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When Mom or Dad Has Alzheimer's... What Type of Care is Best?
Clare Absher, CarePathways.com
Planning ahead by exploring living arrangements and care for your parent or loved one with Alzheimer's is critical when it comes time to making the right decision. |
Should I Hire a Home Care Assistant Privately or through a Home Care Agency?
Clare Absher, CarePathways.com
If you are a family caregiver and realize that you can't do it alone and help is needed, then congratulations are in order! |
One in Three Will be Affected by Dementia
by Jacqueline Marcell, Elder Rage
If you're caring for elderly loved ones and
find the task daunting, then you're in the same position that new author, Jacqueline
Marcell, found herself. |
Maintaining Selfhood
and Dignity in Alzheimer's Patients
by N. Bryce,
Eldercare Online
How
to avoid labeling a person with Alzheimer's Disease and see each one
as a real person. |
Book Excerpt
: Is It Alzheimer's?
by R. Granet
& E. Fallon
An introduction to
a new book about how to help someone you are concerned may have
Alzheimer's and what to do about it. |
Alzheimer's
: Few Clues on the Mysteries of Memory
by A. Hingley,
FDA Consumer
Guides you through the
maze of Alzheimer's, its symptoms, treatment and ongoing research
efforts. |
Tips on Wandering
in Alzheimer's Patients
by E. Knox,
ElderCare Online
Wandering is one
of the biggest risks for Alzheimer's patients. Find out what you can
do. |
Tips on Sundowning
in Alzheimer's Patients
by E. Knox,
ElderCare Online
Sundowning is a state of increased agitation, activity and negative behaviors which happen late in the day through the evening hours. |
Where is the
Joy in Alzheimer's Caregiving?
by B. Murphy,
ElderCare Online
The author shows
that by allowing joy to happen caregiving can be rewarding in its
own way. |
Alzheimer's
Disease and Incontinence
by B. Murphy,
ElderCare Online
How to maintain
patient dignity and manage incontinence care. |
Managing Agitation
Behavior in Alzheimer's Patients
by R. O'Boyle,
ElderCare Online
Suggestions on how
to identify, understand and manage agitation behaviors. |
Intimacy, Marriage
and Alzheimer's Disease
by R. O'Boyle,
ElderCare Online
Even with the
onset of dementia, there are still facets of your relationship you
can nuture. |
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