Table of Contents
Part I: Alzheimer's Disease: The Basics
1. Understanding Alzheimer's
2. What Causes Alzheimer's?
3. Alzheimer's and Other Causes of Dementia
4. What are the Symptoms of Alzheimer's?
5. Understanding Alzheimer's: Q and A
6. How is Alzheimer's Diagnosed?
7. Reactions to the Diagnosis
8. Stages of Alzheimer's
9. Functional Assessment and Staging
Part II: Caring for Alzheimer's Patients
10. The World of Emotions
11. Caregiving Essentials
12. My Experience with Caregivers
13. Day-to-Day Management
14. Food, Glorious Food!
15. Personal Hygiene
16. Dress for Success
17. How to Keep Patients Entertained
18. Expect the Unexpected!
19. The Stigma of Alzheimer's
20. Inappropriate and Annoying Behavior
21. Isn't Lying Wrong?
22. Where IS he???
23. Violent and Agitated Patients
24. Falls
25. Exploitation and Maintaining Dignity
26. Legal Matters
27. Working with Doctors
28. Patient Safety
Part III Taking Care of Yourself as the Caregiver
29. Take Care of Yourself
30. Support Groups for Caregivers
31. How Churches and Families Can Help
32. End of Life Decisions
33. Grief and Learning to Move on
34. A Glimpse Inside a Memory Care Center: Advice from Abe's Garden
Part IV: Hope for the Future
35: Research into Alzheimer's and Hope for the Future
Final Note from Authors
Additional Resources
Part V: Stories from Patients I Will Never Forget
1. How I Outsmarted a Pack of Ravenous Wolves
2. The Spider on the Wall
3. Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown