Dementia Care for Patients and Caregivers
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Taking care of loved ones with memory impairment can be stressful, but caregivers are not alone. Southeastern Health Care at Home (SE) medical professionals develop individualized, clinically-sound care plans for patients while surrounding caregivers with guidance and support. SE’s practices maximize quality of life for the patient while maintaining his/her dignity.
SE’s skilled clinicians assess each dementia-care patient as a whole person by considering their social, environmental, and medical history. The team begins by assessing the level of memory impairment, using this information to customize a treatment plan to effectively manage medications, comorbidities, and social/environmental challenges.
Caregivers are walked through best practice options so patients can successfully age in place, a solution that is often the most comfortable and most cost-efficient option. Some examples of the support provided to caregivers include:
- Education to caregivers on how to best communicate with residents or loved ones
- Guidelines on how to prevent caregiver burnout
- Assistance with access to community resources
- Prevention and management of negative patient behaviors such as crying and hitting
- Caregiver education on maximizing patient nutrition and hydration
- Optimizing patient mobility and safety in the home with environmental modifications
- Advanced care planning to respect patient and caregiver wishes for the future