Alzheimers' Disease/Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease/dementia is a devastating disease presenting caregivers with many challenges.
Appropriate medications can be used to help alleviate some of these symptoms by
- reviewing the client’s medication regime and assessing whether these may be contributing to any of the difficulties being experienced
- recommending options for treatment of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)-agitation, aggression, psychosis, depression and apathy
- addressing difficulties with sleep and sundowning