Want to know a secret to managing a “difficult dementia behavior” that happens repeatedly?
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Instead of responding to the behavior AFTER it occurs, try responding to the behavior BEFORE it happens.
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Look for clues the person is becoming agitated. Look for triggers in the environment. Look for patterns in the timing of when it happens.
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Ask yourself, what can you engage the person with dementia in BEFORE that behavior happens? What is something they would enjoy? Try getting them involved in that as a way to prevent the behavior from happening at all.
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Do you have an example of when this approach has helped you? Share below to help a fellow Careblazer.
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