Communication
Dementia: what can I say instead of “Do you remember?”
Memory questions can feel like a test. Share a detail yourself and invite conversation without requiring a correct answer. Photographs, music or familiar objects may open a connection; follow the person’s interest and leave room for them not to respond.
You could try: “I loved that seaside trip. The sea was so blue.”
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