There is no easy answer to this, but try a few of the following strategies. Only schedule one activity in a day. When getting your loved one ready to go, ask them to complete only one task at a time since people with dementia are losing the ability to remember processes. (So, ask them to put on a sock. Then, when they’re done, ask them to put on a shoe.) And, above all, keep smiling while you ask. Keeping everyone in a positive mood is the most important tool of the DAWN Method of dementia care.