LIVING WITH DEMENTIA
1. Agree, never argue.
2. Divert, never reason.
3. Distract, never shame.
4. Reassure, never lecture.
5. Reminisce, never say "remember."
6. Repeat, never say "I told you."
7. Let them do what they can do, never say "you can't."
8. Ask, never demand.
9. Encourage, never condescend.
10. Reinforce, never force.
LIVING WITH PEOPLE
"this is not my mother/father, but I will care for them until she/he gets back".