Summer is one of the best times of year for those with Alzheimer’s. Barbecues, gardening, baseball games, and picnics are just some of the activities that can invigorate the mind and lift the spirits.However, these activities can also present unique challenges to caregivers. So while enjoying the great outdoors, keep a few simple safety tips in mind:
Unfamiliar surroundings such as airports or ballparks can put a person with Alzheimer’s at greater risk of wandering. They will need closer attention than they do at home.
Avoid overexposure to warm weather as it can cause dehydration. Make sure that everyone gets constant fluids.
rooms that have grab bars in the shower/bath.
You can register for Safe Return by calling 1-888-572-8356 or by visiting the Alzheimer web site by clicking here
The one time enrollment cost is forty dollars ($40) and includes registration in a national database to assist law enforcement agencies and others in the search, access to a toll free twenty four hour (24 ) telephone number, and identification products including jewelry and wallet cards.
Wandering is one of the most frightening and potentially life-threatening behaviors that may accompany Alzheimer's disease and often is one of the first warning signs of the disease.
As many as sixty (60) percent of the 4.5 million Americans with Alzheimer's disease will wander at some point, often leaving home and unable to find their way back.
"No two people experience Alzheimer's disease in the same way", and it's impossible to predict which individuals with Alzheimer's will wander and get lost,. said Kent Barnheiser, president and CEO of the Alzheimer's Association Greater Illinois Chapter.
"However, if a person wanders once, they will likely do it again". If a person is lost and not found within the first twenty four (24) hours, there is a nearly fifty (50) percent chance they will be at risk for serious injury or even death.
Our priority is to educate Americans about the triggers of wandering and ways to prevent it as well as to encourage people to register in Safe Return.
Safe Return registrants and their families have personalized identification products with data stored in a confidential, national computerized database. In a wandering situation, Safe Return faxes the-missing person's information and photograph to local law enforcement agencies and Association staff provides family support and assstance during the search.
Since its inception in 1993, more than 110,000 individuals have been registered in Safe Return and the program has facilitated more than 8,000 safe returns.
For more information call (800)272-3900
Twenty Seven(27) Things to do with a person who has Alzeimer's Disease
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