Alzheimers

Table of Contents

Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders ............................................................ 1

Home Care and Alzheimer’s .......................................................................................................... 1

Definition of Alzheimer’s ................................................................................................................ 1

Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1

Dementia ............................................................................................................................ 2

Is it Alzheimer’s or another Dementia .............................................................................................. 2

Normal Aging or Dementia............................................................................................................... 2

Reversible Dementia ....................................................................................................................... 3

Irreversible Dementia ...................................................................................................................... 3

What causes AD ................................ ............................................................................................ 3

What are the symptoms of AD ........................................................................................................ 3

How is AD Diagnosed .................................................................................................................... 3

Related Illness ................................................................................................................................. 4

Huntington’s Disease ......................................................................................................... 4

Lewy Body Dementia ......................................................................................................... 5

Parkinson’s Disease .............................................................................................................5

The progression of Alzheimer’s Disease (Stages) ........................................................................... 6

How is AD Treated .......................................................................................................................... 7

Communicating with Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorder ......................................8

Non-Verbal Communication Tips ......................................................................................................8

Pain assessment in non-verbal, dementia Patients ......................................................................... 9

Behavior Management ................................................................................................................... 10

Common Behavior Problems .......................................................................................................... 10

Other challenging behaviors............................................................................................................. 10

Leaving Home ................................................................................................................................. 11

Locks .............................................................................................................................................. 11

Hide the locks................................................................................................................................... 11

Precautions for wanders .................................................................................................................. 11

Sundowning .................................................................................................................................. 12

Handling Disturbing behaviors.......................................................................................................... 12

Strategies to Head off or Deal with Behaviors problems .................................................................. 13

Promoting Independence through assistance with Activities of Daily Living .................................... 14

Eating ................................................................................................................................ 14

Bathing ............................................................................................................................... 15

Dressing ............................................................................................................................. 16

Incontinence ...........................................................................................................17

Developing skills for working with families and caregivers ............................................................... 18

Involving family and friends ...............................................................................................................19

Home Supervision ......................................................................................................................... 19

Is there Help for Caregivers? ......................................................................................................... 20

Ways to Boost Caregiver Success ................................................................................................ 20

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