Alzheimer's Caregivers

• Latest News
• Placing Relative with Dementia into Long-Term Care Facility Does Little to Ease the Emotional Burden of Caregivers (08/26/2004, National Institute of Nursing Research)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Caregiver Guide: Tips for Caregivers of People with Alzheimer's Disease (National Institute on Aging)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's (National Institute on Aging)

• Overviews
• Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver (American Geriatrics Society)
• Practical Tips for Alzheimer's Caregivers (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Support & Education for the Family & Caregiver (Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation)

• Coping
• Alzheimer's Caregiving: Balancing Your Needs with Those of Your Loved One (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Caregiver Stress (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Caregiving and Depression (Family Caregiver Alliance)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Changes in Relationships (Alzheimer's Association)
• Coping with Loss (Alzheimer's Association)
• Dementia, Caregiving, and Controlling Frustration (Family Caregiver Alliance)
• Your Health (Alzheimer's Association)

• Related Issues
• Activities (Alzheimer's Association)
• Alzheimer's Diagnosis: Telling Your Loved One (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Alzheimer's: Planning for the Holidays (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Alzheimer's: How to Help the Caregivers (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Alzheimer's: When Driving Becomes an Issue (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Caregiving Challenges (Alzheimer's Association)
• Choosing Health Care Providers and Facilities (Alzheimer's Association)
• Communication (Alzheimer's Association)
• Continuing Care (Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation)
• Home Safety for People with Alzheimer's Disease (National Institute on Aging)
• Hygiene and Personal Care (Alzheimer's Association)
• Incontinence in Alzheimer's: What You Can Do (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Late-Stage Care (Alzheimer's Association)
• Long-Distance Caregiving (Alzheimer's Association)
• Long-Term Care Options for Alzheimer's (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Paying for Healthcare (Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation)
• Wandering: Understand and Control It (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Working Out: The Benefits of Exercise for Those with Alzheimer's Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Research
• "Enhanced” Counseling, Support Interventions Slash Long-Term Risk of Depression among AD Caregivers (National Institute on Aging)
• First Study of Alzheimer's Caregivers and End-of-life Cites Both Remarkable Resilience, Need for Support (National Institute on Aging)
• Placing Relative with Dementia into Long-Term Care Facility Does Little to Ease the Emotional Burden of Caregivers (National Institute of Nursing Research)
• Research on Caregiving (Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation)
• Survey Finds Large Communication Gap between Doctors and Alzheimer's Caregivers (Alzheimer's Association)

• Genetics
• Genetics Home Reference: Alzheimer disease (National Library of Medicine)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: Glossary (Alzheimer's Association)

• Directories
• Caregiving Resources (National Institute on Aging)
• Eldercare Locator: A Way to Find Community Assistance for Seniors (Administration on Aging)
• Help! Where to Find It (Administration on Aging)
• Provider Search (Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation)

• Organizations
• Administration on Aging
• Alzheimer's Association
• Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center (National Institute on Aging)
• Family Caregiver Alliance
• Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
• National Institute on Aging

• Newsletters/Print Publications
• Advances (Alzheimer's Association)

• Law and Policy
• Legal & Financial Planning (Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation)
• Medicare Basics: A Guide for Caregivers (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF File
• Monitoring Abuse (Alzheimer's Association)