The home health nurse counseling a family who will be caring for a relative with moderate-stage Alzheimer's disease will stress the need for:
a. a consistent routine to provide structured environment.
b. making each day different to enhance at-tention span.
c. using several caregivers to increase social skills.
d. placing bright scatter rugs, flower ar-rangements, and wall decorations to sti-mulate sensory perception.
A
A consistent routine—eating, resting, medication, hygiene—are all beneficial to the demented patient. Different caregivers and distracting environmental objects increase confusion.
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