A dementia conversation guide · Instant Digital PDF
When someone you love repeats a question, asks for a person who's gone, or wants to “go home,” you can have a calmer place to start.
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There's no perfect thing to say when someone you love is living with dementia. But a few calm, kind words, ready before you need them, can turn a tense moment into a gentler one.
You won't always get it right. You don't have to. You just need somewhere kind to begin.
What you'll find inside
Calm ways to answer repeated questions, wrong names and forgotten visits.
Gentle ways in for showers, meals, medications and doctor visits.
Steady words for accusations, anger, fear and tears.
One example from the guide
Picture this: it's late afternoon, and your dad, sitting in the house he's lived in for forty years, tells you he wants to go home.
“You ARE home, Dad. This is your house.”
“Tell me about home. What's it like there?” Then: “Let's have a cup of tea first, and then we'll see.”
One example. Everyone is different, so use your judgment and follow their care plan.
What you get
Short enough to find what you need in the middle of a hard day.
The same question again, wrong names, not being recognized, and asking for someone who has died.
“I want to go home,” restless evenings, a job from long ago, and seeing things that aren't there.
Missing purses, jealousy, “you're controlling me,” and stories told to others.
Bathing, clothes, meals, medications, doctor visits and new helpers.
Anger, the car keys, “what's wrong with me?”, tears, and talk of not wanting to go on.
Guilt, family who won't help, plus your fridge card, tracker and support numbers.
For your time together
You don't need a perfect sentence for every situation. A few calm starting points can make the hard moments feel less overwhelming.
Read it once, keep it close, and come back to it whenever a hard moment catches you off guard.
Questions
It's a digital download. As soon as your order is complete, we email you a link to download the PDF. Nothing will be shipped.
Yes. The PDF opens on any phone, tablet or computer, and every page prints cleanly on standard US Letter paper.
Yes. These moments come up whether you're caring for a parent, a spouse, a grandparent or a friend. There's even a page for one that spouses often hear: “You're cheating on me.”
No phrase works every time, and some days nothing will. The guide gives you calmer starting points. You know your person best, so adapt the words to them and to their care plan.
No. It's an educational guide for family caregivers. It doesn't replace your loved one's doctor or care team, and it points out changes that are worth raising with them.
Email us at support@amaraorganics.co and we'll be glad to help.
For the next hard moment
Calmer words for 25 hard moments, on your phone in minutes.
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