Substance Use Disorders in People with Physical and Sensory Disabilities
This resource guide presents health care professionals working with people living with physical and sensory disabilities with information about substance use disorders, including risk factors and warning signs. It also discusses screening, types of substance use services, and strategies for helping clients.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 2011.
https://store.samhsa.gov/
Principles for Person-directed Services and Supports during Serious Illness
This unpublished document developed by the Administration for Community Living provides four principles for person-directed services and supports for older adults and people with disabilities during serious illness.
Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL), 2017,
https://theconsumervoice.org/news/detail/all/acl-principles-for-person-directed-services
Fact and Tip Sheets (caregivers)
This webpage provides links to several fact and tip sheets relevant to caregivers. These include fact/tip sheets on health topics, caregiving issues and strategies, statistics and demographics, and legal documents and issues. Many of these fact/tip sheets have been translated from English to Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Tagalog.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2023.
Respite Tips: Taking a Break From Giving Care to Someone in Need
This tipsheet offers advice to caregivers on when and how to take a break from caregiving to practice self-care and prevent burnout. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2018.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Transferring a Person
This tipsheet offers advice to help caregivers move or transfer a loved one with mobility limitations. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2017.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Hands-On Skills for Caregivers
This tipsheet describes five techniques for caregivers which may make tasks such as bathing, dressing, and ambulation easier and more comfortable for both the caregiver and recipient of care. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2017.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Guidelines for Better Communication with Brain-Impaired Adults
This tipsheet offers guidelines for caregivers of adults with brain impairment to follow to ease communication and lower levels of stress for both the caregiver and the recipient of care. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2017.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Feeding and Nutrition (for dementia)
This tipsheet provides caregivers with advice on how to approach mealtime when caring for a person with dementia. Nutritional considerations are discussed. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2017.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Caregiver Training Part I: Aggressive Language and Behavior
This segment (4:43 minutes) of the UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Video series discusses aggressive language and behavior that may occur when caring for an older adult. It provides a scenario depicting what this may look like when a caregiver encounters an aggressive language and behavior situation. It also discusses common caregiver responses along with an expert explanation of why this happens, and how to change the caregiver's response to this situation. English and Spanish versions are available.
Source: UCLA Health, 2018.
Assessing Pain in Dementia
This handout describes how pain can be assessed in older adults with varying stages of dementia. It also discusses how to handle challenging behaviors in dementia patients. Finally, it provides a table with information regarding the various signs of pain in people with advanced dementia.