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This is another valuable blog to read
No, I am not suffering from dementia, yet. I have not forgotten what this group is for. On the contrary, I remember I wrote recently that I would link blogs from my other groups or pages which are relevant and useful.
One of my reasons to blog often, and on many subjects is to keep my mind active. First of all, I need to rely on my stored knowledge, plus new one just read; I have to digest the content, and package all these into a blog.
Since you are still reading up to this point is that you are not yet demented, at least not to any grave extent. You know where to locate the group, and the blog, either intentionally or via FB notification.
Do you know anyone you love suffer from this condition?
So what has dementia got to do with real estate? Many people enjoy declutering and throw out a lot of "memories". Dementia sufferers may not remember current events taken place recently, but their long term memory is deep inside the brain. These seemingly useless items can be treasure and comfort for the sufferers. You will feel so good to witness the smile of the sufferers when they see things they loved once upon a timr, and they may even tell you the stories taken place years ago.
Some nursing homes are renovating their premises to look like back to bygone era. I critise on several occasions about aged care homes marketing department target at the offsprings of the potential residents instead of the users. The remote control flat screen television is hardly use, WiFi in room, modern furniture, mirror doors, etc. Many people ready to live in these places have never seen or used these before and do not have much benefit to the residents.
When you renovate or redecorate your house for someone with onset of dementia, try to place items familiar to them "back then" in the room. If can find and buy a rocking chair similar to one they used to sit on, you are a real champ.
You may not like a dim room, but many older people do, partly they do not want to see as much and partly they are sensitive to bright light. If they decide to have a dim room, please let them have it, and you may even choose thicker curtain material or have suitable blackout material.
Many people put a lot of photos in the suffeters' room hoping that they can recall who those images in the photo are, I doubt it will be successful. The sufferer do not have the visual and cognitive cabilities to recognise and analyse the images.
On the contrary, play music or songs of yesyetyears through speakers, either hardwired, vid blue tooth or just from a tablet.
A normal person can navigate easily in a house, but for Dementia sufferers, they may not be able to find their room. Any lit-up sign can attract their attention to lead them to the room.
A non-government funded apartment or room in an aged care home is expensive, and this is something you must keep in mind, especially you are becoming a senior.
Thank you for reading.
Commenting on “Homes Designed and Arranged for Dementia Suffers”
This is another valuable blog to read
No, I am not suffering from dementia, yet. I have not forgotten what this group is for. On the contrary, I remember I wrote recently that I would link blogs from my other groups or pages which are relevant and useful.
One of my reasons to blog often, and on many subjects is to keep my mind active. First of all, I need to rely on my stored knowledge, plus new one just read; I have to digest the content, and package all these into a blog.
Since you are still reading up to this point is that you are not yet demented, at least not to any grave extent. You know where to locate the group, and the blog, either intentionally or via FB notification.
Do you know anyone you love suffer from this condition?
So what has dementia got to do with real estate? Many people enjoy declutering and throw out a lot of "memories". Dementia sufferers may not remember current events taken place recently, but their long term memory is deep inside the brain. These seemingly useless items can be treasure and comfort for the sufferers. You will feel so good to witness the smile of the sufferers when they see things they loved once upon a timr, and they may even tell you the stories taken place years ago.
Some nursing homes are renovating their premises to look like back to bygone era. I critise on several occasions about aged care homes marketing department target at the offsprings of the potential residents instead of the users. The remote control flat screen television is hardly use, WiFi in room, modern furniture, mirror doors, etc. Many people ready to live in these places have never seen or used these before and do not have much benefit to the residents.
When you renovate or redecorate your house for someone with onset of dementia, try to place items familiar to them "back then" in the room. If can find and buy a rocking chair similar to one they used to sit on, you are a real champ.
You may not like a dim room, but many older people do, partly they do not want to see as much and partly they are sensitive to bright light. If they decide to have a dim room, please let them have it, and you may even choose thicker curtain material or have suitable blackout material.
Many people put a lot of photos in the suffeters' room hoping that they can recall who those images in the photo are, I doubt it will be successful. The sufferer do not have the visual and cognitive cabilities to recognise and analyse the images.
On the contrary, play music or songs of yesyetyears through speakers, either hardwired, vid blue tooth or just from a tablet.
A normal person can navigate easily in a house, but for Dementia sufferers, they may not be able to find their room. Any lit-up sign can attract their attention to lead them to the room.
A non-government funded apartment or room in an aged care home is expensive, and this is something you must keep in mind, especially you are becoming a senior.
Thank you for reading.
