Memory Care at Home from Gauthier Family Home Care
Memory care at home is specialized caregiving for individuals living with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, delivered by caregivers trained in dementia-specific communication, safety, and behavioral support techniques.
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Gauthier Family Home Care provides specialized dementia and Alzheimer's care in the home, with caregivers trained to manage the disease through techniques emphasizing love, kindness, calm communication, and de-escalation. The provider educates both caregivers and family members on disease-stage-appropriate techniques for communication, behavior management, personal care, and activities.
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How It Works Here
- Caregivers trained to separate the client from the disease and understand that new behaviors are disease-caused, not client-caused
- Staff use tone of voice to de-escalate and create a calm atmosphere
- Caregivers employ subtle distraction and redirection rather than correcting the client's cognitive direction
- Caregivers use Teepa Snow techniques to engage clients in a friendly, loving, and respectful manner
- Provider educates family members on communication, behavior management, personal care, and activities with disease-stage-appropriate techniques
- Care emphasizes reassurance when clients become frightened, recognizing feelings persist even when short-term memory does not
- 24-hour home care option available with goal of providing the same caregiver team for continuity
What Stands Out About Gauthier Family Home Care
- Incorporates latest dementia care training for caregivers
- Provides education to family members on dementia management and subtleties
- Trained in Teepa Snow techniques for client engagement
- In operation since 2011
Who Gauthier Family Home Care Supports
Clients with Alzheimer's disease or dementia who benefit from specialized in-home care with caregivers trained in disease-specific management and de-escalation techniques.
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Does Gauthier provide 24-hour memory care?
Yes, 24-hour home care is available for dementia and Alzheimer's clients. The provider strives to provide the same caregiver team for the full 24-hour rotation for continuity of care, and notes that many dementia clients are up at night and sleep less.
What training do your caregivers have for dementia care?
Caregivers receive specialized dementia care training and are trained in Teepa Snow techniques for engaging with clients. The provider emphasizes that the right caregiver understands how to separate the client from the disease, manages through calm communication and patience, and uses tone of voice to de-escalate situations.
Will the provider help my family understand dementia care?
Yes. Gauthier takes pride in educating family members on the subtleties of dealing with dementia with respect to communication, behavior, personal care, and activities, ensuring disease-stage-appropriate techniques are applied.
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