When an elderly person suffers from dementia, is it better to stay with them or go to a nursing home

As middle-aged people, we will be distracted by a lot of work, so we do not have much energy and experience in taking care of the elderly with dementia. Take my uncle as an example, before it was put around to take care of, but after a period of care, the effect was not ideal, sometimes for the sake of safety can only lock him in the room, and then saw that the uncle's dementia symptoms are getting more and more serious, so he was sent to the Chun Xuan Mao Elderly Apartment in Guangzhou Xingye, he is characterized by international standard dementia care and life care, in addition to providing a healthy and nutritious diet for three meals a day, but also introduced recognition **, to provide care solutions for the elderly with dementia, under their conditioning, It did delay the development of my uncle's dementia symptoms, and I was quite happy.

Caring for and caring for elderly dementia is a very challenging task. Whether it is home care or nursing facility care, the care of elderly dementia must follow the following three basic principles:

Safety: Older people with dementia generally lack good judgment and discernment, and they often don't know what they're doing. Cognitive dissonance can lead to wandering, forgetting to lock the door, turning off the fire, etc., and they are unable to manage their lives effectively.

Because the first principle of care and care for elderly dementia is to provide a basic safe living or nursing environment for the elderly with dementia.

Professionalism: Professional care and nursing can implement targeted professional interventions, which may include training in memory, pronunciation, cognition, etc. At the same time, professional elderly health care support can effectively slow down the progression of dementia in the elderly, and even improve the overall physical and mental health of the elderly.

Continuity: Dementia care is a long-term process, and it can be unpleasant and boring. Caregivers need to make a sustained effort, but they may not see the results they deserve.

They are confronted with an elderly person who may not know them at first, and if they slack off in their efforts, the condition of the elderly person may deteriorate even more. In the advanced stages of dementia, caregivers may have to provide support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Therefore, the persistence of dementia can be challenging for any person or organisation.

Due to old age, illness, disability and other reasons, although the elderly with disabilities and dementia have lost their ability to take care of themselves in some aspects, their physiological functions are still functioning normally, and their daily life such as eating, bathing, dressing, going to the toilet, urinating and urinating, and indoor activities must be assisted by others to survive. Their physiological care needs mainly include daily dietary assistance, timely washing after defecation and urination in bed, keeping the body clean and hygienic, avoiding odor, and avoiding pressure ulcers. Therefore, for the elderly with disabilities and dementia, they need to receive long-term uninterrupted personal care.

1. Procedures for applying for a nursing home:

1.Application form, feasibility study report;

2.Proof of the applicant's qualifications;

3.Proof of the funds of the proposed social welfare institution**;

4.Proof of the fixed location of the proposed social welfare institution. The sponsor shall hold the above materials and submit an application to the people's ** civil affairs department at or above the county level where the social welfare institution is located, and the civil affairs department accepting the application shall review and approve it.

2. Accommodation conditions for nursing homes:

1. The elderly must move in voluntarily;

2. The elderly who apply for admission do not have mental illness or infectious diseases;

3. No serious bad habits, such as fighting, alcoholism, etc.;

4. Able to adapt to group life;

5. The elderly, their children and their families have a certain economic foundation and can pay on time according to the charging standard.

Legal basisArticle 6 of the Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Licensing of the Establishment of Pension Institutions shall meet the following conditions:

1) Have a name, domicile, institutional charter and management system;

2) There are basic living rooms, facilities and equipment and activity venues that meet the relevant specifications and technical standards of elderly care institutions, and meet the requirements of national environmental protection, fire safety, sanitation and epidemic prevention;

3) There are management personnel, professional and technical personnel and service personnel suitable for the development of services;

4) Have funds appropriate to the content and scale of the service;

5) The number of beds is more than 10.

**Strengthen the basic guarantee, increase Li Xiao's investment in the construction of grassroots pension service facilities, township nursing homes, and city and county welfare institutions, give priority to ensuring the basic pension service needs of the elderly, disabled and dementia elderly who are intellectually handicapped and financially in difficulty, and establish a long-term care service system as soon as possibleAnd through the establishment of the long-term care insurance system, a risk sharing and prevention mechanism has been established to improve the ability of the elderly and elderly care institutions to cope with and resist risks**Formulate and improve the long-term care subsidy policy, introduce a third party to formulate the evaluation standards for long-term care objects, and supervise the implementation of the policy.

Simplify the registration and approval procedures, lower the threshold for social forces to establish pension institutions, implement preferential policies such as tax exemption and exemption, financial support, and mobilize the enthusiasm of social forces to participate in pension servicesImprove the first-class purchase service system, and subsidize the construction, operation and training of private pension institutions.

Legal basis

Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly》 Article 39 The people at all levels shall, according to the level of economic development and the service needs of the elderly, gradually increase investment in pension services.

The people at all levels and relevant departments shall take measures in the areas of finance, taxes and fees, land, financing, etc., to encourage and support enterprises, public institutions, social organizations or individuals to set up and operate facilities for the elderly, day care for the elderly, and cultural and sports activities for the elderly.

Different regions, different nursing homes, and different charging standards are generally divided into bed fees, nursing fees, and food fees. There are some nursing homes that have restrictions on eligibility. The fees range from a few hundred yuan to several thousand yuan, and some are even as high as more than 10,000 yuan.