6 Normal Habits That Make Dementia Behaviors Worse

Some of the habits that make dementia behaviors worse come from loving, kind caregivers doing exactly what works with everyone else in their lives. Correcting a mistake, explaining why the medication matters, or asking "do you remember who this is?" can quietly lead to more agitation, resistance, and mistrust.

In this episode, I'm walking through six of these everyday habits, why they backfire when someone has dementia, and what you can try instead. You can be completely right and still end up losing the moment. These habits take time to break, and noticing them is where it starts.

If you'd like to see this episode on video, you can hop on over to my YouTube channel here.

📘 My book, The Dementia Care Toolkit: Real Help for Challenging Behaviors and Caregiving Overwhelm, is available for preorder now: https://careblazers.com/toolkit

Inside, you'll find practical strategies for difficult dementia behaviors, communication, caregiver overwhelm, guilt, grief, frustration, and more.

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⏱ CHAPTERS

0:00 - Why everyday habits can backfire with dementia

2:05 - Habit 1: Correcting

3:55 - Habit 2: Reasoning

8:45 - Habit 3: Arguing

11:40 - Habit 4: Testing their memory