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Dealing with mean dementia behavior is HARD. Make it easier to care for someone with dementia with these 7 ways to reduce mean and hurtful comments.
You may feel that a loved one with dementia has started being mean to you and others. But these new behaviors do not likely indicate that the person has negative feelings toward you.
Apathy is common in dementia. When dementia damages the front of the brain or some of its connections, apathy can result. The normal drive to plan for the future is lost.
Learn why anger develops in dementia along with several proven techniques for responding in a way that reduces or prevents aggression.
Understanding how dementia changes our thinking skills is the beginning of understanding why someone experiencing dementia might be mean, and how to avoid getting aggressive and combative dementia behaviors.
Aggression can occur at any stage of dementia. Not everyone experiences it. Learn more about when aggression begins and how to manage it.
Read our information for carers about aggression and dementia, what we mean by aggressive behaviour and why a person with dementia may behave aggressively.
This kind of aggression usually starts when people get to the later stages of the disease. No one knows for sure why it happens. Aggression may be a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease itself.
People with dementia, especially those in the later stages, can often spend a lot of time sleeping. This can sometimes be worrying for carers, friends and family. Find out why a person with dementia might sleep more than an average person of their age.
Behavioral and psychological symptoms are very common in dementia, and affect up to 90% of people living with dementia. In addition to memory changes, people with dementia may experience agitation, psychosis, anxiety, depression, and apathy.