Guidance and tips
Recommendations for caregivers of a person with dementia
The Ten Commandments for Caring for a Person with Dementia
- Debbie Lahav
- Dafna Golan-Shemesh
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The Ten Commandments for Family Members Caring for a Person with Dementia
- Respect your family member and yourself.
- Remember: You are doing your best in a role that is unbearable.
- Find those who can support you.
- Maintain flexibility and flow
- Don't do everything alone, ask for help.
- Learn to say "no"
- Don't let anger or guilt destroy you.
- Do something you enjoy.
- Find ways to release your emotions and maintain your health.
- Don't be perfect and don't even try to be.
The Ten Commandments for Connecting and Communicating with Others
- Understand instead of getting angry
- Be positive instead of critical.
- Share instead of shut yourself away
- Consult instead of demanding
- Ask for help instead of complaining.
- Forgive instead of holding a grudge.
- Take responsibility instead of blaming
- Understand that everyone is right, instead of confronting
- Praise yourself instead of dismissing yourself.
- Eat from the tree of knowledge instead of the tree of anger and tension.