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Alzheimer's Articles for Caregivers
What Every Dementia Caregiver Must Know
Iit is of vital importance to empower the family and professional caregivers with support and dementia care skills. Providing care that yields positive outcomes for both the person living with Alzheimer’s/dementia and the caregiver is very important. Read more
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Navigating the COVID-19 Reopening Process: Tips for Alzheimer’s Families
As states around the country open up after months of prolonged isolation due to COVID-19, AFA is providing tips to families affected by Alzheimer’s disease about how to protect their loved ones during the reopening. Read more
Disaster Preparedness for Alzheimer's Caregivers
People with Alzheimer's disease can be especially vulnerable during disasters such as severe weather, fires, floods, earthquakes, and other emergency situations. It is important for caregivers to have a disaster plan Read more
Her Bodyguard
He stood behind his new bride at the dinner party, wearing the poker-faced expression of a caregiver who feigns invisibility until the patient in his care requires assistance. His too-thin wife sat in the only wingback. Read more
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7 Essential Do’s and Don'ts for People Caring for Caregivers
I decided to write this article to provide some tips to the wonderful people who are caring for caregivers. Read more
Hot Weather Safety and Alzheimer’s
Too much heat is not safe for anyone. It is even riskier for older adults and people who have health problems, such as Alzheimer’s disease. Read more
Trouble with Simple Financial Tasks May be Early Sign of Alzheimer's
Aging adults often show signs of slowing when it comes to managing their finances, such as calculating their change when paying cash or balancing an account ledger. Read more
The Ultimate Caregiver
When I think of the ideal caregiver, I immediately think of my grandmother. Read more
A Different Vow
"Do you know where my husband is? Because he's a good one and I'd hate to lose him." This is her third husband, so Holly, my 80-something-year-old patient, has room to judge. Read more
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When Cognition & Hearing Loss Collide
If you find a loved one asking repetitive questions, becoming confused and forgetful, you may think they have dementia, but the cause could be hearing loss. Read more
Scam Susceptibility May Signal Cognitive Decline
Older adults who are less likely to detect scams may be at an increased risk for developing dementia, finds a new study from researchers supported by the National Institute on Aging. Read more
Why Do People With Alzheimer’s Wander?
Don't think Alzheimer's experts know any more than you about Alzheimer's behaviors. They don't... Read more
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Study Highlights Need for Healthcare Providers to Engage Alzheimer’s Caregivers
A new study spotlights the often-overlooked need for family caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease to be more engaged by physicians during medical appointments with their loved ones. Read more
The Healing Power of Music
Can music be therapeutic for people living with Alzheimer's disease? Research studies have looked at music therapy as an important adjunct to medical treatment. Read more
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Life Lessons Are Not Always Easy
This week has taken me on a journey I never wanted to take. For the first time, my mother does not know me. Read more
Love, Care and Relationships
On Valentine’s Day, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering helpful information about ways families affected by Alzheimer’s disease can celebrate the love and care they have for one another and strengthen their relationships. Read more
Linking the Past to the Present - The Benefits of Reminiscing
Older people often lose what has defined them: family, spouses, friends, careers, and their homes. Reminiscence is a free-flowing process of thinking or talking about one’s experiences to reflect on and recapture significant events of a lifetime. Read more
Helping Children Understand Alzheimer's
Your loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The first thing you want to do is find out all you can about the disease but what do you tell your kids? Read more
