This website includes various information and tools to help caregivers when caring for Alzheimer's disease or other related dementia patients. The information included are topics such as understanding dementia, behavior issues, communication, everyday...
This 25 minute video presented by Dr. Xaviour Walkerat the University of California Irvine provides a deeper look into what healthy aging is and what it looks like. He also discusses how to incorporate healthy aging into clinics.
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This brief video discusses the three stages of Alzheimer's disease along with some of the symptons of each stage.
Source: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2019.
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This brief video tells people how and when to inform families and friends of a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias.
Source: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2019.
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This brief video describes common communication problems that patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias encounter. It also discusses coping techniques for sleep problems such as sundowning in people with dementia.
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This brief video describes specific factors that may cause Alzheimer's disease patients to respond negatively in different situations.
Source: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2019.
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This resource from the Council on Social Work Education includes nine teaching modules directed towards gerontology education. Each module represents a different topic centered around the care of older adults and understanding aging.
This NIA webpage lets consumers and health professionals search health topics related to aging. The topics are sorted alphabetically and offers users a wide variety of materials to choose from.
Source: National Institute on Aging (NIA),...
This NIA website provides links to a variety of information regarding caregiving of older adults including news articles on a variety of relevant topics and information on long-term care, advance care planning, long-distance caregiving, and Alzheimer'...
This NIA website provides information on Alzheimers and related dementias, with links to learn more about the disease, symptoms and diagnosis, treatment, caregiving, living with dementia, resources for professionals, and dementia research and clinical...