dementia

At Active Day medical adult day care centers, we provide quality care for clients who are living with the challenges of dementia.

To help maintain memory, language and reasoning functions, we engage clients in activities and reminiscing exercises that provide mental stimulation when appropriate. Many individuals with dementia also experience behavioral symptoms, such as depression, agitation, combative behavior and wandering. Our approach to managing these types of symptoms includes providing a structured environment, redirecting the client’s attention, simplifying common tasks and routines and allowing adequate rest between stimulating activities.

For clients who are prone to agitation, Active Day staff have been trained to intervene with appropriate responses in order to reduce their stress levels. We focus on identifying the underlying causes of agitated behaviors like repetitive movement, wandering and inability to follow direction and developing ways to minimize these behaviors. We also work as a team with families in the implementation of these behavioral management techniques so they can take an active role in the client’s care and treatment at home.

In addition, our staff can administer medications as prescribed, monitoring the effectiveness of the treatment and relaying this information to the client’s physician, caregivers and case manager.

For more information, read the stories of Joe and Matthew or use our Center Locator to contact the Active Day medical adult day care center nearest you.