![]() MedicAlert’s Safe and Found Programme: launched in partnership with Thames Valley Police, is specifically designed for those living with dementia, Alzheimer’s and other memory loss conditions. MedicAlert offers a range of tools and services to help those living with Dementia maintain their independence for as long as possible, as well as additional tools to provide peace of mind to carers and family members. This provides access to their full MedicAlert record, including next-of-kin details, so those caring for them can support their return home quicker, thereby reducing distress to all parties. If confusion occurs, wearing MedicAlert ID jewellery helps identify the needs of the person via the bespoke engraving and their unique membership number. But there can be a worry that confusion could suddenly occur, leaving the person unable to get home or coherently communicate to say they are lost. Someone in the early stages of dementia will still be able to walk to the shops, continue with their hobbies and remain socially and physically active. However, fear that they cannot always be with the diagnosed person to keep them safecould cause concern, leading to a sense of ‘wrapping in cotton wool’ and the individual feeling like they have no alternative but to stay at home at all times. ![]() Most often, this will also be the wish of their loved ones. Inability to speak or otherwise respond verbally difficulty or inability to understand when spoken to all communication may be non-verbal.Ī person living with dementia will likely want to keep their independence for as long as possible. Inability to follow along with anything other than simple conversations and instructions increased loss of vocabulary, including personal information and loved ones’ names inability to follow storylines in books, TV shows, or movies tendency to talk about nothing, rambling, or babbling. Severe or late-stage dementia / Alzheimer’s Moderate or mid-stage dementia / Alzheimer’sĭifficulty following along with group and one-on-one conversations losing train of thought when speaking increased difficulty finding the right words when speaking or writing loss of vocabulary, like proper nouns and slang terms substituting words that sound the same or inventing new words difficulty following storylines in books, TV shows, or movies difficulty following directions poor recall when telling others about recent events increased use of gestures to communicate. Usually the person with dementia is aware of these problems and may try to hide or overcompensate for them. Some difficulty concentrating and following conversation difficulty finding the right words when speaking or writing losing train of thought when speaking repeating oneself. Communication Skills Loss Through the Stages of Dementia
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