Tool Kit for Alzheimer's & Dementia Caregivers

Based on twenty years of experience, the Duke Family Support Program developed a resource designed for caregiver specialists and Information & Assistance professionals to help them help family caregivers of people with memory disorders. It is called the Duke Family Support Program's Tool Kit for Alzheimer's & Dementia Caregivers.

There is a section designed to allow the professionals to share helpful information with family caregivers. Here is the Table of Contents for that section:

Table of Contents

• Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
• Talking with the Doctor
• Who Pays for Medical Care?
• Prescription Drug Assistance
• Talking with People with Memory Disorders
• From the Perspective of Persons with Memory Loss
• The Ten Absolutes
• What is Agitation?
• Behavior Basics
• Personal Care Tips
• How to Make Tough Care Decisions
• Family Decision-Making
• Personal Documents
• Can A Person with Alzheimer's Live Alone?
• Fraud Protection
• Should Mom Move in with Us?
• Fretting From Afar
• Finding the Help You Need
• Long-Term Care
• How to Get Service Information When You Call
• Hospitalization Happens
• Pain and Dementia
• Successful Nursing Home Visits
• Family Caregiver Affirmations
• 10 Signs of Caregiver Stress
• Nine Things to Help You Cope
• Why Try A Support Group?
• Preparing for the Death of a Loved One