Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Dementia and
Challenging Behavior
- Aggressive behavior
- Intervention
- reacting to aggressive behavior
- at the time
- try to understand reason behind their challenging behavior
- carer needs to be stress free before dealing with the situation
- provide alone time for residents until they ready to talk
- focus on their feelings & provide reassurance
- after the incident
- challenging behavior are sign of loss of cognitive
function not intention by the person with dementia
- stay calm, reassure them, show kind behavior
- prevent and manage
- problem solving approach
- find out the problems through picking
up ideas from their behavior.
- basic needs, like, dislike, personality
- about family and
past history
- job, family members
- practical method
- communication
- music
- favourite song
- social interaction and activities
- remembrances
- memorable momment
- exercise
- physical exercise
- relaxation activities such as massage, aroma therapy
- animal assisted therapy
- dementia friendly environment
- brightness
- temeratture
- posters, signs, painting, colours
- carer responses to challenging behavior
- Reasons
- Psychological
- not being able to do everyday task independently
- memory problem
- feel intrusion in their personal space
- mental health problem like depression
- misunderstanding carer's intention while giving personal care
- Social
- feel not included or value
- feel embarrassed to talk about condition
- lack of exercise, social interaction & activities
- carers' different approach for different task may confuse them or they feel threatened
- Biological
- physical discomfort
- urinary tract infection (UTI)
- pain, illness or sitting on same position too long
- side effect of medication
- poor eyesight, hearing and judgement and self-control
due to loss of cognitive function.
- environmental factors
- Surrounded by crowd & unfamiliar
people in their own home
- temperature too cold or too hot
- too bright or too dark
- Repetative questioning
- causes
- memory loss
- The person’s short-term memory is impaired and they have no
recollection of having already said or asked something.
- fear and confusion
- A person with dementia is often unsure of what’s happening, where they
are, or what time or day it is. Those are pretty unsettling feelings.
- safety & assurance
- They may be asking because they’re feeling stressed or
anxious and need reassurance or to have a physical need met.
- intervention
- find out the problem
- provide the answer
- reassure them feel safe
- distract them or change the topic
- keep engaged with activities
Anmerkungen:
- - exercise
- music
- dance
- drawing
- game
- things person with dementia like to do.
- schedule a break
- share experience with collegue
Anmerkungen:
- sharing experiences with other carer help to get more ideas about the how to handle this kind of action.
- talk with GP or other support facilities
- memory aid
- create bright & colorful note
- Arts
- to do list
- use digital clock
- calender