Respite Care
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Caregiving
- Coping with Emotional Changes
- Coping with Memory Loss
- Costs and Insurance
- Creating a Daily Routine
- Exercise
- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
- Mental Exercises
- Respite Care
- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
- Telling Someone They Have Alzheimer's
- Transition to Assisted Living
- Transition to Nursing Home
- Work
- Related Conditions
- Resources
Respite care can be a much needed break for a full-time caregiver of a loved one with Alzheimer's disease. There are several different models for respite care, but what they all have in common, is they take over care for your loved one for a couple week, a couple days, or even a couple hours, which gives the full-time caregiver a break to take care of themselves for that time. It's also possible that Medicare and Medicaid will cover some of this cost.
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