Everyday Dementia: Making Daily Care Easier

Meals, bathing, dressing, sleep—daily care can be challenging. Learn practical ways to make everyday routines easier for everyone. Some of the greatest challenges in dementia care happen during the most ordinary parts of the day. Meals become difficult. Bathing turns into a battle. Getting dressed takes longer. Sleep patterns change. A routine that once worked suddenly doesn't—and caregivers are left wondering what to try next. In this session of BCN Presents: Navigating Dementia, we'll focus on practical ways to make everyday care easier for both the person living with dementia and the person providing care. Participants will explore common changes involving eating and drinking, bathing, dressing, toileting, sleep, personal care, and daily routines. We'll discuss why these activities may become more difficult and how changing the environment, timing, choices, communication, and approach can often reduce frustration and resistance. Rather than simply trying harder to make an old routine work, we'll learn how to adapt the routine to meet the person where they are now. You'll leave with realistic strategies you can use at home to make daily care feel a little less stressful and create more opportunities for cooperation, comfort, and dignity. Presented by Bluegrass Care Navigators (BCN) as part of the Navigating Dementia community education series.