Try: Caregiving for an individual with dementia can be a very difficult task it is very important to consider all care options and look for outside help when necessary kinds of services crs with dementia often need more than one kind of service most services are available for a fee some of the services that may be available include dental care discounted dentures eyeglasses legal counseling social work referral services nutrition programs meals on wheels income tax preparation and home repair help from friends and neighbors family members may agree or disagree to help when they disagree you may be hesitant to ask others for the help you need even though they may be willing friends and neighbors may be able to step up for short periods of time or to pick up prescriptions or go to the store for you when you do ask for assistance try to give advance notice remember to thank your friends and neighbors for their help and avoid criticizing what they have done finding information resources and services caregivers often look for outside help in making decisions and planning long-term care for their Care recipient (cr) the burdens of caring for a person with dementia are enormous and many people have difficulty finding the information resources and services that might make caregiving easier a list of helpful resources is included on this website in addition locating the local chapter of the alzheimer’s association and other senior service organizations would be a good place to start local healthcare providers may be able to point you in the right direction research programs there may be alzheimer’s research centers and clinics funded through the federal government in your area check with your local alzheimer’s association chapter and local healthcare providers to find out if any of these programs are available information references adapted from the 36-hour day mace n l & robins p v 1999
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Categories: Caregiver Needs&Support, Cognitive Intellectual, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory
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Keywords: Caregiving outside help dementia
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