Living With Dementia

Martina

Helmut

Physical

Social

Emotional

Environmental

Physical

Social

Emotional

Environmental

Financial responsibility for the home

responsibility of transportation

Responsible for providing and making food

Requires a secure and safe environment

incapable of speech

Activities of Daily Living

Eating

Bathing

oral hygiene

dressing

Walking/movement

Going to the washroom

Requires transportation support

Requires someone to provide food

Responsibility of household maintenance

respite care available but costly

physically drained

increased physical demands for Helmut's ADLs

limited support from children

limited connection to Helmut due to lack of communication

emotionally drained

transition to caregiver and not just marriage partner

impact of reduced social interaction - increased loneliness

increased isolation due to helmut's limitations

Increased demand to maintain home

confusion

boredom

frustration at communication challenges between Helmut and herself (doesn't know what he wants or if he is bored)

moments of happiness/love

up and down between good and bad days

responsible for daily routine

limited social interaction with children

fear at being unable to cope

required to do all of the communication

interaction with others at senior daycare centre

smaller social circles

concern for children's response to father's situation