rental Car in the Dallas Texas area.Being able to take care of your family is all a man could ask for.My goal was to put 25 years in, then retire from that position,but continue to work part-time. I would still be young and would have the finances and freedom to do what I love to do, and that is travel.But things has changed.

In 2000,at the age of 75, my father developed Alzheimers. A disease that his father also had.My father and I took care of my Grandfather, because he didn't believe in nursing homes.

In 2006, Alzheimers took all of my father's abilities away.He could no longer do for himself.The question all of my sisters and brothers had was, what are we going to do about daddy?My mother let it be known to all of us that our father would not be placed in a home.Over the past couple years, a lot of bickering started coming between the family. Everyone felt that it wasn't right that their life had to be put on hold.  My mother, who is 80, was trying to take care of my father and it was putting a strain on her health.I could no longer sit back and watch my mother go through this.

In August 2010, I left my job in Dallas to move to Mississippi.I am now the caregiver of my parents.My mother still has all of her abilities, so she can care for herself, but age has slowed her down.I cook and clean so that she can enjoy her last days enjoying whatever she wants to do.The only thing she has told me was, stay away from her washing machine, after I turned a couple of her white sheets blue.

The first couple months was very stressful. I had no idea how much work was involved in, not only taking care a person with Alzheimers, but also another elderly person in the house.My day starts at 7a.m. and when I'm finished with everything it's 9p.m.I have no social life at all.I'm human so every now and then I ask myself, how did my life get to this point.I never question my decision because it is a joy when I'm feeding my father, he looks and me and smiles. It's as though he knows exactly who I am.I believe God has a plan for everyone life, I'm just glad I was obedient enough to answer this call.What an Honor and Priviledge!

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Detecting Dementia Or Alzheimer's Symptoms In The First Stages

Before there is disaster there are always signs leading up to the event. The question is, are you paying attention to the signs.

In this articles I will give you insights on my experience with the signs of a parent with Alzheimer's.My father has had this terrible disease for over 15 years and we watch how it literally conformed our father to not being able to care for himself. The disease has run on his side of the family, passed down by his father. Four of his brothers developed this disease later in their lives and has since passed on.

When this disease first started to affect my father, we as children had no idea that what we were witnessing was an early stage of Alzheimer's.The first signs we started noticing, but didn't think nothing of it, was his forgetting where he was placing certain things.For example,he had been placing his car keys in a certain place each night before going to bed, but then started asking my mother each morning has she seen his car keys. This went on for a few days and literally was driving my mother crazy. Little did she know was that her husband mind was slipping away.

The next thing that we started noticing was how irritable he was becoming.He was snapping at us when we were trying to help him. We would have to remind him to eat or change clothes and each time we did this he became more stubborn. It's my opinion that in the early stages of this disease, the person know what is happening to them, yet has no control of where it is taking them.Losing their independence has to be rough excepting.

It is up to us to see different signs that we absolutely know is out of character for them, especially if they have been doing certain things for years, and now has no idea what or how to do them.I'm not talking about everything, but I am talking about things like bathing regularly, changing clothes, and any other thing that we know is an everyday essential.

These are some of the signs we need to pay attention to and inform our family doctors  right away, because this just may be the first signs that they are in the early stage of Alzheimer's.

If you have any comments that may help anyone that may read this article, please do so.

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