* Support groups (in person and online) can help caregivers cope and feel less alone.

* Stressed out caregivers should be encouraged to seek alternate care for their patient, so they get a break (respite) and recharge before caregiver stress erupts into any level of abuse.

* Caregivers and healthcare professionals need to know about The National Center for Elder Abuse (http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/), which provides resources to find assistance, publications, data and answers to elder abuse questions.

* Everyone should know the Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer's
(Reprinted With Permission of The Alzheimer's Association)

1. Memory loss
2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks
3. Problems with language
4. Disorientation of time and place
5. Poor or decreased judgment
6. Problems with abstract thinking
7. Misplacing things
8. Changes in mood or behavior
9. Changes in personality
10. Loss of initiative

Expanded Descriptions: http://www.elderrage.com/alzheimers.asp

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