New Fact Sheets in Spanish for Family Caregivers
SAN FRANCISCO—April 23, 2003— Family Caregiver Alliance has released 17 Fact Sheets in Spanish for caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer's disease, stroke, Parkinson's disease or other chronic disorders. The Fact Sheets cover topics ranging from caregiving tips and strategies, health conditions, legal issues to end-of-life planning, including:
New:
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Los cuidadores y la depression (Caregiving and Depression)
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Opciones para el final de la vida: los tubos de alimentación y los respiradores (End-of-Life Planning: Feeding Tubes and Respirators)
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Opciones para el final de la vida: RCP y ONR (End-of-Life Planning: CPR and DNR)
Updated:
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Vida asistida y residencias de apoyo (Assisted Living and Supportive Housing)
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Enfermedad de Alzheimer's (Alzheimer's Disease)
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Estrategias para la atención a la conducta (demencia) (Behavior Management Strategies-Dementia)
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El cuidado del paciente (Caregiving)
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Opciones de la comunidad para el cuidado del paciente (Community Care Options)
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Demencia (Dementia)
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Poderes de duración indeterminada y fideicomisos en vida revocables (Durable Power of Attorney and Revocable Living Trusts)
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La etapa inicial de la enfermedad Alzheimer (Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease)
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Contratación de empleados para el hogar (Hiring In-Home Help)
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Planificación legal en casos de incapacidad (Legal Planning for Incapacity)
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Enfermedad de Parkinson (Parkinson' Disease)
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La apoplejía o derrame cerebral (Stroke)
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Lesión cerebral traumática (Traumatic Brain Injury)
These Fact Sheets, along with more than 60 others in English and Chinese, are available free on FCA's website, www.caregiver.org. Printed versions are available by sending $1 per Fact Sheet to Family Caregiver Alliance Fact Sheets, 180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA, 94104. Al Día, FCA's quarterly Spanish-language newsletter for caregivers, is also available online.
Founded in 1977, Family Caregiver Alliance is a nationally recognized information center on long-term care and the lead agency in California's statewide system of Caregiver Resource Centers. Services for Bay Area caregivers include information, publications, educational programs, care planning and legal consultations, and respite assistance. Additionally, through its National Center on Caregiving, FCA works to advance the development of caregiver support programs in every state in the country. Call Family Caregiver Alliance at (800) 445-8106, email [email protected], or visit www.caregiver.org.
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