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A person with dementia is not being deliberately difficult. Often their behavior is an attempt to communicate. If you can establish what this is, you can resolve their concerns more quickly. Place yourself in their shoes and try to understand how they might be feeling. There's power in empathy.

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A person with dementia is not being deliberately difficult. Often their behavior is an attempt to communicate. If you can establish what this is, you can resolve their concerns more quickly. Place yourself in their shoes and try to understand how they might be feeling. There's power in empathy.
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Ian Kremer (lead_coalition@mastodon.world)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 08:13:29 JST Ian Kremer

At its core, good #caregiving is about finding a way to communicate — listening, watching and empathizing — to learn and respond to what the other person wants, needs and feels.
#Alzheimers #dementia #kindness #compassion #quote

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