Managing “Bad” Behaviors

Among the biggest challenges of caregiving for someone with Alzheimer’s are the behavioral changes that result from the disease. Your loved one can sometimes appear to be a different person from the one you’ve known for so long, including having bouts of feeling fatigued, depressed, paranoid or anxious. Oftentimes these “bad” behaviors are in fact attempts by your loved one to communicate some sort of unmet need, confusion about what is going on, or a physical issue such as pain.