AMBIGUOUS LOSS AND GRIEF IN DEMENTIA - A resource for individuals and families

Active in communities right across Canada, the Society • Offers information, support and education programs for people with dementia, their families and caregivers • Funds research to find a cure and improve the care of people with dementia • Promotes public education and awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias to ensure people know where to turn for help • Influences policy and decis. [...] A resource for individuals and families Ambiguous loss and grief in dementia: A resource for individuals and families This resource is meant primarily to help you, as a caregiver, gain a better understanding of how loss and grief can affect you and the person with dementia. [...] Strategies to help the person with dementia live with losses and grief As the condition progresses, the person with dementia may not be able to understand or express the losses and grief they are experiencing. [...] 10 A resource for individuals and families Building resilience and planning for the future “I knew this was Resilience is a remarkable quality that helps an individual adapt positively to challenges and changes in life, and the losses and happening and I knew it grief experienced in caring for a person with dementia. [...] 11 Ambiguous loss & grief in dementia Strategies for living positively with ambiguous loss and grief There are many steps you can take to live positively with your losses and grief while caring for someone with dementia: Reflect on the losses that occur in the life of the person with dementia and your own life too.