Strategies for Assisting Someone with Dementia
- Agree and redirect: Never argue
- Divert: Never reason
- Distract: Never Shame
- Reassure: Never Lecture
- Reminisce: Don't Say Remember
- Repeat or Reword: Never Say "I Told You"
- Do what you can, keep instructions short and simple: Never say "you can't"
- Ask: Never demand/command
- Encourage: Never Condescend
- Reinforce: Never Force
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