August 09, 2022

Ep 6: Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's Disease

24 minutes

If you love someone with Alzheimer's disease, you know that caregiving can be complicated and challenging. But you are not alone. There are many resources to help on your journey. In this episode, we hear from experts and other caregivers about some important dos and don'ts, and share resources where you can find more information.

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Note: For links to our latest podcast entitled "Rethinking Alzheimer's Disease", visit our website here.

Resources

Part 1: Making Changes to Environment

Home safety tips from MayoClinic

Environmental changes (Social Care Institute for Excellence)

Grants and resources to help make changes to the home (Alzheimer's Society, UK)

Part 2: Helping Someone with Personal Care

NIH

BetterHealth (Australia)

Alzheimer's Association

Social Care Institute for Excellence (UK)

MayoClinic

WebMD, handling outbursts

Alzheimer's Associations, managing anger

Part 3: Things Not to Do/Say

Alzheimer's Society

Alzheimer's San Diego

Part 4: Support for Caregivers

Coping with caregiver depression

Managing stages of Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's Association support for caregivers (US)

Alzheimer’s Association Local Chapters (US)

Alzheimer's Society support for caregivers (UK)

Alzheimer’s Society support groups (UK)

Dementia Friendly America

Healthline: How to find caregiver support groups (US)

Alzheimer's Speaks - Resources and links

Alz Authors - Books and Podcasts

Part 5: Links to information about advanced care planning

Finding geriatric care managers

ElderCare Locator from the US Administration on Aging

Alzheimer's Association chapters

Alzheimer's Association guide for advance planning

Finding your nursing home ombudsman (USA)

Alzheimer's Society (Canada)

Alzheimer's Society (UK)

Links to information about clinical trials:

Alzheimer's.gov

Alzheimer's Association

Links to Guest’s Books

Dr Andrew Budson - Seven Steps to Managing Your Memory: What's Normal, What's Not and What to Do About It

Dr Jason Karlawish - The Problem of Alzheimer’s: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease into a Crisis and What We Can Do About it

Anthony Copeland Parker - Running All Over The World: Our Race Against Early-Onset Alzheimer's

Paul Hornback - God Still Remembers Me: Devotions for Facing Alzheimer's Disease with Faith

Paul Hornback - My Purple Brick Road: A Faithful Battle with Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease

Dr Daniel Gibbs - A Tattoo on my Brain: A Neurologist's Personal Battle against Alzheimer's Disease

Dr Phillip Sloane - Alzheimer's Medical Advisor: A Caregiver's Guide to Common Medical and Behavioral Signs and Symptoms in Persons with Dementia

Dr. Jane Mullins - Finding the Light in Dementia: A Guide for Families, Friends and Caregivers

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