Keys to Communication

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                         DO NOT ARGUE

• Approach a Person Living with Alzheimer’s from the Front
• Address them by Their Name to get Their Attention
• Make Eye Contact & Smile
• Meet Them at Their Level; Stand , Sit or Kneel
• Only One Person Should Address Them at a Time
• Keep the Conversation Simple; Use Short Sentences or Phrases
• Be Patient; Give Them Time to Respond
• Include Them in the Conversation
• Concentrate on Their Facial Expressions & Body Language
• ABOVE ALL DO NOT ARGUE; You Can Not Make the Person Living with Alzheimer’s Understand…. They Do Not Live in Our Reality…. They Live in Theirs