Great resource - (free booklet) on Caring for a Person with Alzheimers/dementia

ButterflyWings

Here is a link to this very thorough pdf - online or printable book.

trottingalong

very helpful. Thank you for sharing this.

midge333

Thanks!

northernlady

Thanks. Looks like something I need to read.

Iris L.

Is this Coach Broyles Playbook?

ButterflyWings

My pleasure for those who said "thanks". I hope it is helpful.

@Iris L. I'm not familiar with that…? It is a National Institute of Health (NIH) , National Institute on Aging - 67 page book/let on "Caring for a Person With Alzheimers". I had not seen it before, and the information seemed helpful.

https://order.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/caring-for-a-Person-with-alzheimers-disease.pdf

Bill_2001

Thank you for the link ButterflyWings. I have downloaded the PDF and read through it.

Boy oh boy. Reading its 67 pages really shows how much work it is to be a caregiver. I am doing most of the tasks it lists and already following most of the advice it contains, but it is a real eye-opener to see it in print form.

No wonder memory care centers are so expensive. Caregiving is truly more than a full-time job. Each time I would read a task, I found myself wondering how I have any time left in the day at all.

So, next time someone suggests that I 'set aside some time for myself,' I will hand this booklet to them and ask which tasks they will take over while I set aside that time.

Thanks so much for sharing. This is a great resource.

wose

Very valuable and helpful tool💜 Thank you so much!