: The Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver's Helpbook: 101 Tips, How-to's & Great Ideas to Help an Impaired Parent Live 'Independently' Longer

The Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver's Helpbook: 101 Tips, How-to's & Great Ideas to Help an Impaired Parent Live 'Independently' Longer

Binding: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1
Format: Kindle eBook
Label: Greenbriar Services, LLC
Languages: EnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Greenbriar Services, LLC
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 104
Publication Date: January 26, 2012
Publisher: Greenbriar Services, LLC
Release Date: January 26, 2012
Studio: Greenbriar Services, LLC

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Packed full of more than 101 practical and useful tips and how-to's - a truly helpful idea book for the caretaker of a parent or loved one impaired by Alzheimer's or dementia. The focus of the book is how to help a loved one continue to live independently as long as possible (with a physician's approval). Contains advice on how to improve your loved one's comfort, safety, and well-being; how to safeguard and organize documents and finances; information on legal concerns; checklists. Written in a lively readable style.

CONTENTS:
Introduction

ADVICE FOR CAREGIVERS COPING WITH EARLY TO MODERATE ALZHEIMER’S BEHAVIORS
1. Coping with the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s / Dementia
2. Coping with Early to Moderate Alzheimer’s Behaviors
3. How to Create a Helpful “Memory Center” for Your Loved One
4. Maximizing Safety and Security for an Impaired Parent Living Alone
5. To Do’s When You Visit a Parent Who Still Lives Independently
6. When to Take the Car Keys Away / How to Provide Alternate Transportation
7. The Role of Long-Distance Caregivers
8. Knowing When to Place Mom / Dad in a Care Facility, and How Best to Do It
9. Tips on Visiting Your Parent in a Care Facility
10. Sharing Information on Your Parent’s Condition
11. Educating Others

OTHER PRACTICAL MATTERS (LEGAL, FINANCIAL)
1. Managing Your Parent’s Bills, Taxes, Financial Records, Etc.
2. Handling Legal Issues
3. Handling the Costs of Alzheimer’s / Dementia Care

ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S
1. What You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer’s
2. Key Facts about Alzheimer’s
3. Some Thoughts on Alzheimer’s / Dementia

APPENDIX:
CHECKLISTS
1 - Key Documents Checklist
2 - Financial Information Checklist
3 – Independent Living Aids Checklist
4 – Safety/Security To Do’s
5 – Home Safety Checklist
6 – When Visiting Parent: Checklist
7 – Doctor Visit Checklist
8 – List of Prescriptions / Medications
9 – List of Parent’s Physicians
10 – Care Facility Checklist

J.G. Hachigian is an award-winning freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press, and in The Writer and Writer's Digest Magazines.

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