Celebrating Christmas with a loved one with Alzheimer's Disease or memory loss? Here are a few suggestions for helping you and others enjoy the season.
For the person with the disease: Keep their routine as normal as possible, schedule visits with family during their "best" time of the day, keep noise and confusion to a minimum, provide a quiet place where they can go if they need some space, then space out time with the family so they don't become overwhelmed, allow plenty of rest times. Don'