We do all of those! My mom is in stage 6. Miraculously, she can do 300 piece puzzles. She loves coloring books too. I check every week for appropriate movies. She loves going to movies.
How wonderful that she can do all that!! Keeping our loved ones as active as possible does them so much good in many ways! Thank you for commenting- and I’ve done a couple more activities videos in case there’s something you haven’t done! Thank you for caring so well for your Mom. She is blessed to have you! 🙏🏻💗
@@csillaczako1582 Many doctors say there are 7 stages. Everyone is unique and progress at different rates and have different ability levels. Thank you for the question! 🙏🏻💗
@@csillaczako1582 Your primary care Dr. can refer you to a neurologist for evaluation. There are multiple tests given, to actually come to a conclusion.
When my mom was in a dementia care home, they had a baby changing table set up with dolls, doll cloths, baby blankets, bottles, etc. It brought back the familiarity of motherhood. There was also a fake office set up. Your typewriter made me remember it-a typewriter, old-fashioned dial phone, Rolodex, file folders, etc. They had 'proms' where everyone dressed up, had corsages, etc., and a band. It was prom night!
Wonderful! And yes- the familiarity of being a Mom- caring for children- can be such a comfort! And I love the ideas of adding a Rolodex, dial phone and file folders to the room. Excellent! Actually, at 67 (my age) I STILL prefer hard copy and real folders I can touch. Some on the cloud I lose never to be found again!🤣🤣🤣 And a band! So good! Music does amazing things for our loved ones. Thank you for taking the time to add all these ideas! 🙏🏻💗
My mom recently moved in with our family. I am a homeschool mom. Mom reads well yet so having her read aloud is fun and helpful. I have an old farmhouse. She has a tiny bedroom, adjacent small livingroom and bathroom. We share kitchen. She loves plants so i filled it with pretty plants for her to care for. She is thrilled seeing new blooms daily, i put all her own furniture and lamps in her area. We had the Amish make her a special quilt for the twin bed we got her as she talked about her bed a lot. We have a prayer journal together . I let her write in it and we pray for people together. I tell her what a wonderful prayer warrior she is. ❤
I absolutely LOVE how well you are caring for your Mom! Thank you! Even when /if it gets difficult and hard, it sounds like you have great ideas to help her on this journey. Have you videoed her reading yet? I have only a couple of my Mum reading. Wish I had done more! And I homeschooled my children also, but they were grown and married before I needed to care for Mum. 🥰💗🙏🏻
My mother had dementia beginning around 2014. Since my father died, my mother keeps asking: "What do I do now?" These suggestions may help. I should pick up green beans, or other produce, from the grocery store so we can process them together.
@@johnorr8094 First-Thank you for caring so well for your Mother! And wonderful idea! Moms spent so much time in the kitchen, that it is wonderful to let them keep working in the area that comes naturally to them, as long as possible. It keeps them occupied AND lets them know they are useful and valued as a family member. Thank you for sharing! Blessings on this complicated journey.🙏🏻💗
Very many thanks for these amazing suggestions, one I would like to add is songs or hymns, they never forget the words to hymns from years ago, the words to songs they used to love too. Also, go back in years to funny stories they used to tell about their childhood, it’s amazing just how much they remember from their youth or teen years, my mum used to laugh out loud when recalling events with a friend of hers when they cleaned the boats and ships at Southampton Docks (in Hampshire here in England!! By golly they used to get up to all sorts, thank goodness she’d told me some of those stories when I was a youngster. Anything from when they were young and you’ll see their faces light up. I know they won’t remember it afterwards, but while they’re retelling their tales …they’re alive and so happy! 😊😂 What about knitting and sewing they enjoyed in years gone by? Just start a simple pattern off…could you do some for me please mum?
Yes to the old hymns! I used to sing the simple “Jesus Loves Me” when showering Mum and she would nod her head and mouth the words with me. And I love the reminder to tell stories about when they were young, because they absolutely do fill in and add even more details to go along with the stories. Anything that brings a sparkle to their eye is worth trying! Thank you for sharing the sweet stories and suggestions! There are 3 activities videos on my channel- plus other videos of course- I continue to add as I gather information and have time! 🙏🏻💗
God bless you for these excellent suggestions. I have been struggling to adjust into a caretaker role for my parents. This really has opened my eyes and given me a boost of motivation that I desperately need.
@@OmarSuboh-e1j You are so welcome! Caregiving can be overwhelming and such a challenge. You are welcome to check out my channel where I have other activity videos and practical tips that I learned when I cared for my Mum with Dementia. I’m open to suggestions for upcoming videos also, if there are other areas of concern you deal with! Blessings on this complicated journey. 🙏🏻💗
You are so welcome! I will have more videos on different activities in the future, along with videos to help and encourage caregivers on this difficult journey. Thank you for watching! 🙏🏻💗
@@Patre10 You are so welcome! Glad you found them useful. There are two more activities videos on my channel, with different ideas. It can be such a challenge to keep our loved ones occupied and feeling useful! 🙏🏻💗
@@shirleygibbs2263 I appreciate that so much! There are a couple more I’ve done that will give you more ideas. I try to do them with different levels our loved ones may be in. Blessings! 🙏🏻💗
@@garywhite-u2o I had not thought of the coin sorting! And I agree, the baking, like music, helps stimulate so many different senses. Thank you for taking the time to comment and help our community with your ideas! 🙏🏻💗
Very helpful! Thank you! I have to be more disciplined on making time to do these activities with my husband. It’s been a year since his trauma induced dementia and I struggle to manage everything. 🙏
@@lauriewooderson7563 You are so welcome! And would love to have you subscribe if you haven’t as I am trying to add practical ideas weekly, to help while caring for our loved ones. Also- I’m sorry to hear of your husband’s trauma induced dementia. It’s so hard but I know routine made the biggest difference for my Mum, when I cared for her. Thank you for caring so well for your husband and may God give you strength and bless you both on this complicated journey. 🙏🏻💗
That is wonderful! That lets her know she is useful! And Moms never get over wanting to be of help. Do you cook the vegetables or are they for a salad? Wondering how she likes vegetables- cooked or not cooked now.
@@Practical_Dementia_Care We normally have a salad. She cuts up a tomato, some radish and sometimes some red onion. I also have her grate some cheese. She loves her salads.
@@deanberg4033 Wonderful that you are helping her keep nutritious food in her diet! That’s so important. Thank you for sharing and for taking care of your Mom so well! Blessings on this complicated journey. 🙏🏻💗
@@doreenjohnston7672 Hi Doreen! That can be such a challenge! What are they being stubborn about? I remember when Mum would be determined to do something, like go out side when it’s too cold, and I had to try and understand what was going on and look at things from her point of view. Stepping back and figuring out what their unmet need is can be frustrating for everyone, but it helps to find a solution quicker! Mum got outside once when I was in the shower - and it scared me so bad. She was ok but even though she got out , Mum couldn’t figure out how to get back in the house. Many times they are stubborn because the part of their brain that is reasonable has already died. Brain failure is so sad! Sometimes their vision has changed so much, it makes them introverted almost because the world doesn’t look the same anymore. I hope you find a way or can have someone help you figure out what your loved one needs so the stubbornness goes away! Blessings on this complicated journey! 🙏🏻💗 And maybe someone else in the community will have some ideas too .
@what you have said does make sense lots of times even when it is explained to him what and why something is done a certain way he would change it especially in his garage lots of thing to get hurt on so I had are grandson take all the heavy stuff and tools to his house that could be harmful, working on issues to make him more busy like puzzles, games and helps him to concentrate. hopefully well help. thank you for your post gives me more information to think on
@ Good idea to remove items he could get hurt on. There are several videos on my channel of different activities you might like to try to keep him active and occupied. A bird feeder is something a lot of loved ones enjoy having, so they can see birds come and go! And you can get large print dementia magazines on different subjects on Amazon, that a lot of elderly people enjoy looking at. 🙏🏻💗
We do all of those! My mom is in stage 6. Miraculously, she can do 300 piece puzzles. She loves coloring books too. I check every week for appropriate movies. She loves going to movies.
How wonderful that she can do all that!! Keeping our loved ones as active as possible does them so much good in many ways! Thank you for commenting- and I’ve done a couple more activities videos in case there’s something you haven’t done!
Thank you for caring so well for your Mom. She is blessed to have you!
🙏🏻💗
How many stages are there?
@@csillaczako1582 Many doctors say there are 7 stages. Everyone is unique and progress at different rates and have different ability levels.
Thank you for the question!
🙏🏻💗
@Practical_Dementia_Care lucky are those who can get diagnosis
@@csillaczako1582 Your primary care Dr. can refer you to a neurologist for evaluation. There are multiple tests given, to actually come to a conclusion.
When my mom was in a dementia care home, they had a baby changing table set up with dolls, doll cloths, baby blankets, bottles, etc. It brought back the familiarity of motherhood. There was also a fake office set up. Your typewriter made me remember it-a typewriter, old-fashioned dial phone, Rolodex, file folders, etc. They had 'proms' where everyone dressed up, had corsages, etc., and a band. It was prom night!
Wonderful! And yes- the familiarity of being a Mom- caring for children- can be such a comfort! And I love the ideas of adding a Rolodex, dial phone and file folders to the room. Excellent! Actually, at 67 (my age) I STILL prefer hard copy and real folders I can touch. Some on the cloud I lose never to be found again!🤣🤣🤣
And a band! So good! Music does amazing things for our loved ones.
Thank you for taking the time to add all these ideas!
🙏🏻💗
My mom recently moved in with our family. I am a homeschool mom. Mom reads well yet so having her read aloud is fun and helpful. I have an old farmhouse. She has a tiny bedroom, adjacent small livingroom and bathroom. We share kitchen. She loves plants so i filled it with pretty plants for her to care for. She is thrilled seeing new blooms daily, i put all her own furniture and lamps in her area. We had the Amish make her a special quilt for the twin bed we got her as she talked about her bed a lot. We have a prayer journal together . I let her write in it and we pray for people together. I tell her what a wonderful prayer warrior she is. ❤
I absolutely LOVE how well you are caring for your Mom! Thank you! Even when /if it gets difficult and hard, it sounds like you have great ideas to help her on this journey.
Have you videoed her reading yet? I have only a couple of my Mum reading. Wish I had done more!
And I homeschooled my children also, but they were grown and married before I needed to care for Mum. 🥰💗🙏🏻
And I especially love how you pray together. You are both blessed to have each other. ❤️
Not yet. I will. Thank you for your beautiful ideas.
@@minihomesteadcooking You are so welcome! Have a blessed Thanksgiving. 🙏🏻💗
@@Practical_Dementia_Carethank you. You as well!❤
I used to set my dad up with his old battery tester and a bunch of batteries. He'd retest the same ones over and over..
I'd get him to go through old photographs too.
Great idea!! Thank you so much for sharing! 💗🙏🏻
Yes! They love sorting old photos. And sometimes you get tidbits of history you’ve not heard before!
My mother had dementia beginning around 2014. Since my father died, my mother keeps asking: "What do I do now?" These suggestions may help. I should pick up green beans, or other produce, from the grocery store so we can process them together.
@@johnorr8094 First-Thank you for caring so well for your Mother! And wonderful idea! Moms spent so much time in the kitchen, that it is wonderful to let them keep working in the area that comes naturally to them, as long as possible. It keeps them occupied AND lets them know they are useful and valued as a family member. Thank you for sharing! Blessings on this complicated journey.🙏🏻💗
Very many thanks for these amazing suggestions, one I would like to add is songs or hymns, they never forget the words to hymns from years ago, the words to songs they used to love too.
Also, go back in years to funny stories they used to tell about their childhood, it’s amazing just how much they remember from their youth or teen years, my mum used to laugh out loud when recalling events with a friend of hers when they cleaned the boats and ships at Southampton Docks (in Hampshire here in England!! By golly they used to get up to all sorts, thank goodness she’d told me some of those stories when I was a youngster. Anything from when they were young and you’ll see their faces light up. I know they won’t remember it afterwards, but while they’re retelling their tales …they’re alive and so happy! 😊😂
What about knitting and sewing they enjoyed in years gone by? Just start a simple pattern off…could you do some for me please mum?
Yes to the old hymns! I used to sing the simple “Jesus Loves Me” when showering Mum and she would nod her head and mouth the words with me. And I love the reminder to tell stories about when they were young, because they absolutely do fill in and add even more details to go along with the stories. Anything that brings a sparkle to their eye is worth trying! Thank you for sharing the sweet stories and suggestions!
There are 3 activities videos on my channel- plus other videos of course- I continue to add as I gather information and have time!
🙏🏻💗
God bless you for these excellent suggestions. I have been struggling to adjust into a caretaker role for my parents. This really has opened my eyes and given me a boost of motivation that I desperately need.
@@OmarSuboh-e1j You are so welcome! Caregiving can be overwhelming and such a challenge. You are welcome to check out my channel where I have other activity videos and practical tips that I learned when I cared for my Mum with Dementia.
I’m open to suggestions for upcoming videos also, if there are other areas of concern you deal with!
Blessings on this complicated journey. 🙏🏻💗
This is so helpful- thank you wholeheartedly.🙏
You are so welcome! I will have more videos on different activities in the future, along with videos to help and encourage caregivers on this difficult journey. Thank you for watching!
🙏🏻💗
Thank-you for these very helpful ideas and suggestions.
@@Patre10 You are so welcome! Glad you found them useful. There are two more activities videos on my channel, with different ideas. It can be such a challenge to keep our loved ones occupied and feeling useful! 🙏🏻💗
Lovely suggestions ! Thank you!
You are so welcome! There are a couple of other activity videos on my channel if you need more ideas!
Thank you for commenting!
🙏🏻💗
Very great ideas and video
@@DewiiAljoe I am so glad it was of help-Thank you for commenting!
Blessings! 💗🙏🏻
Very helpful
@@shirleygibbs2263 I appreciate that so much! There are a couple more I’ve done that will give you more ideas. I try to do them with different levels our loved ones may be in.
Blessings!
🙏🏻💗
Counting coins sorting coins folding sweeping .painting wood crafts bird house baking sensory
@@garywhite-u2o I had not thought of the coin sorting! And I agree, the baking, like music, helps stimulate so many different senses.
Thank you for taking the time to comment and help our community with your ideas!
🙏🏻💗
Very helpful! Thank you! I have to be more disciplined on making time to do these activities with my husband. It’s been a year since his trauma induced dementia and I struggle to manage everything. 🙏
@@lauriewooderson7563 You are so welcome! And would love to have you subscribe if you haven’t as I am trying to add practical ideas weekly, to help while caring for our loved ones.
Also- I’m sorry to hear of your husband’s trauma induced dementia. It’s so hard but I know routine made the biggest difference for my Mum, when I cared for her.
Thank you for caring so well for your husband and may God give you strength and bless you both on this complicated journey.
🙏🏻💗
I have Sunday dinner with my mom and have her chop vegetables.
That is wonderful! That lets her know she is useful! And Moms never get over wanting to be of help.
Do you cook the vegetables or are they for a salad? Wondering how she likes vegetables- cooked or not cooked now.
@@Practical_Dementia_Care We normally have a salad. She cuts up a tomato, some radish and sometimes some red onion. I also have her grate some cheese. She loves her salads.
@@deanberg4033 Wonderful that you are helping her keep nutritious food in her diet! That’s so important. Thank you for sharing and for taking care of your Mom so well!
Blessings on this complicated journey. 🙏🏻💗
Sadly I can't do anything my head is woozy upright depression anxiety
I am so sorry! Some days can be so difficult. Have you been to your dr. about these issues? 🙏🏻
is anyone dealing with a person who has a stubborn attitude?
@@doreenjohnston7672 Hi Doreen! That can be such a challenge! What are they being stubborn about?
I remember when Mum would be determined to do something, like go out side when it’s too cold, and I had to try and understand what was going on and look at things from her point of view. Stepping back and figuring out what their unmet need is can be frustrating for everyone, but it helps to find a solution quicker! Mum got outside once when I was in the shower - and it scared me so bad. She was ok but even though she got out , Mum couldn’t figure out how to get back in the house.
Many times they are stubborn because the part of their brain that is reasonable has already died. Brain failure is so sad!
Sometimes their vision has changed so much, it makes them introverted almost because the world doesn’t look the same anymore.
I hope you find a way or can have someone help you figure out what your loved one needs so the stubbornness goes away!
Blessings on this complicated journey! 🙏🏻💗
And maybe someone else in the community will have some ideas too .
@what you have said does make sense lots of times even when it is explained to him what and why something is done a certain way he would change it especially in his garage lots of thing to get hurt on so I had are grandson take all the heavy stuff and tools to his house that could be harmful, working on issues to make him more busy like puzzles, games and helps him to concentrate. hopefully well help. thank you for your post gives me more information to think on
@ Good idea to remove items he could get hurt on. There are several videos on my channel of different activities you might like to try to keep him active and occupied. A bird feeder is something a lot of loved ones enjoy having, so they can see birds come and go! And you can get large print dementia magazines on different subjects on Amazon, that a lot of elderly people enjoy looking at.
🙏🏻💗
Replay
@@DewiiAljoe Hi- and there are a couple more activity ones on my channel that may be of interest.
Have a great day! 🙏🏻💗