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.
Source: Arizona Center on Aging, 2025
https://aging.arizona.edu/education-training/care-partner-information-sheets
Choosing the Correct Walker
This handout reviews the various types of walkers including the standard walker, the two-wheeled (rolling) walker, and the four-wheeled walker. It also discusses how to decide which type of walker is the best fit for an individual older adult patient.
Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care
This handout provides information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections in long-term care residents without a catheter. It highlights how asymptomatic bacteriuria can be misinterpreted as a UTI and describes the appropriate treatment response.
Urinary Incontinence- Treatment
This handout provides an overview of the treatments available for urge and stress incontinence, and provides tips for treating urinary incontinence in older adults.
Urinary Incontinence- Diagnosis
This handout discusses potentially reversible causes of urinary incontinence along with how to distinguish urge from stress incontinence. Brief screening questions are provided to use in the assessment of urinary incontinence.