-Your local Area Agency on Aging or Department of Aging
-Eldercare Locator (800) 677-1116
-Alzheimer’s Association (800) 272-3900
-National Adult Day Services Association (212) 494-0755
7. Shift Perspective: Resolve to stay in the present, savor the good moments and guard against focusing on the decline of your loved one. Imagine yourself in their position, needing a caregiver to do things for you all of the time. Now ask yourself what you’d want for your loved ones who’d be taking care of you? Would you want them to be continually sad, depressed, burdened, isolated, and not living up to their potential, following their dreams or even taking a little vacation–because of you?
Of course not.
Realize that your happiness is what your loved one wants most for you (even if it doesn’t seem like it), and that you do them honor by living a balanced and fulfilled life, which includes enjoying vacations.
To learn more about the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and how to find treatment, read our guide to Understanding Alzheimer's Disease.
