Dementia Care Support – Aged Care
At Abito Care and Support Services, we provide all aspects of dementia care for people wanting to remain in the comfort of their own home. We provide understanding, compassion, empathy, knowledge, and expertise you and your families alleviate the stress that can affect family members/carers. Our professional Home Care Workers/Carers/Support Workers and Registered Nurses are experienced in providing elderly care and dementia care services. We focus on making the transition getting care and support assistance for your loved ones a smooth and easy process. We can also provide care and support assistance during those days and times when it may be difficult for you or your family members to maintain your/their care duties and responsibilities, and may require respite care for a specific period of time.
We can provide you with the following services:
- Personal Care – bathing, showering, assistance with toileting and incontinence, getting dressed, assistance with medication, and mobility assistance
- Clinical management care and support
- Sourcing and providing equipment
- Health assessments, creating care plans, and plan management
- Shopping, meal preparation, and light household tasks
We understand that while caring for your loved ones who have been diagnosed with dementia, they can sometimes display some challenging behaviours such as aggression, depression, anxiety, and agitation. We can also provide you with education on how to recognise and manage some of the above-mentioned common emotions that dementia suffers experience. Some of the most effective strategies that can be implement in caring for your loved ones are:
- Keep the environment quiet, safe, and free from clutter
- Remain calm
- Speak in a clear, quiet, and reassuring voice
- Use encouraging words and language
- Keep instructions simple
- Answering repetitive questions
- Distraction is often one of the most useful approaches. Try to distract your loved ones with activities that they usually enjoy or activities that have purpose.
