One of the most common medical problem confronts the old age is dementia better known is Alzheimer's. A senior citizen suffering from Alzheimer's often experience several problems in thinking and behavior due to disorder of brain that ultimately leads to severe dementia types like vascular dementia, mixed dementia and frontotemporal dementia. The general loss of memory and resultant intellectual disabilities severally hampers the senior citizens in carrying out simple daily talks. Therefore, dementia care and Alzheimer's care require some specific tips and activities on the part of caregivers to pay attention to.
Dementia care demands great communication style, maintaining social routines and setting up of safe home environment for the older generation. Alzheimer's care for senior citizens demands the caregiver to provide emotional support and great knack of handling the patient. They are not only to take care of everyday life, but also to demonstrate great character traits of patience, perseverance, courtesy, and sensitive handling of the seniors' problems. The caregivers must join with the patient, use humor and always remain in proximity with him to share his problems and worries during his job of dementia care. The mostly considered incurable, dementia care poses a great challenge for the caregivers that demand not only devotion to serve the patients, but also love to handle their problems.