Dementia Behaviors - Caregivers Survival Guide

Simple, Proven Methods to Control and Defuse the Situation Before It Blows Up!

By: Grace Southerly

Narrated by: Dawn O. Watson

Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

Has your role as a dementia patient caregiver left you frustrated, anxious, and uncertain of your efforts? Do you feel overwhelmed and underappreciated with no one to turn to? Do you feel like you just may explode? Keep listening….

Your loved one’s Dementia impairs her ability to think, reason, and remember. Patients no longer recognize reality and often engage in difficult, irrational, and sometimes dangerous behavior.

Behavior you must manage—alone.

Sadly, the spouse/caregiver of a dementia patient will predecease the afflicted spouse 18 percent of the time.

Caring for a dementia patient can drain you physically, mentally, and emotionally. Dementia Behaviors—Caregivers Survival Guide addresses these concerns and gives you practical, applicable advice to reduce your angst and increase your peace.

Inside Dementia Behaviors—Caregivers Survival Guide, you’ll discover:

• Simple, proven methods to manage dementia-related conduct
• Dementia causes, types, and patient traits
• How to handle the patient’s difficult, irrational, and unpredictable actions
• Ways to modify household habits, incorporate safety measures, and enhance common spaces
• Resources to keep you—the caregiver—confident and content

PLUS: You’ll learn about therapies that benefit both you and the patient!

Dementia can be intense and patient supervision arduous for you, but the tools and advice you get in Dementia Behaviors - Caregivers Survival Guide will help alleviate your caregiver hardships.

Be encouraged! If you want to learn more about giving your loved one compassionate care, scroll up and click on the "Buy Now" button now!

©2022 Holly L. Hines (P)2023 Holly L. Hines

interesting and educational

This audio provides a good overview of dementia behaviors,
and helps caregivers understand that the behaviors are not intentional, but rather a function of the disease.
This builds compassion, the cornerstone of effective caregiving, which is especially helpful for dementia patients whose behavior can often cause bad feelings and annoyance.
The audio is packed with information about the most common behaviors.
I recommend this audiobook.

Awesome book

As someone caring for a loved one with dementia, this book felt like a lifeline thrown my way. It's packed with practical advice that's easy to apply, making the tough days a bit more manageable. It’s like having a wise friend guiding you through the dementia caregiving journey. Honestly, it’s a must-read for anyone in a similar boat. Feeling way more confident and less alone now!

helpful resource

Whether you're just starting out or in the midst of the journey, "A Guide Through Alzheimer's" will be a helpful companion. If your loved one is further along in the disease, the information brings comfort to the decisions you've made and what's ahead. Grace Southerly's book is a reliable guide, a 'how to' for the challenges of Alzheimer's. As someone who began with uncertainty, I'm thankful for this resource. Highly recommend!

INSIGHTFUL!!

This book provides an insightful and compassionate overview of the difficult and complicated behaviors displayed by people suffering with dementia. I think these resources are ideal for assisting any caregiver to feel confident in their interactions with their loved ones, knowing that they are giving them the best care possible while also keeping everything as amicable as possible. The author provided straightforward, reliable ways to manage dementia-related conduct.
It was quite enjoyable to listen to the narrator. All things considered, I strongly recommend "Dementia Behaviors - Caregivers Survival Guide" to anybody taking care of a loved one suffering from dementia.

Straightforward and easy to listen to.

Practical advice for families and caregivers dealing with someone with dementia. Contains a lot of valuable information. Narrator has a smooth pleasing voice.

Support for the caregivers!

A concise and invaluable resource for caregivers dealing with challenging dementia-related behaviors. With clear definitions and causes of dementia, it offers simple yet effective methods to handle tense situations. The guide's focus on modifying household habits empowers caregivers to create a safe and calming environment. I appreciated the tactics described and the encouragement written within the pages.
A must-have for caregivers seeking practical solutions.

Excellent for anyone who needs to understand this

horrible disease and how it effects the person with it, the caregiver and family. The really small things we never thought of and how it was destroying my mom. It is in here.

Comprehensive and thoughtful about how to care for yourself & your patient

This is a comprehensive look at ideas to care for your dementia patient and yourself at the same time. At first I didn’t think the narrators voice for the book but it grew on me. The book content is quite thorough and I believe it will help you a great deal if like me, your dealing with a family member with dementia. I recommend this book!

Compassionate

As a caregiver, I have been overwhelmed, frustrated and uncertain about handling difficult behaviors. This book has helped me during this challenging journey. The author compassionately addresses the struggles and anxieties of being a dementia patient caregiver. It wrecks our solves to see our loved ones lose their ability to think and remember, leading to irrational and sometimes dangerous behavior. This book provides practical and proven methods to effectively manage and cope with these behaviors.

The author does a great job of explaining the causes and types of dementia and offers modifications that can be made to household habits to incorporate safety measures and enhance common spaces. The book is like having your own supportive community. The book is a source of comfort and guidance and will provide the confidence and tools to navigate the intense responsibilities of caregiving. The burnout of being a caretaker is real, so having this book to help you ease the burnout is wonderful.

Important info here!

The information available in the audiobook is imperative for caregivers who have family members who are exhibiting combative or aggressive behaviors that often come along with Dementia. Tips and tricks offered by Grace Southerly provide suggestions to encourage the behaviors we want to see and to reduce the ones we do not. I recommend this book to anyone caring for dementia patients either personally at home or professionally in a skilled or assisted living facility.