Health and Medical Guide to Functions and Dysfunctions of the Brain and Nervous System Alzheimer's Caregivers Health information topics about Alzheimer's Caregivers: Coping 1. Coping with Loss Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Care/Coping/loss.asp 2. Your Health Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Care/Coping/healthycaregiver.asp 3. Dementia, Caregiving, and Controlling Frustration Family Caregiver Alliance http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=891 4. Changes in Relationships Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Care/Coping/changes.asp 5. Caregiving and Depression Family Caregiver Alliance http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=393 6. Caregiver Stress American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/645.xml Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: Glossary Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Resources/Glossary.asp Directories 1. Caregiving Resources National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/carelist.asp 2. Eldercare Locator: Community Assistance for Senio Administration on Aging http://www.eldercare.gov/ 3. Find Doctors and Other Services Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation http://www.alzinfo.org/providers/default.aspx 4. Help! Where to Find It Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/carefam/where_to_find_help/where_... 5. Long Distance Caregiving Resources Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/alz/public/alzcarefam/caregiving_tips/long_distance_care... Financial Issues 1. Medicareâ??s Hospice Benefit for Alzheimer&a Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Resources/FactSheets/FSHospiceBenefit.pdf 2. Medicare Basics: A Guide for Caregivers Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/11034.pdf 3. Fee-for-Service Medicare for People with Alzheimer Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Resources/FactSheets/FSfsmedicare.pdf 4. Paying for Healthcare Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation http://www.alzinfo.org/resources/paying/options/default.aspx 5. Basic Facts about Medicare Drug Benefit Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Resources/FactSheets/MedicareDrugFacts1.pdf Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: Alzheimer disease National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=alzheimerdisease Law and Policy 1. Legal & Financial Planning Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation http://www.alzinfo.org/resources/legal/default.aspx 2. Legal Planning for Incapacity Family Caregiver Alliance http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=437 National Institutes of Health 1. Caregiver Guide: Tips for Caregivers of People wit National Institute on Aging http://www.alzheimers.org/careguide.htm 2. Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's National Institute on Aging http://nihseniorhealth.gov/alzheimerscare/toc.html Nutrition 1. Eating Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Resources/FactSheets/FSEating.pdf Organizations 1. National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/ 2. Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Founda http://www.alzinfo.org/ 3. Family Caregiver Alliance http://www.caregiver.org/ 4. Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (A National Institute on Aging http://www.alzheimers.org/ 5. Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/ 6. Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/ Overviews 1. Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver American Geriatrics Society http://www.americangeriatrics.org/education/forum/alzcare.shtml Related Issues 1. To Drive or Not to Drive: A Dilemma for Those with Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation http://www.alzinfo.org/news/NewsArticle9-16-2004-4-09-PM.aspx 2. Feelings Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Resources/FactSheets/FSfeelings.pdf 3. Continuing Care Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation http://www.alzinfo.org/continuingcare/ 4. Communication Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Care/DaytoDay/communication.asp 5. Choosing Health Care Providers and Facilities Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/People/Planning/Choosing.asp 6. Sexuality Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Resources/FactSheets/FSsexuality.pdf 7. Caregiving Challenges Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Care/challenges.asp 8. Caregiver's Guide to Understanding Dementia B Family Caregiver Alliance http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=391 9. Aggression in Persons with Alzheimer's Requir Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation http://www.alzinfo.org/news/NewsArticle10-19-2004-12-25-PM.aspx 10. Activities Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Care/DaytoDay/activities.asp 11. 10 Tips for Traveling with Your Loved One Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation http://www.alzinfo.org/news/travel.aspx 12. Home Safety for People with Alzheimer's Disea National Institute on Aging http://www.alzheimers.org/pubs/homesafety.htm 13. Hospitalization Happens: A Guide to Hospital Visit National Institute on Aging http://www.alzheimers.org/pubs/hospital.html 14. Incontinence Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Resources/FactSheets/FSIncontinence.pdf 15. Wandering Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Care/Caregivingchallenges/wandering.asp 16. Working Caregivers: Finding a Balance Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/press/nfc_month/2004/fact_sheets/Fact%20Sheet%20-%20Empl... 17. Safety Services Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Services/SafeReturn.asp 18. Music, Art, and Other Therapies Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Care/DaytoDay/Music.asp 19. Medications Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Resources/FactSheets/FSMedications.pdf 20. Hygiene and Personal Care Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Care/DaytoDay/Hygiene.asp 21. Long-Distance Caregiving Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Care/DaytoDay/Longdistancecaregiving.asp 22. Late-Stage Care Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/Care/DaytoDay/latestagecare.asp Research 1. "Enhancedâ?? Counseling, Support In National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/nia-01.htm 2. Brighten Mealtimes to Enhance Alzheimer's Car Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation http://www.alzinfo.org/news/NewsArticle10-7-2004-11-05-AM.aspx 3. Placing Relative with Dementia into Long-Term Care National Institute of Nursing Research http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/ninr-26.htm 4. 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