Let’s review what you have learned
- Engage the person living with dementia in personal and mouth care as long as possible, using remaining skills.
- Modify the environment, for example by providing guidance, encouraging them to select different types of clothes or providing seating while performing personal care.
- Engage the person you care for in daily decision making, for example what clothes they would like to wear.
- Keep in mind that not having enough assistance with personal care may cause agitation or aggression.
- Be compassionate and try to understand why they resist being assistance with personal care.
You finished this lesson, well done!
