Coping skills
... People with Alzheimer''s disease often experience a mixture of emotions — confusion, frustration, anger, fear, uncertainty, grief and depression. You can help a person cope with the disease by b...

Tips for Caregivers
... The following tips offer some guidance on how to maintain and improve your caregiving relationship: Take time for yourself. Make sure that you have time to relax-if necessary enlist the help of other ...

Caregiving: Preparing Your Home
... In taking the proper steps to become a successful caregiver, it is essential that you prepare your home for you loved one’s arrival. Likewise, if your loved one has experienced a mild stroke, or has a...

Caregiving: Recognizing Burnout
... Caregiver burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion that may be accompanied by a change in attitude -- from positive and caring to negative and unconcerned. Burnout can occur wh...

Planning for Incapacity: Legal Issues of Caregiving
... As a caregiver, you should begin making legal preparations soon after your loved one has been diagnosed with a serious illness. People with Alzheimer''s disease and other long-term illnesses may have ...

Caregiving: Adult Transportation
... A means of transportation is an essential ingredient in maintaining a person’s independence. It is especially important for people as they grow older. Transportation allows them to run errands, go to ...

Caregiving: Planning Daily Activities
... For a person with a disease such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s, many aspects of daily life become affected. However, with careful planning and activity modification, the caregiver can help make these ...

Resources for Caregivers
... National Organizations American Health Care Association (AHCA) 1201 L St., N.W. Washington, DC 20005 (202) 842-4444 or (202) 842-3860 www.ahca.org/ Family Care America www.familycareamerica.com Family...

Caregiving: Respite and Adult Day Care
... No matter how efficiently and effortlessly you have adapted your life to the role of caregiver, eventually you are going to need a break. Occasional breaks are essential not only to your emotional wel...

Keys to Successful Caregiving
... Caregivers work hard to enable their loved ones to live as independently as possible and with the highest possible quality of life. But studies show that caregivers who don''t look after themselves ar...

Alzheimer’s Disease: Caring for Your Loved One’s Personal Needs
... People with Alzheimer’s disease have special needs, which can pose unique challenges for their caregivers. Depending on his or her level of independence, the person with Alzheimer’s disease may need h...

Caring for People With Unpredictable Behavior
... Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease poses many challenges for the caregiver—particularly as the disease progresses, and your loved one’s ability to communicate declines. The changes in the...

Alzheimer’s Disease: The Role of the Caregiver
... Do you realize how much you do? You help maintain the quality of life for your spouse, parent, family or friend with Alzheimer’s disease. You become educated about symptoms, treatments and the progres...

Alzheimer’s Disease: Choosing a Long-term Care Facility to Suit Your Needs
... Choosing a long-term care facility for a person with Alzheimer''s disease is an important decision that should not be taken lightly. Before making a decision, the choices should be discussed by the pe...

Enhancing Communication
... A person with Alzheimer’s disease may become confused and have difficulty communicating. He or she may struggle to find the right words to express himself or herself, or may forget the meaning of word...

Counseling and Alzheimer’s Disease
... Alzheimer’s disease, as with many chronic illnesses, will affect you both physically and mentally. It is important to realize that you are not alone, and that if you feel you need help coping, you sho...

Alzheimer’s Disease and Down Syndrome
... People with Down syndrome may experience health problems as they age that are different from those experienced by older persons in the general population. The presence of extra genetic material found ...

Genetic Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease
... Researchers do not know the exact cause of Alzheimer''s disease, but it likely is due to a variety of genetic and environmental factors. Genetic research is concentrating on the role of heredity—the t...