Alzheimer's disease is found all over the world. Being a neurodegenerative disease, in France alone, approximately 900,000 individuals are affected. In addition, there are 225,000 suspected cases each year in newly diagnosed patients.
There are many parameters that can influence the health status of patients. According to several observations made by different specialists, all agree that the intensity of Alzheimer's disease varies according to the place and especially according to the emotional support that the patient's entourage can provide.
Of course, it is possible to live at home with Alzheimer's disease according to strict and well-tested prescriptions issued by the attending physician, but we must not forget that with Alzheimer's disease, vigilance is always required, depending on the case.
How to cope with Alzheimer's disease while staying at home?
There are currently competent people who can facilitate the care of people with Alzheimer's so that they can live at home with Alzheimer's.
In addition to outpatient services, portable devices with geolocation systems can also be used to make the patient feel more secure.
What you need to know about home care services
There are several offers of home help services such as Administrative assistance. Their main objective is to ensure that patients have a certain degree of autonomy in relation to the treatment they need to carry out. This system also allows patients to remain at home for treatment while having an almost normal social life.
Day care, another type of support, works on the same principle as home help services. However, its other advantage is the fact that the patient benefits from special attention because the treatment is personalized. This allows people with Alzheimer's disease not to be too out of touch.
What is the right attitude to adopt with an Alzheimer's patient?
It is often very difficult to live with a person with Alzheimer's disease on a daily basis and to live at home with them. One never knows what to do. Alzheimer's disease requires some specific attitudes to adopt in order to deal with it as effectively as possible.
It is important to realize that the person with Alzheimer's disease would never want to be considered unfit to do certain things in daily life. All that is needed is to help him or her without interfering with his or her autonomy. However, this only applies to those who are still in the early stages of the disease.