Wendover Dementia Support
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Helping families through difficult times Registered Charity no. 1182184
Christmas
best thing you can do for a person living with Christmas can be a dementia is to put their difficult time for someone well being at the top of living with dementia. the family priority list. To The home environment help you do this, it might can change with help to review how that furniture moved, flashing wellbeing was affected Christmas tree lights and last Christmas or during candles. In addition, their any other celebration normal daily routine may or family occasion since change. They may be then. NOTHING is more asked to go and stay the important than the night away with family or wellbeing of the person be asked to take part on living with dementia. a big Christmas day lunch If they remain content, in another house. Even if these are avoided, it is likely that their everyone will have a good Christmas. normal routine of meals will be disrupted to accommodate visitors and a Christmas Some things to consider: • Disrupt their environment and routine as turkey. little as possible. Therefore, it is important to review all • There are many social and community the arrangements for Christmas and look activities bunched around Christmas so at them through a new perspective. The any involvement needs to be planned with
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care to prevent them feeling overwhelmed. • Keep preparations and Christmas activities low key to make sure the person with dementia stays relaxed. • Keep Christmas decorations, lights and card displays to a minimum. Put them up gradually to help the person with dementia get used to them and not be disorientated • Spread family visiting out over a few days and make sure that routine rest times are respected • Try and involve the person with dementia in the preparations and on the day. • Use particular strategies to help the person living with dementia feel valued and involved in a family gathering. Designate one room in the house as a “quiet” room where the person with dementia can relax without loud noise. If you would like more information about working with dementia, please contact Wendover Dementia Support on 01296 620342/www.wendoverds.org.uk.
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