Giving support to Alzheimer's patients
Tips and techniques about how best to give support to someone with Alzheimer's.
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Dining Out Made Easy for People with Alzheimer's Disease
Here are a few tips to make a restaurant visit a pleasant experience for people who have moderate Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
Here are a few tips to make a restaurant visit a pleasant experience for people who have moderate Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
Healthcare Provision for Chinese People with Alzheimer's
Best healthcare provision for Chinese people.
Best healthcare provision for Chinese people.
The Safe Return Program
The Alzheimer's Association Safe Return Program is government-funded program . It is for the identification and safe return of people who have wander and become lost
The Alzheimer's Association Safe Return Program is government-funded program . It is for the identification and safe return of people who have wander and become lost
Innovation org
In December 2004, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) announced the launch of Innovation.org.
In December 2004, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) announced the launch of Innovation.org.
Safety in the Home
For this article I'm turning attention to safety in the home. Everyone has good ideas when it comes to preparing a comfortable and safe environment.
For this article I'm turning attention to safety in the home. Everyone has good ideas when it comes to preparing a comfortable and safe environment.
Quality of Life in Alzheimer's
In this short article I consider the caregivers role in retaining quality of life for themselves and the person they care for.
In this short article I consider the caregivers role in retaining quality of life for themselves and the person they care for.
The Medication and Research Link in Alzheimer’s Disease
There is an intimate relationship between research and treatment. Drug treatments for people with Alzheimer’s disease can be viewed from two main standpoints
There is an intimate relationship between research and treatment. Drug treatments for people with Alzheimer’s disease can be viewed from two main standpoints
Helping Drivers to Stop
As the leading caregiver you may find yourself having to take difficult decisions in order to protect the safety of your loved one and the safety of others. Your good intentions may be met with a variety of negative reactions. In this article we examine some of the planning and procedures you might have to tackle when it comes to telling someone it's time to put down the car keys and stop driving.
As the leading caregiver you may find yourself having to take difficult decisions in order to protect the safety of your loved one and the safety of others. Your good intentions may be met with a variety of negative reactions. In this article we examine some of the planning and procedures you might have to tackle when it comes to telling someone it's time to put down the car keys and stop driving.
Tips for Giving Support
No matter how much you love someone and want to help them, long-term caring is a complex and often frustrating business. In our Top Tips for support we examine the things a carer can do for others and for themselves, to make caring more effective.
No matter how much you love someone and want to help them, long-term caring is a complex and often frustrating business. In our Top Tips for support we examine the things a carer can do for others and for themselves, to make caring more effective.
Food for thought - Top tips for carers
Some of the biggest challenges of caring for a person with dementia involve eating and drinking. In this leaflet, carers share their experiences and offer tips and suggestions to help overcome some of these difficulties.
Some of the biggest challenges of caring for a person with dementia involve eating and drinking. In this leaflet, carers share their experiences and offer tips and suggestions to help overcome some of these difficulties.
10 tips for offering support to a friend or relative
This feature will be uf use to readers who have recently learned that a friend or relative has Alzheimer's disease. My 10 tips will help to steer you in the right direction for now and the longer term.
This feature will be uf use to readers who have recently learned that a friend or relative has Alzheimer's disease. My 10 tips will help to steer you in the right direction for now and the longer term.
How do you care for the Alzheimer's victim?
Some useful ideas about how you might structure life around a few basic principles to help support someone with Alzheimer's - particularly in the early stages of the condition
Some useful ideas about how you might structure life around a few basic principles to help support someone with Alzheimer's - particularly in the early stages of the condition
Eldercare - Adult Day Care
Information about adult day care, what it is, what to look for and how to pay for it.
Information about adult day care, what it is, what to look for and how to pay for it.