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1. Why is communication
important for Dementia
patients?
Presentation by Prime Caregivers

2. Do you know
what is Dementia?
Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for
the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that
interfere with doing everyday activities.

3. It can affect a person’s ability to speak and communicate their
needs.This must be so frustrating for the person and for their
loved ones. Often people withdraw from social circles as the effort
to convey their needs and ways of getting their voice heard
becomes too hard and takes time.
Biggest Challenges of
Dementia

4. Most Common Type
of Dementia
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia.
Though dementia mostly affects older adults, it is not a part of
normal aging.
Alzheimer's disease

5. What is
Alzheimer’s
disease?
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia.
It is a progressive disease beginning with mild memory loss
and possibly leading to loss of the ability to carry on a conversation
and respond to the environment. Alzheimer's disease involves parts
of the brain that control thought, memory, and language.

6. Alzheimer’s disease is an ongoing chronic condition.
Facts about
Alzheimer’s
disease:
Fact 1
The symptoms of it progress gradually & the effects
on the brain are degenerative as they result in a slow
decline.
Fact 2
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease however,
treatment could help curb the progression of it &
may improve the quality of living.
Fact 3
Alzheimer’s disease & dementia aren’t the same.
Alzheimer’s is a kind of dementia.
Fact 4

7. 5 ways to
communicate
with a loved one
living with
dementia

8. 5 ways to
communicate
Take time, give your loved one time to express themselves
Step 1
Be aware of possible hearing loss
Step 2
Feelings are often communicated more easily than facts
Step 3
Clarify feelings
Step 4
Step 5
Avoid contradicting or correcting

9. Why is
communication
important for
dementia patients?
Good communication is an important part of living well after a
diagnosis of dementia. It helps people with dementia to keep
a sense of self, sustain relationships and maintain their
quality of life.
Make old age easy

10. Contact Us For More Information
Call
(562) 800-7010
Email
primecaregivers01@gmail.com
Website
primecaregivers.com

11. Thank You!