Dementia Supportive Communities: Everyday Skills That Make a Difference
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Late Stage
It is a natural human reaction to hope when facing challenges. When living with a progressive illness, what we hope for changes over time. Hope always remains present.
It is a natural human reaction to hope when facing challenges. When living with a progressive illness, what we hope for changes over time, but hope always remains present.
In the late stage of dementia, the person living with dementia will require around-the-clock care and support, often necessitating paid assistance at home or in a care facility. Your role as a care partner will evolve; you will now be the voice of the person living with dementia. In the late-stage sessions, you will explore:
- How hope is helpful.
- Learn about communication with care providers and the person living with dementia.
- How to maintain the best quality of life.
Open the roadmaps below. One will give you an overview of dementia, and the second will give you a visual of Late stage dementia.
Dementia Progression Roadmap – Overview
Dementia Progression Roadmap – Late Stage
Keeping Track of Progress
Living with dementia can lead to significant changes in the future plans of individuals and their families. Your care partner role is dependent on the needs of the person with dementia and your unique situation. Use this checklist as a guide to help you plan ahead.
Care Partner Checklist – Late Stage
What you will learn:
In the late stage of dementia, the person living with dementia will need care and support
around the clock. This period frequently requires paid help to provide the care, whether at
home or in a care home. Your role has a care partner will be changing; you are now the
voice of the person living with dementia. In the late stage sessions, you will explore:
- how hope is helpful
- learn about communication with care providers and the person living with dementia
- how to maintain the best quality of life
Open the PDFs below. One will give you a visual of the overview of dementia. The second
will give you a visual of late stage.
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My Tools 4 Care - In Care
This is a toolkit to help you as a care partner prepare for possible changes or events, so you can support your family member with dementia in care. “In care” means receiving 24-hour care in a facility, for example, long-term care.
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Seeds of Hope
Seeds of Hope Family Learning Series is an educational program presented by the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories.
