End-of-Life Stage
Dementia is a life-limiting illness. How and when dying will come is a personal experience for everyone.
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Early Stage
In the early stage, subtle changes in one’s abilities are noticeable to people living with dementia and/or to the people close to them. Everyone in the circle is re-arranging roles and responsibilities, consciously or not.
In the early stage, subtle changes in one’s abilities are noticeable to people living with dementia and/or to the people close to them. Everyone in the circle is re-arranging roles and responsibilities, consciously or not.
You may have recently learned about a diagnosis or are going through the process of getting one. These sessions are meant to:
- Help you set the tone of how you will navigate dementia
- Provide you knowledge about what dementia is
- Offer insight into what it is like for the person living with dementia
- Give tips about important conversations to have now that will help in the future
Open the roadmaps below. One will give you a visual overview of dementia, and the second will provide you with a visual of Early Stage dementia.
Dementia Progression Overview
Dementia Progression Roadmap – Early Stage
Keeping track of progress
Living with dementia can cause big changes in individuals’ and families’ future plans. Your caregiving role is dependent on the needs of the person with dementia and your unique situation. Use this checklist as a guide to help plan ahead.
Care Partner Checklist – Early Stage
What you will learn:
You may have recently learned about diagnosis or are going through the process of getting one. These sessions are meant to:
- help you set the tone of how you will navigate dementia.
- knowledge about what dementia is
- what it is like for the person living with dementia
- tips about important conversations to have now that will help in the future
Open the PDFs below. One will give you a visual of the overview of dementia. The second will give you a visual of early-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.
