The Alzheimer's Digest: Tips For Living By Yourself With Alzheimer's Disease

Monday, January 6, 2014

If you live by yourself and have Alzheimer's Disease, here are a few tips to help you remember people, places and things in your daily life:

Keep a notebook with you to jot down important information, phone numbers, names, ideas you have, appointments, your address, and directions to your home.
Place reminder notes around your house when you need to remember things.
Label your kitchen cupboards and drawers with words or pictures that describe their contents.
Place important phone numbers in large print next to the phone.
Ask a friend or family member to call and remind you of important things that you need to do in the day, like meal times, medication times, and appointments.
Use a calendar to keep track of time and to remember important dates.
To remember people you see often, use photos of them labeled with their names.
Use an answering machine to keep track of phone messages.
Use a dry erase board to write down To Do Lists for the day.