Sources Medically Reviewed on 09/24/2020 Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD on September 24, 2020
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SOURCES:
Mayo Clinic: "Alzheimer's and dementia care: Tips for daily tasks," "Alzheimer's and dementia care: 8 tips for doctor visits."
Alzheimer's Association: "Home Safety,” "Coronavirus (COVID-19): Tips for Dementia Caregivers,” "Activities,” "Care Training Resources,” "Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research," “Daily Care Plan,” “Working With the Doctor.”
CDC: "Caregivers of People Living with Dementia,” "Caregiving for a Person with Alzheimer's Disease or a Related Dementia," “Caring for Yourself When Caring for Another.”
National Institute on Aging: "Getting Help with Alzheimer's Caregiving."
Alzheimer's Society: "Eating and drinking,” "Eating and common behaviour challenges,” "Early-Stage Caregiving,” "Middle-Stage Caregiving,” "How technology can help."
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: "Daily Stressors and Adult Day Service Use by Family Caregivers: Effects on Depressive Symptoms, Positive Mood, and Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate."
National Health Service (U.K.): "Staying independent with dementia."
Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD on September 24, 2020
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