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Common Symptoms
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disease that impairs the brain’s normal functioning. Deficits are represented by various symptoms and behavioral changes. The following problems represent the general characteristics usually seen… - Caregiver Information
Driving Behavior Warning Signs
Families can utilize this list as a tool to monitor the driving skills of there loved one. Look for patterns of change over time. Several of these actions together or… - Caregiver Information
Florida Brain Bank
History: The State of Florida Brain Bank Research Program was established in 1987 and is a program of the Department of Elder Affairs funded through the Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative. - Caregiver Information
Florida’s Silver Alert
Florida’s Silver Alert is a system to help local law enforcement in the rescue of missing persons who have a cognitive impairment, such as Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias, and… - Caregiver Information
General Caregiving Tips
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Getting a proper diagnosis
The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is one of excluding other conditions that may be responsible for producing the symptoms of memory loss, confusion, personality change, etc. There is no specific… - Caregiver Information
Helpful Websites
www.alzheimers.org (Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral/ADEAR) - Caregiver Information
Helping Young Children Understand
Alzheimer ’s disease and other forms of dementia not only affect the adults in the family but also younger family members. Children can experience an array of emotions when a loved… - Caregiver Information
Keeping Your Brain Healthy
What’s the Good News? Our brains develop about 200 new neurons every week! We must continually challenge these new additions or they will fail to “connect” to existing neurons and… - NHI
NIH – Alzheimer’s Disease Facts
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In most people with Alzheimer’s,… - NHI
NIH – Alzheimer’s Disease & Genetics
Scientists don’t yet fully understand what causes Alzheimer’s disease. However, the more they learn about this devastating disease, the more they realize that genes play an important role in its… - NHI
NIH – Home Safety
Home Safety for People with Alzheimer’s Disease page 1 Introduction Caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease is a challenge that calls upon the patience, creativity, knowledge, and skills of…