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With Alzheimer’s and Dementia care in the home, our initial focus in on safety and security.

Different types of Dementia or Memory Conditions that Broad Street Home Care services support:

• Lewy Body Dementia – (Dementia with Lewy Bodies) Often related to Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia, it frequently coincides with movement disorder symptoms including stiffness and rigidity. Home care services in addition to supporting dementia also need to ensure safety and fall prevention. This form of dementia often includes visual hallucinations. It is important not to dismiss or worse fight these symptoms. This can lead to frustration and depression. Instead, caregivers and personal assistants need to patiently work through these hallucinations and calm the effects.

• Vascular Dementia – Often caused by Stroke and even referred to as Post Stroke Dementia, this is actually the result of brain damage or brain injury. Symptoms can vary significantly with vascular dementia as it depends on what parts of the brain have been affected. It could be impact thinking and reasoning as well as personality, or even movement disorders. It is also important for home care services supporting vascular dementia to monitor any changes as medication and medication management can often help in preventing further brain damage.

• Frontotemporal Dementia – This form of dementia impacts the front lobe of the brain which often impacts cognitive and emotional processes. The Homecare services designed to support vascular dementia include patiently helping with thinking or reasoning or other executive functions. Proper support also requires deep understanding and empathy, as seniors experiencing frontotemporal dementia can lose inhibitions causing socially unusual behavior.
  

• Dementia-related to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) – Dementia related to traumatic brain injury can vary dramatically and exhibit symptoms related to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Similar to Vascular dementia, specific symptoms depend on which part of the brain was injured. Home care services supporting this type of dementia need to work closely with the Neurologist and other healthcare professionals to understand the specific symptoms in determining client-specific support.

• Sundowning – Also known as “Late-day confusion”, sundowning is not a form of dementia, but rather a symptom. As the name implies, it occurs later in the day and into the evening and can be present with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. It is usually associated with increased confusion, anxiety, and even agitation. Home care services that can support sundowning include creating more structure so that night time activities are more routine and familiar and introducing activities that promote nighttime sleepiness.