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These info cards provide a standardized summary of commonly used measurement tools for delirium in adults. The info cards include screening tools and assessments for delirium identification and severity. The info cards are available as PDFs.
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This web page from the Caregiver Resource Center discusses financial questions to ask your aging loved ones, and includes a step by step process to manage a parent's finances. It also describes government benefits for elder caregivers and caregiver...
This web page from the Caregiver Resource Center discusses caregiver support groups and seven ways they can help. It also provides ten organizations caregivers should know about as well as the best caregiver books, blogs, podcasts, and apps.
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This web page from the Caregiver Resource Center helps caregivers create a dementia care plan while helping them understand how to deal with common dementia-related hygiene problems and sundowning syndrome. It also discusses hallucinations and...
This web page from the Caregiver Resource Center describes the different kinds of elder abuse (physical, sexual, verbal, financial, and emotional) and elder identity theft, and why older adults are suceptible to malicious abuse. It discusses caregiver...
This web page from the Caregiver Resource Center discusses how families can plan for end-of-life care. It describes how to have a "good death" as well as the process of saying goodbye and grieving. Finally, it provides the stages of grief along with...
This webpage from the Alzheimer's Association describes the medications that may help lessen symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). It discusses the types of drugs used, medications used at each stage of AD, how the medications work, and side effects...
This webpage from the Alzheimer's Association describes treatments for changes in behavior caused by Alzheimer's disease. It discusses common changes in behavior, coping tips, medications for behavioral symptoms, triggering situations, medical...
This document from the Alzheimer's Association describes dementia-related behaviors, a large group of symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease. It discusses the potential causes for behavioral and psychiatric symptoms, treatments for these...
This web page from the Alzheimer's Association discusses the causes of sleep problems and sundowning in people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. It also inlcudes coping strategies for caregivers to address these issues. Links to relevant...
The Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection is part of
Minnesota Northstar GWEP,
supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Award No. U1QHP33076, the University of Minnesota Office of Academic
Clinical Affairs, and the Otto Bremer Trust.