Alexis Ramanjulu is KGUN 9's Cochise County reporter. Send your story ideas to Alexis at [email protected].
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — Two pieces of paper, that’s what’s left of a lifetime of stories from one woman who lost her life to dementia, in Sierra Vista. On the two pages are stories she told her family, so her memory and part of their family history could live on after she passed.
“It’s just a few pages but it talks about his mom and where she was born, and the games they would play,” Weller said. Caregiver support, whether through hospice or assisted living facilities, can help provide 24-hour specialized care to patients. They help patients complete daily tasks like eating, bathing and changing. Casa de la Paz Hospice uses volunteers to help support families who are the sole caregivers. The volunteers will spend time with the patient to give families a break to run errands or focus on their own self care.
Aguilar says remembering they are people allows a natural connection to be made, which can help see when they are in pain or need something. She said simple changes in their routine, like sitting in a new place, can indicate something may be wrong. Having a connection with her patients makes easier to help patients when they are most vulnerable and helping them not feel alone.
Cochise County Caregiver Casa De La Paz Dementia Haven Health Sierra Vista Hospice
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