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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. Alzheimer's Disease
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurological condition in which the nerve cells in the brain die. The...
  2. ETHICAL ISSUES
    By Dr. Marion Somers, Ph. D., Ask Dr. Marion
    Sound advice to your questions from Dr. Marion, Ph.D., Geriatric Care Manager
  3. Fact Sheet - Holding a Family Meeting
    Family Caregiver Alliance
  4. Is it Time For My Parents To Move?
    National Institute on Aging
    The decision about whether your parents should move is often tricky and emotional. Each family will have its own reasons...
  5. Creating Your Own Normalcy
    By Suzanne Mintz, National Family Caregivers Association
  6. RECREATION
    By Dr. Marion Somers, Ph. D., Ask Dr. Marion
    Sound advice to your questions from Dr. Marion, Ph.D., Geriatric Care Manager
  7. LIFE-LONG LEARNING
    By Dr. Marion Somers, Ph. D., Ask Dr. Marion
    Sound advice to your questions from Dr. Marion, Ph.D., Geriatric Care Manager
  8. Fact Sheet - ALS
    Family Caregiver Alliance
  9. At Home Care Information Form
    Use this form to provide instructions and emergency contact information about your loved one.
  10. Earlier AD diagnosis creating demand for early-stage support groups
    National Institute on Aging
    Now people are being diagnosed earlier in the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD) because of improved diagnostic techniques and increased awareness of the disease.
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