Description
Your needs as a caregiver are just as important as those your family member with Alzheimer's Disease or dementia. This book will provide just the insight and guidance you need.Caregiving for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or dementia is hard. It's hard whether you're caring for your spouse, parent, grandparent, sibling, other family member, or friend. Even if you had an extra ten hours each day to do it, it's hard to manage all the problems that come with dementia. And caring for a loved one with dementia can sometimes feel like a long, lonely journey.Six Steps to Managing Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia can help, addressing concerns such as:· Is the problem Alzheimer's, dementia, or something else?· How do you approach problems in dementia?· How do you manage problems with memory, language, and vision?· How do you cope with emotional and behavioral problems?· What are the best ways to manage troubles with sleep and incontinence?· Which medications can help?· Which medications can actually make things worse?· How do you build your care team?· Why is it important to care for yourself?· How do you sustain your relationship with your loved one?· How do you plan for the progression of dementia?· How do you plan for the end and beyond?Six Steps to Managing Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia is comprehensive yet written in an easy-to-read style, featuring clinical vignettes and character-based stories that provide real-life examples of how to successfully manage Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionStep 1 Understand dementia1 What is dementia?2 What is Alzheimer's disease?3 Which other disorders cause dementia?Step 2 Manage problems4 How to approach problems in dementia5 How to manage memory problems6 How to manage language problems7 How to manage vision problems8 How to manage emotional problems9 How to manage behavioral problems10 How to manage sleep problems11 How to manage problems with bodily functionsStep 3 Ask about medications12 Which medications can worsen thinking, memory, behavior, or function?13 Which medications can improve thinking, memory, behavior, or function?Step 4 Build your care team14 Why and how should you care for yourself?15 How do you build your care team?Step 5 Sustain your relationship16 Why is it important to sustain your relationship?17 What are some ways to sustain your relationship?Step 6 Plan for the future18 How to plan for the progression of dementia19 How to plan for the end and beyondGlossary (with additional disorders and neuroanatomy)Further resourcesAbout the authorsIndex
