Home Care | Dementia Care
Better at Home recognises the special needs of people with Alzeihmer's disease and other dementias. We begin by first listening to and understanding the sotries and details of each person's life. Each person's own life story - where they were born, where they grew up, who they are, all become part of the individual's specific dementia program. Mental exercises and physcial activities are designed to appeal to each client's most familiar personal interests and to reinforce past associations and memories.
Better at Home is the only UK care provider using the Ashby Memory Method. The Ashby Memory Method is a brain fitness program of week-by-week memory exercise workbooks scientifically designed to improve brain functioning for adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, stroke and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI).
Dementia | The Problem - Memory Loss Erodes Your Freedom
As your memory is more affected you will lose your ability to keep appointments, use the telephone, dress, groom or even get something to eat.
The ability to continue performing Activities of Daily Living is vital to your freedom so it is important to fight back the symptoms of memory loss as soon as possible.
Dementia | The Solution - A Brain Fitness Program Designed for You!
The Ashby Memory Method (AMM) program treats Alzheimer's disease as a slowly developing brain injury. It is based on the work of the late Dr. Mira Ashby MD who received the Order of Canada for her work with the brain injured. The main goal is to improve the quality of life for the participant and their family by resisting the symptoms of the disease.
The AMM program integrates the participant's interests so the sessions are relevant and enjoyable. AMM certified facilitators are trained on the progression of memory loss and how to maximize the results of the AMM program.
A series of workbooks that are scientifically designed to improve memory for adults with memory loss are used.
- Twice a week for an hour a certified facilitator sits down one-on-one with a participant.
- Not a medication, so no adverse side effects.
- Not on a computer, so there is not software to learn.
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Program continues until the participant chooses to stop
Dementia Care Case Study | Mrs A, Ewell
Mrs A was self neglecting due to the progression of her dementia. She was forgetting to eat properly and not drinking sufficiently. She had also begun to wander. After a stay in hospital due to reoccurring UTI’s our Team Leader visited the family and put in place a person centred care package.
This included a long morning call, lunchtime call, tea call, evening call plus socialisation visits with carers taking this lady out.
A few months on this lady is now eating and drinking extremely well. She has structure to her day and goes out quite often.
She has started going to a Day Centre as a trial to add more structure and socialisation to a busy day. She is very settled and content and remains living at home.
Read more home care case studies on dementia and other specialised conditions.
