david troxel: the home instead alzheimer'sand other dementias program so touches my heart because it's all about friendship andrelationships. as the author of a book called the best friends approach, i can't imaginea better setting than a caregiver coming to someone's home, ringing the doorbell, introducingthemselves, talking about what they have in common, noticing the bowling trophy on theledge or someone's golf clubs and talking
about golfing—it's all about relationships.and to me when a person has alzheimer's disease or another dementia, we want to know a hundredthings about them. we want to know their life story, their favorite color, whether they'rea dog person or a cat person. and so in my own philosophy, what a person with dementianeeds is a best friend and i'm so pleased
that home instead understands that it's allabout this togetherness, that doing things is the treatment for alzheimer's disease.being with someone, keeping them engaged and active, exercising, singing together, walking.not only does it give, i think, great quality of life, but it reduces challenging behaviorsand creates a better and more interesting day for the person with dementia.
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