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Home » Creating an Alzheimer’s and Dementia Friendly Home

Creating an Alzheimer’s and Dementia Friendly Home

If you want to slow the progression of the disease, protect your loved one’s well-being, and avoid harmful antipsychotics, then you must make changes to the home environment.

Doing so will also help avoid and sometimes eliminate undesirable behaviors which are harmful to the health and well-being of everyone.

Adult children helping mother with Alzheimer's who is lying on floorProtecting a loved one who has Alzheimer’s or another dementia involves taking steps to care for both their physical and mental well being.

The complexity of the disease should not be underestimated. Helping them stay safe, happy, and engaged at home takes special planning and implementation.

By doing so, everyone’s well being will improve, you may slow the progression of the disease, and you can delay the need for expensive assisted living.


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Typically we think of safety first, and that’s where you should start. However, in order to make a home Alzheimer’s friendly, you must address four elements of the home.

This page will help you learn how to:

  • Increase safety
  • Improve functionality
  • Maintain a stimulating environment
  • Reduce or eliminate behavioral triggers

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How To Prepare the Home for an Older Adult

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Older adults and even those with Alzheimer’s can live comfortably and safely in their homes for many years. In this article, I discuss design theories used to….(Read More)

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Reduce Undesirable Behaviors with Improvements to the Home

Balancing Safety and Joy for a Loved One with Dementia

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Encouraging stimulation while also providing a safe living environment is not an easy task for untrained, family caregivers, or for professionals for that matter….(Read More)

 


Modify Your Home for Alzheimer’s

Modifying Your Home for a Person with Alzheimer’s

Make inexpensive changes to your home that will help accommodate the unique needs of Alzheimer’s or other dementia….
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How to Make Your Home Alzheimer’s Friendly

Alzheimer's Friendly Home

Making your home Alzheimer’s friendly can help provide safety and enrichment for you and your loved one….
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Reduce Undesirable Behaviors with Improvements to the Home

Video Training: Balancing Safety and Stimulation at Home

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Mike Good teaches how families can find a balance between safety and enriching activities in the home.


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