Alzheimer's: A Family Caregiver's Guide
$27
Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's: A Family Caregiver's Guide to the Later Stages & Finding the Right Care
When someone you love is living with Alzheimer's, the questions come faster than the answers. What is happening to them? How do I keep them safe? What do I do when I can't do this alone anymore? And how do I find them the right care for the latter stages?
This plain-language guide was written for the family caregiver — no medical background needed, no jargon, no judgment.
What's inside (21 pages):
- Understanding the journey — the three stages as families actually experience them, plus behaviors like repetition, sundowning, and wandering with calm ways to respond
- Day-to-day care — safety at home, communicating with love, gentle approaches to daily needs
- Finding proper care for the latter stages — in-home aides, adult day programs, memory care, nursing homes, hospice: what each is, who it's for, roughly what it costs
- How to choose a good facility — visit checklist, questions to ask, red flags vs. green flags
- Paying for care — Medicare vs. Medicaid in plain words, veterans benefits
- Taking care of you — because caregiver burnout is real
- Resources you can call today — Alzheimer's Association 24/7 helpline (800-272-3900), Eldercare Locator
Also included: a spoken audio walkthrough by Dr. Vernette Grant plus written transcript.