Creating a Daily Care Plan

Routine is important for a person living with dementia. Create a daily care plan that helps everyone, including supportive caregivers, stay on track and help alleviate some of the confusion. 

Daily Care Plan

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Bathing & Dressing

From Johns Hopking Medicine:
Caregiver tips for dressing and bathing a person with Alzheimer's disease.

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Michigan Medicine, of the University of Michigan, has a good article about helping someone with a shower and things to think about.

How to Help with a Shower

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Oral Care

Quality oral care assures a person living with dementia maintains healthy teeth and gums, guards against other disease, and enables eating and drinking.  Click on the button at right for expert oral care guidance from the Alzheimer's Association.

Alz. Assoc. on Oral Care

View this recorded webinar by Cornerstone Baptist Church in Fauquier County. Pam Blankenship from Virginia Department of Health provides an informative webinar on caregiving and oral health. Pam discusses how oral health impacts overall health, how oral health is related to chronic diseases, and tips for taking care of a loved one's teeth.
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