Handout

Dementia Across the Stages: A Guide for Families and Caregivers

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Print Resource — US Letter — 5 pages

Population:

Adult

Discipline:

OTSLP

Diagnosis:

Dementia

This stage-based dementia guide helps families, friends, caregivers, and staff better understand how support needs may change across the progression of dementia. Therapists can use this resource to facilitate conversations around communication, daily care, behavior, safety, comfort, and preserving dignity and connection throughout changing stages of the disease. This printable handout is for occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists working with adult patients, covering Dementia. Print Resource, US Letter, 5 pages. Members can view and print it.

Use this resource when a patient, family, or colleague asks:

How do I explain dementia stages to family members?
How can staff adapt communication across dementia progression?
What strategies help caregivers respond to dementia related behaviors?

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