subtitle: A Guide for Family Caregivers Living with Alzheimer's Disease or Age-Related Dementia
Ask Aunt Annie has advice on living with Alzheimer's and being a caregiver
The Ask Annie Archive has answers and practical caregiving tips.
The Buddy Plan pairs caregivers for one-on-one friendships with people who have been there.
Read about nursing homes and how to make a safe transition for your loved one.
Read about coming home from a nursing home and how to plan to bring your loved one home.
Check out some of the nutrients, vitamins and supplements that we have tried and what to ask your medical team.
Read about where to find resources and how to decide what you need.
Read about Alzheimer's Disease and its stages in normal people-talk.
Read about the warning signs for Alzheimer's Disease.
How your family can live with Alzheimer's Disease.
How our family has lived with Alzheimer's Disease.
How home health care professionals can help your family live with Alzheimer's Disease at home.
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Topics and Discussion:
Talk to your family about what to expect from the disease and what role each member of the fmaily wants to play in living with the disease.
What are the roles that each member of the family can play in living with the disease?
What are the options for living with the disease?
How will the disease change the decisions that the family must make over the 5 - 7 years?
How can you talk to your family about it?
What steps to follow to set up a family meeting?
What are the care options for each stage of the disease?
What part can the children of the family play in living iwth the disease?
How can you put together a family scrapbook with notes from the ill loved one for later for everybody?
