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Caregiving
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- Coping with Memory Loss
- Costs and Insurance
- Creating a Daily Routine
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- 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
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Dementia Complications
Chronic brain syndrome; Lewy body dementia; DLB; Vascular dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; MCI
Treatment
For information on how to take care of a loved one with dementia, see:
The goal of treatment is to control the symptoms of dementia. Treatment depends on the condition causing the dementia. Some people may need to stay in the hospital for a short time.
Stopping or changing medications that make confusion worse may improve brain function.
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From Our Sources
Parkinson's Disease: Complications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Depression: Suicide and Complications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Diabetes: Type 2: Emergency Complications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Dementia due to metabolic causes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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