Alzheimer - A to Z Secrets to Successful Caregiving.pdf (802 KB)
Foreword .......................... vi
Acknowledgments ............ vii
Preface ............................. viii
Introduction ..................... x
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Acceptance ........................ 1
Activities ........................... 4
Affections ......................... 6
Age .................................... 7
Aggression ......................... 8
In Public ......................... 9
Agitation ........................... 11
Alternative Remedies ....... 12
Alzheimer’s Disease ......... 14
Causes .......................... 15
Tests ............................. 17
Vaccines ........................ 17
Medications .................... 18
Anger ................................ 19
Appetite ............................ 21
Attitude ............................ 22
b
Baby Talk .......................... 25
Bathroom .......................... 27
Toilet Coaching ............... 27
Bath Time ...................... 29
Birthdays .......................... 32
Body Language ................ 33
C
Care Facilities ................... 35
Categories ...................... 36
Physical Environment ....... 36
Residents ....................... 38
Staff .............................. 38
Activities ....................... 39
Celebrations ...................... 42
Children ............................. 43
Choices .............................. 45
Coaching ............................ 46
Communication ................. 49
Compliments ..................... 51
Comprehension .................. 53
Conversations .................... 54
Go With The Flow ............ 54
Openers .......................... 55
With Strangers ................. 56
Counseling ......................... 59
Crowds ............................... 61
Cursing .............................. 62
d
Day Care ............................ 65
Death and Dying ................ 67
Dementia ........................... 71
Depression ......................... 73
Diet .................................... 74
Dignity ............................... 76
Discussions ....................... 78
Diversions ......................... 80
Dressing ............................ 82
By Oneself ...................... 82
Make Up ......................... 83
Shaving .......................... 84
Driving ............................... 86
Car Safety ....................... 87
Eating ................................. 89
Emergency Pack ............... 92
Empathy ............................ 93
Environment ...................... 95
Exercise ............................. 96
Dancing ......................... 96
Sitting ............................ 97
Swimming ...................... 97
Walks ............................ 98
Sittercises ....................... 99
f
Family ............................. 101
Fantasy ............................ 103
Fixations .......................... 105
Forgiveness ..................... 106
Friends ............................. 108
Future .............................. 109
g
Games .............................. 111
Outdoor Games .............. 112
Gardening ........................ 113
Going Home .................... 114
Guilt ................................ 116
h
Hallucinations ................. 119
Hoarding ......................... 122
Home Help ...................... 123
Family ......................... 123
Housekeeper ................. 123
Personal Care Aide ......... 124
Personal Companion ....... 124
Home Safety .................... 125
Windows and Doors ........ 125
Kitchen ....................... 125
Bathroom .................... 126
Fire Safety .................... 127
Honesty ........................... 128
Hospital ........................... 130
In-Patient ...................... 130
Out-Patient ................... 132
Humor ............................. 134
i
Identification .................. 137
Incontinence ................... 138
Attitude ....................... 138
Accidents ..................... 139
Bed Time ..................... 140
Products ....................... 141
Independence .................. 142
j
Journals ........................... 143
k
Kitchen ............................ 145
l
Laughter .......................... 149
Laurels ............................. 151
Listening .......................... 153
Loving Lies ..................... 155
m
Massage ........................... 159
Medication ...................... 161
Memories ........................ 162
Coaching ...................... 162
Pitfalls ......................... 163
Money ............................. 165
Movies ............................. 167
Recommendations .......... 168
Music ............................... 169
n
Neighborhood Flyer ........ 171
No! .................................. 173
Normal ............................ 175
o
Obsessive Behavior ......... 177
Outings ............................ 179
Drives .......................... 179
Galleries ....................... 181
Libraries ....................... 181
Museums ..................... 182
Picnics ......................... 182
Shopping ...................... 183
p
Pacing .............................. 187
Pain .................................. 189
Paper Work ...................... 191
Personal Space ................ 193
Office ......................... 193
Studio ......................... 195
Workshop .................... 196
Pets .................................. 198
Pills .................................. 199
Privacy ............................ 200
Projects ............................ 201
Art Projects ................... 202
Collages ....................... 203
Crafts .......................... 204
Fiddle Boxes ................. 205
Jigsaw Puzzles ............... 206
Painting ....................... 206
Scrapbook .................... 208
q
Questions ......................... 209
r
Reactions ......................... 211
Reading ........................... 213
Reality ............................. 214
Recording Memories ....... 217
Repetitions ...................... 218
Respite ............................ 220
Restaurants ...................... 222
Routines .......................... 224
Running Commentaries ... 225
s
Safe Return ...................... 229
Sexuality .......................... 230
Delicate Situation............ 231
Share Care ....................... 234
Signs ................................ 235
Singing ............................ 237
Stress ............................... 238
Sundowning .................... 239
Support Groups ............... 240
t Telephone ........................ 243
Television ........................ 246
Transitions ....................... 247
u
Undressing ...................... 251
v Videos ............................. 253
Visitors ............................ 255
Vitamins .......................... 257
Vitamin Supplement........ 258
w
Walking ........................... 259
Wandering ....................... 261
Word Games .................... 263
Names Game ................ 263
Naming Things .............. 264
Platitudes ..................... 264
Proverbs and Sayings....... 265
Story Making ................ 266
Word Twister ................ 267
Word Substitution ........... 268
Appendix
Books .......................... 271
Support Groups ............. 272
Information .................. 273
Legal Information .......... 274
Products ....................... 274
Identification ................ 275
Movies and Videos ......... 275
About Your Author .......... 276
Contact .........................278
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