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