The Lonely Alzheimer's Caregiver

Source - Loneliness is a problem common to Alzheimer's caregivers

Did You Know? One in Seven Workers is an Alzheimer's Caregiver

One in seven American workers is a caregiver for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia.

Caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s also creates an emotional toll that can further reduce workplace productivity: About 90 percent of caregivers said caring for someone with Alzheimer’s was emotionally stressful, and 70 percent said it was a financial strain on their families.

The Economic Ripple Effect Of Alzheimer's Disease

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Alzheimer's - the long goodbye

You have probably heard this term - the long goodbye - used quite often in relation to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

What if you were the person with dementia?

Confessions of an Alzheimer's Caregiver

True confession from an Alzheimer's activist, wife, caregiver....

To be a caregiver isn’t an easy task. I am sure anyone reading this forum knows that by now. However, the issues aren’t just the actual ‘taking care.’ In addition to the difficulties of care giving, I think many of us struggle with the emotional issues of guilt and frustration, and, quite truthfully, never really knowing if we are doing the right thing...

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Confessions of an Alzheimer's Caregiver

Alzheimer's Caregiver Just Let Them Do it

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com

Several months after my great Alzheimer's caregiver idea...I received one of the biggest shocks of my Alzheimer's caregiver life...A shock that sent me into a tailspin like I had never experienced previously in my life -- it sent me to the edge of total despair....

Original content Bob DeMarco, the Alzheimer's Reading Room

Alzheimer's Caregiver Lament -- This is Not the Person I Knew (Audio)

By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room

In order to communicate effectively with a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease you need to come to an understanding that they are now living in a new world -- I often refer to this as Alzheimer's world....