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My Home, My Life
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Description
Most people with dementia want to live in the familiar comfort of their own home and maintain engagement with their community and their world. My home, my life: Practical ideas for people with dementia and carers brings together the voice of people with dementia and carers with the best learning from research and care experience to provide insightful tips, strategies and real-life stories to support greater independence. Whether it is through a better understanding of the impact of dementia and ageing, tips on good design at home, strategies for going out or approaches to communication and care, My home, my life will enable people with dementia, carers and their support networks to meet challenges with courage and creativity.
Key Features
- More than 280 tips! Readers will find each chapter introduces what will be learned with a further summary of key points at the end.
- More than a dozen real-life stories are included in the book so that people with dementia and carers can see how other people have worked out solutions and strategies to common challenges so as to maximise independence.
- Some of these practical tips for people with dementia and their carers include:
- Use your personal devices - simple alarms on your phone will be a helpful reminder about appointments or when to take medications.
- Signage - using signage in your own home might feel strange at first, but it can be a tremendous help for someone living with dementia. Labels on cupboards or signs to the bathroom are some examples.
- Create outdoor space - if you have a yard, schedule time to go outside. Make the space dementia friendly with a seat with a back and arms visible from the doorway.
- Have a bag packed - have a list of medications and dosages, clothes and items that might be comforting (like favourite foods or small items) packed and ready.
Additional Information
No one is pretending there are not challenges for people with dementia living at home. But neither should we lose sight of the fact that the person with dementia can be an active and engaged citizen with quality of life, full of rich experiences, tears and laughter and, of course, love and respect. Agnes Houston MBE
It is hoped that this list of stories will grow as readers contribute their own tips and ideas from personal experience by emailing myhomemylife@dementia.com.au.