In a region where family members have historically served as caretakers for older relatives, proper care for an aging population has become more difficult
Research Institute for Aging. This highlights the need for education and outreach for family members like those of Nakamhela and Mushanana, he says.
Consistency of care is also key as a person’s dementia progresses, explains Power. The better a caregiver knows the person in their charge, the more they will understand their non-verbal communications. Burnout is one of the biggest difficulties facing at-home caregivers, according to Dementia SA’s Phazisa Mbilini, particularly when the burden falls on a single individual, usually a spouse, sibling, or adult child.
Andrias Mangundu, a second-year nursing student at the University of Namibia, Rundu campus, discusses the 10 warning signs of dementia with fellow nursing student, Ndapandula Haufiku.As Mushanana’s dementia advances, the world around her remains relatively constant and her family has adapted to her changing needs. She lives with her extended family in a cluster of rustic wattle-and-daub homes, deep in the dry Namibian countryside, with no running water or electricity.
Around the world, the burden of caring for children and the elderly—the so-called “second shift”—falls largely to women who are often unpaid. The World Health Organization’s 2021 Global Status Report on the Public Health Response to Dementia estimates that 70 percent of this kind of dementia care is done by women.
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