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Caregiver Resources

Tips for Caregiver Stress

Find out ways you can reduce your stress experienced as a caregiver.Read more

Mealtime Tips

Tips for caregivers on managing mealtimes.Read more

Hydration Tips

Getting persons with Alzheimer's disease to drink enough fluid each day is difficult. Find practical and creative strategies when a person refuses to drink.Read more

Strategies for Bathing

There are many practical strategies that caregivers can use when a person with Alzheimer’s disease is reluctant or refuses to bathe.

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Tips After Diagnosis

Ten things you should consider after a family member has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

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Holiday Tips

The holiday season is a time to be enjoyed with family and friends, but for the ten million people caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, this time of the year can be stressful and difficult.  To help ease the strain, you can follow these tips for enjoying and surviving the holidays.Read more

Gift Ideas

Here are gift ideas for someone with Alzheimer's disease.Read more

Making Visits More Meaningful

Find out how to make the most of your visits and connect with a person with Alzheimer's disease.Read more

Communication Tips

These tips for communicating with someone with dementia can improve the relationship between the caregiver and care recipient, and lead to better quality of care.

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Sleep Tips

If your care recipient with dementia has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, consider these non-pharmacologic approaches for improving sleep before or in conjunction with pharmacologic approaches.

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Tips for Activity-Focused Dementia Care

Activity-focused care means incorporating meaningful activity into the daily lives of those with dementia to benefit the care recipient as well as the caregiver.

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Strategies for Effective Caregiving

Effective caregiving takes: Knowledge of Alzheimer's disease, people, human behavior; Skill in interpersonal relations and with caregiving techniques...

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