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Get Healthy @ the Library

Get Healthy @ the Library

Daily Life with Alzheimer's Disease

Self-management and Practical Aspects
10 Tips for Keeping Your Independence
Alzheimer’s Association - Useful tips for adapting to the changes Alzheimer’s brings to your life.

Modifying Your Home for Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation - An easy guide describing how to modify your home and why it helps the Alzheimer’s patient.

Emotional & Social Aspects

Alzheimer’s Disease Coping and Support
Mayo Clinic - Comments on caring for the caregiver.

Coping with Changes
Alzheimer’s Association - Helpful tips for doing difficult tasks, communicating, driving, memory changes, and living alone.

Caregiver Guide
National Institute on Aging - A comprehensive guide to everything from diagnosis to daily caregiving to choosing a nursing home. Available in PDF format for easier printing. Also available in Spanish.

Caregiving Tips: Strategies for Success
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America - Excellent source of caregiving tips. Also available in Spanish.

Family and Friends
Alzheimer’s Association - Information on sharing your diagnosis, working with your partner, and helping children and teens understand the disease.

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