Quotes of Inspiration and Strength for Dementia

Right at Home of Central New Jersey provides in-home care services for seniors with dementia. Please call us at (732) 967-0900 to learn how we can help you. Please watch this video below to learn some inspirational quotes for families dealing with dementia.

Quotes of Inspiration and Strength for Dementia

We Can Care For Your Loved One Who Has Dementia

Our Right at Home Middlesex and Northern Monmouth Counties Caregivers are specially trained in caring for dementia patients. To find out more about how we can care for your loved on in their own home, visit https://www.rightathome.net/monmouth-middlesex/special-care-situations/alzheimers-dementia

Important Things to Know About Dementia

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Shares Things You Can Do 

When Someone You Love Has Dementia*

The right people, doing the right things, 

the right way, for the right reasons. 

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If your loved one has dementia, there are varying types of behaviors that you may have to deal with including memory loss, poor judgment, wander risk, mood changes, difficulty managing routine tasks and/or angry outbursts. 

While we can't change how our loved one thinks, we can deal with behavioral issues by remembering some basic things. 

• WHAT - Decide if the behavior is dangerous or merely uncomfortable. If it's just uncomfortable, try and let it go. 
• WHEN - Learn to identify what might trigger a behavior. Is it seasonal or does your loved one sundown? Knowing the triggers helps you plan better for your family member. 
• WHERE - Can moving to a different location or reducing noise or limiting the amount of people an option? Simple logistical changes can help comfort your loved one.
• WHY - Try and put yourself in your loved one's place and imagine what they might be thinking or feeling that could have triggered the behavior.
• HOW - Let your loved one know that you understand that they're upset and that you want to help. Be kind with your words and tone of voice because they will react more positively to that. 

Just remember that the behavior arises from the disease and not the person. Try and be patient with them and be patient with yourself if you lose your temper or get frustrated. 

*Based on an article entitled "New Approaches for Dealing with Difficult Dementia Behaviors" written by Mara Botonis and originally published on Alzheimers.net in October 2016. 

For more information on how Right at Home of Central New Jersey caregivers can help your loved one with dementia remain safe at home by providing companionship, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry, bathing and personal hygiene, please contact us by calling Beth Reisman Sholom, Owner/Executive Director at 732-967-0900 or e-mailing her at beth@rahcentral.com. 

About Right at Home of Central New Jersey – Right at Home offers in-home companionship and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. The Right at Home of Central New Jersey office is a locally owned and operated franchise office of Right at Home, Inc., serving the communities of Middlesex and Northern Monmouth Counties.

For more information, contact Right at Home of Central New Jersey at

• http://www.rightathome.net/monmouth-middlesex/
• 732-967-0900 
• beth@rahcentral.com

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There Are Video Resources Available For Those Who Are Caring For A Loved One

When You're Caring For a Family Member, Remember That There Are Video Resources Available To Help You  The right people, doing the right things,  the right way, for the right reasons.  Right at Home.

Sometimes when we take care of a loved one, we can feel alone and think no one else is experiencing what we are. Fortunately there are good resources available to us and we wanted to highlight one for you that resonated with us. The YouTube series "Ruth and Erica" is a series of 13 videos, each no longer than 8 minutes long, that highlights the relationship between a daughter (Erica) and her mother (Ruth). Erica's father has dementia and dealing with his condition and the reality of her mother starting to become more limited in what she can do makes Erica feel isolated and frustrated. As a single person with no one to help her, Erica struggles to do what's right for her parents while balancing her own needs. Erica tries to convince her parents to consider moving to a senior community where there would be more care for them and where they could be safer but they resist that. Because the depiction of this family and their struggles are so real, we think many of you who may be in a similar situation will relate. It's difficult to want what's best for your family member while balancing that with their desire to stay independent and maintain control over their own lives. The dynamic of role reversal when you as a child have to parent your mother or father is fraught with challenges and can be a very tricky road to travel. We hope watching this series will help you but, if you need more help, please call Beth Sholom, Owner/Executive Director of Right at Home of Central New Jersey to let us know how we can help you or your family member. Many of us at Right at Home of Central New Jersey have been caregivers for our own family members so we know what you’re going through and we want to help you. Being a caregiver can make you feel isolated but there are resources and support available to you to help. You are NOT alone! Please also consider joining our Virtual Caregiver Support Group on Facebook where people who are taking care of their loved ones share their stories and suggestions and advice to all of us who are caregivers for our family members. About Right at Home of Central New Jersey – Right at Home offers in-home companionship and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. The Right at Home of Central New Jersey office is a locally owned and operated franchise office of Right at Home, Inc., serving the communities of Middlesex and Northern Monmouth Counties. For more information, contact Right at Home of Central New Jersey at:  http://www.rightathome.net/monmouth-middlesex/ 732-967-0900 beth@rahcentral.com

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New York Mets Legend Tom Seaver Has Been Diagnosed With Dementia

Right at Home of Central New Jersey Will Always Be a Fan of New York Mets Legend Tom Seaver The right people, doing the right things,  the right way, for the right reasons.  Right at Home.

For those of us who are baby boomers and grew up in the New York area, Tom Seaver will always be one of our sports heroes. As a team, the New York Mets were not considered a good team until the magical year of 1969 when they went the distance and won the World Series. One of the reasons was was the pitching of Tom Seaver. Tom Seaver won the Cy Young Award (for the best pitcher) 3 times, including in 1969, the year of their World Series victory. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992, receiving nearly 99% of all votes.  This year is the 50th anniversary of the Mets' World Series win and plans are already underway for a big celebration, reuniting many of the players from the 1969 team. But today Tom Seaver's family announced that he has been diagnosed with dementia and has chosen to retire from public life immediately. Although he won't be there, the Mets have announced that he will be honored at the celebration and have invited his family, including his wife of 53 years, Nancy, to attend.  We join with all of the other New York Mets fans in wishing Tom Seaver and his family well, knowing the difficult road they have ahead of them. He'll always be our hero!  About Right at Home of Central New Jersey – Right at Home offers in-home companionship and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. The Right at Home of Central New Jersey office is a locally owned and operated franchise office of Right at Home, Inc., serving the communities of Middlesex and Northern Monmouth Counties. For more information, contact Right at Home of Central New Jersey at:  http://www.rightathome.net/monmouth-middlesex/ 732-967-0900 beth@rahcentral.com

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How Caring for a Baby Doll Can Help Azheimer's Patients

When Alzheimer's Patients Become Stressed, Caring for a Baby Doll Can Help  The right people, doing the right things,  the right way, for the right reasons.  Right at Home.

In addition to the more visible symptoms and signs of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, many people with these diseases also suffer from stress and agitation. It can be very distressing for family members to see their parent or spouse this way and it can leave loved ones feeling helpless. For a number of years, there has been an alternative therapy that has been tried and found, for the most part, to be helpful in calming those with Alzheimer's or dementia. That method is called Doll Therapy. By giving an Alzheimer's or dementia patient a baby doll to take care of, it can provide many positive results. For example:  it allows the patient to self-soothe while caring for the doll. it can bring back happy memories of when the patient cared for their own children. it can reduce feelings of sadness and loneliness when the patient can focus on taking care of the doll. it may improve the patient's demeanor and mood. it brings the sensation of touch and the experience of comfort to the patient.  Because anecdotal data suggests that the patients who have been given the dolls believe that the dolls are real babies and care for them as such by trying to feed them and changing their clothes, many assisted living facilities have encouraged Doll Therapy for their patients in their memory care units.  Beth Sholom, Owner/Executive Director of Right at Home of Central New Jersey has been providing baby dolls to the families of her Alzheimer's and dementia clients for 15 years and her own experience is that is has been a very effective and calming therapy for them. With the baby dolls, she also provides a custom Right at Home bib, making sure that the bibs have velcro closures to make it easy for people who may have dexterity issues to remove them.  If your loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or dementia and you need help or have questions, please call Beth Sholom at 732-967-0900 to let us know how we can help you. Our Right Alzheimer's Disease Specialty Program can help keep your family members safe at home and provide peace of mind to you. We provide care from a few hours a day to overnight shifts to live-in care. We'll work with you to come up with the best plan for your family and always be available 24/7 to help. We care for your family as we would for our own!  About Right at Home of Central New Jersey  – Right at Home offers in-home companionship and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. The Right at Home of Central New Jersey office is a locally owned and operated franchise office of Right at Home, Inc., serving the communities of Middlesex and Northern Monmouth Counties. For more information, contact Right at Home of Central New Jersey at:  http://www.rightathome.net/monmouth-middlesex/, 732-967-0900  beth@rahcentral.com. Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Visit our Right at Home of Central New Jersey Website