Allowing a person with Alzheimer's or other dementia-related conditions to remain at home requires caregivers who are specifically trained to provide care. The Family Choice Home Care team specializes in caring for adults with Alzheimer's and dementia, providing compassionate, personalized services.

It can be challenging to distinguish between the everyday needs of aging adults and the early stages of dementia. We encourage you to be aware of indicators that your family member needs in-home memory care.

• Inability to leave home due to anxiety or unpredictable behavior.
• Increasing levels of confusion, agitation, or aggression.
• Displays of significant confusion, including mixing up medications, wandering away from home, and not being able to take part in a meaningful conversation.
• Getting lost while driving, safety concerns with cooking, and other household tasks.
• Concerns that you and other family members can no longer provide the intensive supervision and assistance a dementia patient requires.

Seniors with Alzheimer's or other types of dementia need to maintain as much independence as possible to help decrease depression and withdrawal. Depending on the progression of dementia, our team can provide memory care and supervision in your loved one's home in several ways.

Family Choice Home Care is owned and operated by Speech-Language Pathologists specializing in Geriatric conditions, including dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Using this knowledge, a plan of care is developed to care for your loved one. Frequent evaluations take place to change this care plan as needed.

We have specialized knowledge and can care for your loved one from the beginning stages throughout the progression. Family Choice Home Care has helped thousands of individuals with this diagnosis remain in their homes.

Most clients need assistance even during the early stages of dementia. We can incorporate visible calendars and to-do lists to remind clients of daily tasks, medications, and mealtimes. Our experienced team will help establish a consistent, easy-to-follow daily routine that makes it easier for a person with dementia to navigate their day, with our caregivers on standby for assistance as needed.

A progressive loss of physical coordination can lead to Alzheimer's and dementia patients falling twice as often as seniors without these conditions. Our caregivers will minimize fall risks by removing obstacles, like electrical cords and area rugs, that are safety hazards. We use visual reminders to turn off the stove after cooking or close the refrigerator after use. During later stages of dementia, we recommend installing alarms on doors and windows to reduce elopement risks. Our caregivers are there for standby assistance with dressing, walking, toileting, bathing, cleaning, and any other activities of daily living.

Alzheimer's and other types of dementia affect every person differently, but the need for encouragement and validation during the disease is universal. Your loved one's caregiver will break down tasks into manageable steps. For example, a client may choose the shirt they would like to wear even if they cannot dress themselves or open a package of food to aid with preparing a meal.

During the first stages of dementia, we engage seniors with activities like puzzles, card games, or reading their favorite books aloud. As the disease progresses, it is essential to give clients options they can complete, like painting or other simple crafts, and basic household chores such as sweeping or dusting. In the late stages of dementia, it may seem as though your loved one cannot enjoy anything, but that is not the case. Looking at family photos and listening to music they enjoyed during their younger years can be very soothing for adults with dementia.

Family Choice Home Care has served Central Kentucky and all surrounding areas since 2008. We are a locally owned business that prioritizes quality of care, offering various services to meet our clients' needs. We also connect families with helpful resources that make caring for aging adults more accessible.

Contact us today for more information or to schedule an evaluation. Family Choice Home Care happily serves Lexington, Richmond, Berea, Danville, Georgetown, Lancaster, Nicholasville, Mount Sterling, Winchester, Kentucky, and all surrounding areas.