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Fact and Tip Sheets

Health Topics

Alzheimer’s Disease and Caregiving

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Updated 2018

Brain Tumor

Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Dementia: Is this Dementia and What Does it Mean?

Depression and Caregiving

Frontotemporal Dementia

HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Huntington’s Disease

Hypoxic-Anoxic Brain Injury

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

Parkinson's Disease and Caregiving

Stroke

Traumatic Brain Injury

Vascular Dementia New 2018

Vision Loss and Blindness

Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

Caregiving Issues and Strategies

Advanced Illness: CPR and DNR

Advanced Illness: Feeding Tubes and Ventilators

Advanced Illness: Holding On and Letting Go

Advocacy Tips for Family Caregivers

Assistive Technology

Background Checking: Resources that Help

Caregiver’s Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors

Caregivers’ Guide to Medications and Aging

Caregiving

Caregiving 101: On Being a Caregiver

Caregiving and Ambiguous Loss

Caregiving and Veterans

Caregiving at Home: A Guide to Community Resources

Caregiving with Your Siblings

Caring for Adults with Cognitive and Memory Impairment

Caring for Someone with Incontinence: Emotional and Social Issues

Coping with Behavior Problems after Head Injury

Dementia and Driving

Dementia, Caregiving and Controlling Frustration

Dementia, Driving and California State Law

Digital Technology for the Family Caregiver

Emotional Side of Caregiving

Evaluating Medical Research Findings and Clinical Trials

Genetic Testing

Grief and Loss

Hiring In-Home Help

Holding a Family Meeting

Home Away from Home: Relocating Your Parents

Hospital Discharge Planning: A Guide for Families and Caregivers

How to Form a Support Group for Families of Brain-Impaired Adults

Legal Issues for LGBT Caregivers

Additional legal titles are available under Tip Sheets below.

LGBT Caregiving: Frequently Asked Questions

Living with Incontinence: Social and Emotional Challenges

Pathways to Effective Communication For Healthcare Providers and Caregivers

Personal Care Agreements

Residential Care Options

Special Concerns of LGBT Caregivers

Taking Care of YOU: Self-Care for Family Caregivers

Thinking of Quitting Your Job to Care for a Loved One? New 2018

Understanding Palliative/Supportive Care: What Every Caregiver Should Know

What Every Caregiver Needs to Know About Money

Where to Find My Important Papers (fillable form)

Work and Eldercare

Statistics and Demographics

Caregiver Health

Caregiver Statistics: Demographics

Caregiver Statistics: Work and Caregiving

Caregiver Statistics: Health, Technology, and Caregiving Resources

Incidence and Prevalence of the Major Causes of Brain Impairment

Selected Long-Term Care Statistics

Women and Caregiving: Facts and Figures

Tip Sheets

 

CAREGIVING

A Guide to Taking Care of Yourself

Bathing (for dementia)

Behavior Issues

Caregiver Depression: A Silent Health Crisis

Caregiver Self Care: Caring for You

Changing Places: Should Your Parents Move in with You?

Could It Be Their Brain? A Frontotemporal Dementia Checklist

Communication (for dementia)

Dental Care (for dementia)

Downsizing a Home: A Checklist for Caregivers

Dressing and Grooming (for dementia)

Emergency Preparedness Checklist for Caregivers

Feeding and Nutrition (for dementia)

Guidelines for Better Communication with Brain-Impaired Adults

Hands-On Skills for Caregivers

Incontinence (for dementia)

Introducing In-Home Care When Your Loved One Says ‘No’

Residential Care Options: The Right Time

Residential Care Options: Housing Options

Residential Care Options: Choosing the Right Place

Residential Care Options: Caregiving Doesn’t End When Your Loved One Moves

Residential Care Options: Visiting Someone in Dementia Care

Respite Tips: Taking a Break From Giving Care to Someone in Need New 2018

Saying ‘Yes’ to Offers of Help

Ten Real-Life Strategies for Dementia Caregiving

Toileting (for dementia)

Transferring a Person

When Caregiving Ends

Working Successfully with Home Care Services

LEGAL

Advance Health Care Directives and POLST

Conservatorship and Guardianship

Finding an Attorney to Help with Estate Planning

Legal Planning for Incapacity

Making End-of-Life Decisions: What Are Your Important Papers?

Fact Sheets in Spanish

The following 10 fact sheets have been updated and translated in 2018.

Consejos para Cuidados Temporales: Tomar un Descanso de Cuidar a Quienes lo Necesitan (Respite Tips: Taking a Break From Giving Care to Someone in Need)

Contratar Asistencia Domiciliaria (Hiring In-Home Help)

Cuidado 101: Ser un Cuidador (Caregiving 101: On Being a Caregiver)

Derrame Cerebral (Stroke)

El Cuidado y la Depresión (Depression and Caregiving)

Guía del Cuidador para Entender los Comportamientos de la Demencia (Caregivers Guide to Understanding Dementia Behavior)

Guía para Cuidarse a Si Mismo (A Guide to Taking Care of Yourself)

La Enfermedad del Alzheimer y su Cuidado (Alzheimer’s Disease and Caregiving)

Lo Que es lo Que Cada Cuidador Necesita Saber Sobre el Dinero (What Every Caregiver Needs to Know About Money)

Tener una Junta Familiar (Holding a Family Meeting)

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Aflicción y Pérdida (Grief and Loss)

Demencia (Dementia)

Directivas Anticipadas de Atención Médica y POLST (Advance Health Care Directives and POLST)

El Cuidado de los Adultos con Trastornos Cognitivos y de la Memoria (Caring for Adults with Cognitive and Memory Impairments)

El Cuidado de Sus Padres Junto con Sus Hermanos (Caregiving with Your Siblings)

El Cuidado del Paciente (Caregiving)

Enfermedad de Alzheimer’s (Alzheimer’s Disease)

La Demencia con Cuerpos de Lewy (Dementia with Lewy Bodies)

La Enfermedad y el Cuidado de Parkinson (Parkinson’s Disease)

La Etapa Inicial de la Enfermedad Alzheimer (Early Stage Alzheimer’s Disease)

Medios para una Comunicación Eficaz para Proveedores de Atención Médica y Cuidadores (Pathways to Effective Communication For Healthcare Providers and Caregivers)

Opciones de la Comunidad para el Cuidado del Paciente (Community Care Options)

Opciones para el Final de la Vida: los Tubos de Alimentacio y los Respiradores (Feeding Tubes and Ventilators)

Opciones para el Final de la Vida: RCP y ONR (CPR and DNR)

Planificación Legal en Casos de Incapacidad (Legal Planning for Incapacity)

Poderes de Duración Indeterminada y Fideicomisos en Vida Revocables (Durable Powers of Attorney)

Problemas Conductuales Posteriores a Traumatismo Craneal (Coping With Behavior Problems After Head Injury)

Tecnología Digital para los Cuidadores Familiares (Digital Technology for Family Caregivers)

Trastorno Neurocognitivo Asociado con el VIH (HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorder — HAND)

Vida Asistida y Residencias de Apoyo (Assisted Living)

Wernicke-Korsakoff (Spanish)

¿Es una Demencia? ¿Que Significa ese Diagnóstico? (Is this Dementia and What Does it Mean?)

Fact Sheets in Chinese

The following 10 fact sheets have been updated and translated in 2018.

照顾好自己的指南 (A Guide to Taking Care of Yourself)

阿尔茨海默氏病和看护 (Alzheimer’s Disease and Caregiving)

看护者理解痴呆行为的指南 (Caregiver’s Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors)

看护者基本知识 ：作为看护者 (Caregiving 101: On Being a Caregiver)

抑郁和看护 (Depression and Caregiving)

雇用居家护理 (Hiring In-Home Help)

举行家庭会议 (Holding a Family Meeting)

暂时休息：您需要在提供看护之余休息一下 (Respite Tips: Taking a Break From Giving Care to Someone in Need)

中风 (Stroke)

关于钱每个看护者需要知道什么 (What Every Caregiver Needs to Know About Money)

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事实表 ： 是痴呆症吗？ 什么是痴呆症？ (Is this Dementia and What Does It Mean?)

创伤性脑损伤 (Traumatic Brain Injury)

失智症 (Dementia)

帕金森氏病 (Parkinson’s Disease)

支持性居处及支持性住宅 (Assisted Living and Supportive Housing)

永久授权书和可废止的生存信托 (Durable Powers of Attorney and Revocable Living Trusts)

生命尽头的决策：喂食管与呼吸机 (End-of-Life Choices: Feeding Tubes and Ventilators)

生命尽头的决策：心肺复苏和放弃复苏 (End-of-Life Choices: CPR and DNR)

看护 (Caregiving)

社區看護選擇 (Community Care Options)

簡介 (Grief and Loss — Chinese)

行为控制策略（痴呆) (Behavior Management Strategies for Dementia)

针对机能不全者编制的法律计划 (Legal Issues in Planning for Incapacity)

阿尔茨海默氏病 (Alzheimer’s Disease — Chinese)

阿尔茨海默氏病早期 (Early Stage Alzheimer’s Disease)

預先制定醫療護理指示及 POLST (Advance Health Care Directives and POLST — Chinese)

Fact Sheets in Korean

건강 돌봄이를 위한 치매 행동 가이드 (Caregiver’s Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors)

정상 생활이 불가능한 시기를 계획할 때 제기되는 법률 문제 (Legal Issues in Planning for Incapacity)

가벼운 인지능력 손상 (MCI - Mild Cognitive Impairment)

건강 돌봄과 우울증 (Caregiving and Depression)

알츠하이머병과 간호 (Alzheimer’s Disease and Caregiving)

이것이 치매일까요? 치매는 무엇을 의미합니까? (Dementia: Is this Dementia, and What Does it Mean?)

치매, 간병 그리고 좌절감 다스리기 (Dementia, Caregiving and Controlling Frustration)

Fact Sheets in Vietnamese

The following 10 fact sheets have been updated and translated in 2018.

Bệnh Alzheimer và Chăm Sóc (Alzheimer’s Disease and Caregiving)

Bệnh Trầm Cảm và Công Việc Chăm Sóc (Depression and Caregiving)

Chăm Sóc 101: Trở Thành Người Chăm Sóc (Caregiving 101: On Being a Caregiver)

Đột Quỵ (Stroke)

Hướng Dẫn Chăm Sóc Bản Thân (A Guide to Taking Care of Yourself)

Hướng Dẫn cho Người Chăm Sóc về Hiểu Hành Vi Sa Sút Trí Tuệ (Caregiver’s Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors)

Lời Khuyên về Nghỉ Ngơi: Tạm Nghỉ Trong Thời Gian Chăm Sóc Ai Đó (Respite Tips: Taking a Break From Giving Care to Someone in Need)

Những Điều Người Chăm Sóc Cần Biết Về Tiền (What Every Caregiver Needs to Know About Money)

Thuê Giúp Việc Tại Nhà (Hiring In-Home Help)

Tổ Chức Họp Gia Đình (Holding a Family Meeting)

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Mất trí, Bệnh này có nghĩa là gà? (Dementia: Is this Dementia and What Does it Mean?)

Suy giảm nhận thức nhẹ (MCI) (Mild Cognitive Impairment)

 

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