For a person living with dementia, hearing is often the sense that has the most significant impact in terms of their quality of living. This reason for this is that dementia can impact how a person perceives external stimuli, such as noise and light<\/a>. In addition, hearing is linked to balance, which means a person with dementia may be at greater risk of falling in an environment that is loud and overstimulating as this may lead to disorientation.<\/p>\n
As a care provider, it is important to ensure a person living with dementia is exposed to appropriate levels of stimulation. This will typically mean trying to reduce noise levels in their personal space<\/a> – whether that is at home or in a formal care centre.<\/p>\n
There are three main things to consider in relation to reducing noise in a building:<\/p>\n
Taking the above into consideration, the following strategies may help prevent excessive noise in the environment:<\/p>\n
In addition to making the person\u2019s physical environment more appropriate, it may also be necessary to make changes to how we approach caregiving in order to reduce overstimulation through noise. The following are some of the key things caregivers can do to reduce noise levels in the home of the person in their care.<\/p>\n
The above should have provided some useful insights into how noise may affect a person living with dementia and some ideas as to how to reduce the impact that this has on them.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re caring for someone with Dementia, Brain Sparks\u2019\u00a0Dementia Live\u00ae<\/a>\u00a0course may be of benefit to you. The course immerses carers in the experience of living with Dementia to give them powerful insights for effectively communicating with those in their care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"