Caregiver support for dementia in Kangar

Sort the day into three buckets before anyone quotes hours: what the person handles alone, what needs a prompt or a watchful eye, and what needs someone physically there. The size of that third bucket, more than the condition name, is what actually shapes the shift.

Use written guidance from the treating team for transfers, food texture, fluid limits, exercise, wound care, medication and warning signs. Keep a dated copy where the caregiver can find it, and replace it when the team updates it.

Build the review points in from the start (a quick check after the first shift, a fuller one at two weeks, then monthly) with a short daily record in between. Anything sudden or severe sits outside that rhythm entirely, so keep 999 as the standing exception.

For travel planning, the nearest other areas are Arau (about 9 km).

Information about the daily routine

• Tasks the person can still do independently
• Night-time pattern and any help needed after bedtime
• Changes worth reporting to a clinician early
• Current instructions from the treating team
• Meal, fluid and swallowing needs to observe