Alzheimer’s & dementia care

People living with dementia do best at home, surrounded by their own things, on a routine that does not change. The hard part is that the family doing the caring gets no routine at all. Arie’s dementia care gives the person consistency and gives the family room to breathe.

How dementia care at Arie is different

• Trained caregivers. Every caregiver on a dementia case completes our memory-care training in communication, redirection, sundowning, wandering and personal care for people who may resist help.
• Routine first. We learn the person’s history, habits and preferences in detail, then build the day around them: same wake time, same music, same seat at the table.
• Fewer faces. We keep the care team as small as possible. A new face every day is confusing; one or two trusted ones are reassuring.
• Calm over correction. We do not argue with a different reality. We meet the person where they are and guide gently.
• Safety planning. Our nurse reviews the home for wandering risk, stove safety, medication storage and lighting, and we help with simple changes.

What a dementia care visit looks like

Personal care done slowly and respectfully. Meals that are easy to eat. Engagement that matches ability: folding towels, sorting buttons, old songs, looking through photographs, a walk around the block at the same time each afternoon. Medication reminders. Notes to the family about mood, appetite and sleep.

Overnight and 24‑hour options

When nights become restless or wandering begins, we add awake overnight care so a spouse or adult child can sleep. Many families eventually move to live-in or 24‑hour care, which often costs less than memory-care facilities and allows the person to stay in the home they still recognise.

Support for the family

Caring for someone with dementia is a marathon. We point families to the Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline (1-800-272-3900), local support groups in Essex County, and respite care so the family caregiver can rest without guilt.