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A caregiver can be a relative, friend or professional health worker who provides care to someone who cannot care for himself or herself due to a disability or functional limitation. The care can include: non-medical care such as help with bathing, eating, or household chores, or medical care such as changing dressings.

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  1. Education and Care - Daily Routines
    Alzheimer's Foundation of America
  2. Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Fact Sheet
    National Institute on Aging
    The more scientists learn about AD, the more they become aware of the important function genes play in the development of this devastating disease.
  3. Fact Sheet - Alzheimer's Disease
    Family Caregiver Alliance
  4. DEALING WITH GRIEF
    By Dr. Marion Somers, Ph. D., Ask Dr. Marion
    Sound advice to your questions from Dr. Marion, Ph.D., Geriatric Care Manager
  5. What Is A Geriatric Care Manager and How Can I Find One?
    National Institute on Aging
    Gina lived in Phoenix, and her father, Bill, lived alone in an LA apartment. She visited him several times each year. When...
  6. Crime and Older People
    National Institute on Aging
    Though older people are less likely to be victims of crime than teenagers and young adults, the number of crimes against older people is hard to ignore.
  7. Depression: Don't Let the Blues Hang Around
    National Institute on Aging
    If you no longer enjoy activities that you usually like, you may have a serious depression. Being depressed, without letup, can change the way you think and feel.
  8. Encouraging My Parents to Get More Help
    National Institute on Aging
  9. Hormones and Menopause:Tips from the National Institute on Aging
    National Institute on Aging
    To help control the symptoms of menopause some women can take hormones, called menopausal hormone therapy (MHT).
  10. TRAVEL TIPS
    By Dr. Marion Somers, Ph. D., Ask Dr. Marion
    Sound advice to your questions from Dr. Marion, Ph.D., Geriatric Care Manager
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