Active in communities right across Canada, the Society: Dementia • Offers information, support and education programs What to expect for people with dementia, their families and caregivers • Funds research to find a cure and improve the care of people with dementia • Promotes public education and awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias to ensure people know where to turn for help Here. [...] Although • Use a team approach, with caregivers a person in late stage dementia may not and health-care providers working understand or respond as in the past, together, to maintain the highest they can feel emotions and benefit from level of comfort and quality of life encouragement. [...] • Changes in behaviour are a form of has helped others can greatly improve your communication – try to determine the quality of life or the quality of life of the Here are some tips that may be helpful at this There is currently no cure for most types of reason for the changes and what need stage: person you care for. [...] By 2030, 187,000 routines, activities and adapting the home 1 position to learn as much as possible and to to make it as safe and accommodating as progresses. [...] The focus of care at this stage is to support Dementia is a broad term that describes a set Stages are useful in helping us talk about and the person living with dementia to ensure of symptoms such as memory loss, difficulty Middle stage the highest quality of life possible, both performing daily activities, and changes in understand dementia symptoms.
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