Nowadays, many elderly people suffer from varying degrees of cognitive impairment in their later years, which also brings inconvenience to the care of family members. In recent years, Huangpu District has increased the layout of institutional pension outlets around the region, and a number of dementia care areas have settled in nursing homes, which also gives these special elderly people a "new place" for proper placement.
Located on Tamsui Road in the center of Shanghai, Huixiangfu Fuhui Nursing Home recently had a touching story. 75-year-old Cheng Grandma suffers from cognitive impairment, she was in a very bad mood when she checked in, she loves to lose her temper, and due to her serious illness, the old man also has difficulty speaking, and she can only confide in a single word every day, it is difficult to express her intentions clearly, and she was once desperate. Fortunately, the nursing aunt and the nursing home staff persevered, they used the method of "the old man to convince the elderly", tried to let Grandma Cheng live with them, and through nearly 3 months of "coexistence", I didn't expect to usher in a "miracle" one day!
"Ah, Grandma Cheng, can you speak now!" In the morning, Xiao Wang, the caregiver who was in charge of Grandma Cheng, found that Grandma Cheng could finally say a complete sentence from confiding in the single word to now, and she immediately reported the news to the leaders of the nursing home. Hearing the news, Grandma Cheng's daughter also rushed to the nursing home as soon as possible, "Lili (pseudonym), Nong is here." Seeing her daughter coming, Grandma Cheng couldn't help but say her daughter's name, "I was also stunned at the time, because my mother has never called me by name since she had cognitive impairment," Grandma Cheng's daughter said with tears.
"Heart-to-heart, maybe you can open the door to the old man's memory. Cao Liming, director of Huixiangfu Fuhui Nursing Home, told reporters, "Every elderly person who comes to the nursing home actually has a story, and every memory story needs to be listened to patiently, and only by integrating into the memory can the forgotten part be awakened."
In addition to awakening the memory, there is another way, which is to "intergenerational relatives". 103-year-old Grandpa Huang was unable to take care of himself and was bedridden for a long time, and his family was unable to do so. When Grandpa Huang moved into the nursing home, the caregiver found that the old man especially likes to chat with young people, so the nursing home mobilized the surrounding "little young" to pair with the elderly, and chatted with Grandpa Huang whenever he was free. Under the guidance of the doctor, he also began to try to stand on the ground and rehabilitate, "Now Grandpa Huang can walk on his own with the support." Caregiver Xiaobai said.
"In 2024, we will continue to improve the quality of services, such as the opening of elderly care canteens and the introduction of public resources. Dean Cao Liming said.
Reporter / Gao Lei
Editor / Huang Qianwen
Photo / Gao Lei
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