PINEBROOK FAMILY ANSWERS HOMECARE

Tips for Caregivers coping with persons with Alzheimer’s:

Caretakers can take simple steps to make life easier for a person with Alzheimer's disease.

• Monitor personal comfort. Check for pain, hunger, thirst, constipation, full bladder, fatigue, infections and skin irritation. Maintain a comfortable room temperature.
• Avoid being confrontational or arguing about facts. For example, if a person expresses a wish to visit a parent who died years ago, don't point out that the parent is dead. Instead, say, "Your mother is a wonderful person. I would like to see her too."
• Redirect the person's attention. Try to remain flexible, patient and supportive by responding to the emotion, not the behavior.
• Create a calm environment. Avoid noise, glare and too much background distraction, including television.
• Allow adequate rest between stimulating events.
• Acknowledge requests and respond to them.
• Look for reasons behind each behavior. Consult a physician to identify any causes related to medications or illness.
• Don't take comments or unkind remarks personally and remember that talking about your experiences with others can be therapeutic and lead to helpful insight and needed encouragement.
• Contact your local Alzheimer's Association for additional support and information: 24/7 helpline: 1-800-272-3900

Source: Adapted from Society of Certified Senior Advisors and Alzheimer's Association

For OVER 50 years our certified Direct Care Workers have been providing in home health care services for aging seniors and others throughout the Lehigh Valley. As a Pa. State licensed provider of hourly, daily, evening, weekend, overnight and live-care our trained specialist provide needed assistance with the day-to-day tasks that allows our clients to live independently in their own homes.

Call today and request additional information and a FREE IN HOME ASSESSMENT concerning in home care for you or your loved one. We can offer you hourly, evening , overnight and live-in rates, which begin as low as $16.00 per hour and are as affordable as just $180.00 per day for a live-in care provider* (*rates subject to change).

Formerly known as Homemaker-Health Aide Service, Pinebrook Family Answers HOMECARE has expanded our hours and scope of service to include round the clock care providers. Our expanded care is built on OVER FIFTY YEARS of reliability and dependability to seniors in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Northampton, Macungie, PenArgyl and communities throughout the Lehigh Valley.

Please call our Program Director, Bill Arnold today to discuss how Pinebrook Family Answers HOMECARE can help you or your loved one stay independently and safely in their own home.

610-867-3946