6 things to put in place following an Alzheimer's diagnosis in a loved one

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Your free memory exercises on https://autonome-a-domicile.com/malo In this video, I explain what you need to put in place as soon as possible if your loved one has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. This will save you time and prevent you from finding yourself in difficulty when the disease progresses. You need to think about preparing everything in advance, so as not to find yourself stuck by the processing time of files, by lost papers or administrative oversights... Here are 6 things to put in place as soon as possible following an Alzheimer's diagnosis: Check that the caregiver and the patient accept the diagnosis and if necessary support them. Learn about the disease to know how to anticipate Get help with care, financially and legally Make copies of documents to always have them on hand Check insurance contracts Stimulate your loved one to slow the progression of the disease - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My 3 tips for stimulating your loved one's memory: Preserve their social life as much as possible! When you have conversations with people, see lots of faces, go to friends' houses or clubs, you have to memorize a lot of information! We memorize first names, faces, conversations, addresses. Social life stimulates the memory of older people and also helps them to be in good spirits (In France, 1 in 4 older people suffer from loneliness). Don't do the tasks of daily life for them. When you cook, you have to memorize the recipe, pay attention to the cooking... When you garden, you have to remember what was planted in such and such a place, then remember to water it if the weather has been dry... These are all little things that stimulate the cognitive functions of the elderly person and which also give them a lot of pleasure. Their days are shorter and above all, the person still feels able to do things despite their age and illness. If your loved one is having difficulty with their tasks, you can help them of course, but above all do not do it for them. In each activity, there will be at least one small task that they will be able to do and that they will do with pleasure. Offer them games and exercises! Board games can keep some of their cognitive functions alert and make them work without them realizing it. To keep your memory, there is no secret, you have to use it! If memory and concentration are already affected, you can offer him more advanced, more suitable cognitive stimulation. This will therefore involve using exercises designed to work on his memory or concentration. If you would like to try, I suggest sending you free cognitive stimulation exercises for the memory of elderly people or those with Alzheimer's disease. All you need to do is give me your email address at: https://autonome-a-domicile.com/malo Amélie, Occupational Therapist specializing in home care for the elderly and Creator of the MALO method.

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