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Caregiving Tips

Note: Links with an asterisk (*) connect to tip sheets on our National Organization Web site.

Subject Index

• Tips for People with Memory Impairment
• Help for Caregivers
• Selecting Care and Medical Options
• Communication
• Problem Behaviors (e.g. Wandering, Aggression)
• Nutrition and Hygiene
• Managing Activities (e.g. driving, vacation, holidays)

Tips for People with Memory Impairment

• Tips for Early Stage AD
• Is It Time to Stop Driving?

Help for Caregivers

• Twelve Steps for Caregivers
• Long-Distance Caregiving
• The Ten Commandments of Alzheimer's Care
• Caregiver Stress*
• Finding an Elder Law Attorney
• Care Tips for Men
• Depression in Patients and Caregivers
• Home Safety*
• Geriatric Care Manager
• Gift Giving

Selecting Care and Medical Options

• Anesthesia and the Patient with Alzheimer's Disease
• Area Agencies on Aging
• Long Term Care Ombudsman
• Respite Care*
• Choosing Health Care Providers and Facilities*
• What to Look for When Choosing a Home Care Agency
• Making the Move: Tips on Transitioning a Person With Alzheimer's to a New Residence
• Licensure for Assisted Living Facilities
• Selecting a Nursing Home
• Licensure for Nursing Homes
• Hospice Care*
• Further Resources on Residential Care
• Letting Go: Facing End-of-Life Treatment Decisions
• Advanced Directives
• Late-Stage Care*
• Autopsy: Questions and Answers

Communication

• Arguments
• Communicating with Dementia
• Telling Patients the Truth
• Talking About the Diagnosis
• Visiting in the Adult or Nursing Home

Problem Behaviors

• Sundowning and Sleep Disturbances
• Wanting to Go Home
• Wandering*
• Managing Aggression/Combativeness
• Talking with Your Physician about Treatment Options*

Nutrition and Hygiene

• Bathing
• Toileting and Incontinence
• Artificial Nutrition and Hydration*

Managing Activities

• Activities
• Summer Safety Tips for Caregivers
• Driving*
• Vacationing or Traveling
• Holidays

In the National Capital Area chapter service territory, for more information about any of these issues, other concerns or questions about caregiving please contact the Chapter's telephone Helpline at 703-359-4440 or toll-free 1-800-272-3900. Outside the National Capital Area, please contact your local Chapter.

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