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Caregiving for Alzheimer’s Disease
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Your Guide to Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease
Caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease comes with unique challenges and may last several years.
Here are some tips to help you in your role.
What Is Memory Care and Who Is It for?
Memory care is a service that assists people experiencing dementia.
Understanding How Alzheimer’s Disease Progresses
Alzheimer's disease tends to start with seemingly normal age-related cognitive changes, then often progresses in stages.
Here's what to expect at each stage.
Choosing a Nursing Home for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s
Here are tips for choosing nursing homes for loved ones with Alzheimer's.
What to look for, questions to ask, and how to know what you can afford.
Mental Well-Being for Caregivers
Finding an Alzheimer’s Support Group
Support groups have many benefits for people with Alzheimer's and for caregivers or family members.
Learn more about how to find the right support group.
‘I Never Thought I’d Be Caring for My Mother with Dementia,’ Plus 8 Ways to Cope
Caregivers need care just as much as those they care for.
A Caregiver’s Guide to Managing Finances for Alzheimer’s Disease
People with Alzheimer's disease often have trouble managing finances.
This can lead to unpaid bills, excessive spending, or even financial abuse or scams.
Knowing how to recognize the signs can help prevent long-term consequences.
Alzheimer’s, Caregiving, and Managing Frustration
Caring for someone with Alzheimer's can be frustrating and overwhelming at times.
Over time, this frustration can increase risk of physical and mental health challenges.
Knowing the signs of frustration and how to manage it can manage this risk.
Diet & Lifestyle
What Happens If a Loved One with Alzheimer's Is Not Eating?
Alzheimer's patients often stop or slow their eating.
Making meals simple and soothing, having pictures of foods to help them choose are just two ways you can help.
What You Can Do with Someone Who Has Alzheimer’s Disease: 6 Activities
Caring for someone living with Alzheimer's disease can be challenging.
Changes in mood and behavior can be frustrating for you and the person living with the condition.
Finding activities to do together can strengthen your connection and keep their mind and body moving.
Can Diet Prevent or Slow Down Alzheimer’s Disease?
Here's what experts say about diet and its impact on the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
What Are the Best At-Home Activities for Dementia Patients?
At-home activities for dementia patients can include individual, group, or physical activities.
Treatment & Medications
Your Guide to Clinical and At-Home Treatment Options for Dementia
Nowadays, there is a wide variety of medications, therapies, and lifestyle changes that can help treat dementia.
Let's look at the pros and cons of each.
What to Know About Gene Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease
Learn about how researchers think gene therapy treatments like CRISPR may help treat or cure Alzheimer's disease.
Vitamins and Supplements for Memory
Certain vitamins and fatty acids may help prevent memory loss.
Learn what recent clinical studies have to say about vitamins and memory loss.
Understanding Tau Protein and Its Role in Alzheimer’s Disease
Learn how tau protein may influence the development of Alzheimer's disease and what you can do to manage it.
Behavioral & Psychological Changes
What Is Sundowning?
Sundowning refers to cognitive, behavioral, and emotional disturbances that can impact some people with dementia toward the end of the day.
Learn more.
Can You Spot the Symptoms of Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease?
Answer these six questions to test your knowledge about this often misunderstood symptom of Alzheimer's disease.
Take the quiz.
What Are Alzheimer’s Hallucinations?
Alzheimer's hallucinations tend to appear in the more severe stages.
Can a Brain Scan Detect Dementia or Alzheimer’s?
We review what you need to know about brain scans for dementia, including how they work, their procedure, and what doctors can learn from them.
Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Signs and Symptoms of Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
Symptoms of early onset Alzheimer's disease typically begin between 40 and 50 years of age.
Learn about symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and more.
Treatments for Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
EOAD is treated with medications also used for Alzheimer's disease, as well as other supportive therapies.
How to Maintain Independence with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
An early onset Alzheimer's diagnosis may require some additional life planning, but that doesn't mean you can no longer remain independent.
Questions to Ask Your Doctor After an Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Being proactive and well-informed is crucial when managing early-onset Alzheimer's.
A great first step is to maintain open communication with your healthcare providers and ask essential questions.
Collecting the right information can help you cope and prepare for a more manageable and comfortable future.
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