Dementia Caregivers: Ready to Make Your Brain a Promise?

By Paula Spencer, Caring.com senior editor

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ID:

10650

First Published:

21-Mar-2008

Last updated on

Friday March 21, 2008

Related Topics:

alzheimer's , care giving , dementia , heart disease , genetics , stroke , weight , life , diabetes , husband , reading , memories , stress , doctors , parents , memory loss

Summary:

Scary new statistics about Alzheimer's disease and dementia are a wake-up call to caregivers to take better care of themselves.

2 Comments

1. Posted by Paula Spencer 6 months ago

   That's great advice. A respite program that specializes in dementia can be a shortcut to finding appropriate care but even there you want to probe about training and spend time there observing. See also http://www.caring.com/articles/using-adult-daycare-for-a-parent-with-alzheimers-a-step-by-step-guide

2. Posted by Pat 6 months ago

   It is important for people dealing with this disease now to ask a lot of questions if they are hiring an agency for respite or primary caregiving. Many agencies hire people right off the street - with no clue about how to work with an Alzheimer's patient. Make sure the agency is licensed, bonded and insured. Make sure they provide theiir caregivers with training on Alzheimer's.