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Lesson 3. Supported Decision-Making

How To Support Someone With Dementia To Make Everyday Decisions

​How to support someone with dementia to make everyday decisions?

It is important to encourage the person you care for to do whatever they are still able to do. Supporting them in making decisions will help them to be more independent. Supporting them in making decisions might also improve their self-esteem.

Let's look at an example

Mansour has Alzheimer's disease and is married to Mariam. Mansour always used to lay out his clothes for the next day in the evening. Now he has dementia, he forgets to do so and sometimes wears the same clothes every day.
1. Check your understanding
Support for making everyday decisions.

What do you think is the best way to make sure that Mansour wears clean clothes, without taking over his decisions at the same time?

Keep in Mind

  • It is important to encourage the person that you care for they continue doing whatever they are still able to do.
  • Supporting the person you care for in making decisions will help them be more independent.
  • Support the person you care for in making decisions may add to their self-esteem.

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