Signs that your loved one may need memory care
Creekside Inn Memory Care Community is hosting an event on May 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at our community located at 240 E. Kathleen, to help those caring for loved ones with memory care needs. If you are interested in attending please call (208) 665-2444 and reserve your spot, lunch will be served.
Most of us have become familiar with Assisted Living and the care offered to older adults, but in an effort to help you understand what Memory Care can provide for a loved one who is struggling with loss of memory there are some differences that can make deciding what type of care your loved one may require. We will cover these differences and how memory care can be a solution for you and your loved one at our event of May 15.
Please consider joining us if you are experiencing any of the situations defined below:
Wandering: In later stages of dementia, the risk posed by wandering becomes much greater. Probability of falls and injuries increase as wandering begins to occur with simple tasks, such as attempting to locate the bathroom.
Creekside Inn Memory Care Community focuses on approach, assisting and redirecting those who may be wandering. This model helps to eliminate stress and embarrassment on your loved one’s end.
Sundowning: — very agitated behavior that becomes more pronounced later in the day — is a common characteristic of those with Alzheimer’s. These behaviors exact a heavy toll of those caring for loved ones who are in the throes of sundowning. This may be a sign that the caregiving burden is too hard to handle. At Creekside Inn there are nurses on duty 24/7 in order to assist the care giving staff and communicate possible interventions with family and medical providers.
Aggression: Many older adults experiencing memory loss may begin to display verbal, physical, and even sexual aggression frequently causing family members to be uncomfortable and sometime resentful of the care that they are trying to provide. When this starts happening it may be time to consider Creekside Inn, our team of professionals will assist you in helping your loved one transition and has expertise in helping those with memory loss cope with the feelings associated with this heartbreaking decline.
Home safety issues: Ask yourself honest questions about your senior family member’s health and your own abilities to care for them. Is the person with dementia becoming unsafe in their current home?
Escalating care needs: Is the health of the person with dementia or my health as a caregiver at risk? Are the person’s care needs beyond my physical abilities? If you’re answering yes to those questions, it might be time to have a conversation with the health care professionals in your life and begin to visit with the team of care giving professionals at Creekside Inn Memory Care Community.
Caregiver stress: Stress and other caregiver symptoms can be just as telling a sign as the dementia behaviors described above.
Plan to join us on May 17 at 11:30 a.m. at Creekside Inn Memory Care Community to join us to learn more about our care model and how we may be able to assist you and your loved one. To reserve a seat please call (208) 665-2444, on or before May 14.
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