- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention
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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
A Story About A Person With Alzheimer's Disease
Research continues to show that these family members spend more time on care and are more stressed than relatives of those with other illnesses. A study, for example, by the Metlife Mature Market Institute shows that caregivers of those with Alzheimers disease or other dementias commit an average 47 hours per week to personal care activities and other tasks, versus 33 hours by caregivers of those with physical impairments. Activities of daily living, which includes eating, bathing, dressing,...
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