Tag: Dementia caregiver stress

Caregivers! Put on Your Oxygen Mask First

Caregivers! Put on Your Oxygen Mask First

Caregiving is an important yet at times frustrating, tiring, draining and stressful activity. In August 2017, I wrote about the 4 easy ways for caregivers of persons with dementia to keep their sanity: BLAA, BLAA – Breathe, Laugh, Accept and Adapt. Time flies! 2017 is 

4 Ways to Maintain Sanity for Caregivers for Persons With Dementia

4 Ways to Maintain Sanity for Caregivers for Persons With Dementia

In a not-so-nice tone, telling the persons with dementia: “Talk so much. Why do you always talk about the past? The past is over. Why can’t you talk about something recent?” “Why are you so loh-soh (long-winded in hokkien), keep talking about the same thing