Try: Choose one person to be the spokesperson and the contact person when dealing with medical staff even if one family member is named as the decision-maker it is a good idea as much as possible to have family agreement about cr’s care plan

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal

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References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Health care decisions medical information communicating with doctor family meetings family involvement family conflicts family decisions group group decision spokesperson care plan

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Try: Try hiring a mediator – someone trained to bring people with different opinions to a common decision

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal

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References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Health care decisions medical information communicating with doctor family meetings family involvement family conflicts mediator mediation family decisions group group decision spokesperson care plan conflict resolution

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Suggest something like bringing meals for the caregivers paying bills walking the dog or babysitting

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal

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References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Care giver needs help supporting the care giver ways to help help helping out help with care giving

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Try setting up a phone tree or computer listserv for the family to contact friends and other relatives to reduce the number of calls to the house a listserv is a way to send the same message to a large group of people through email try setting up a website to share news thoughts and wishes these can all save close family members from the emotional burden of answering frequent questions about how cr is doing

Materials: Computer with internet access

Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical

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References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Communication keeping family informed updating friends updating family website listserv too many phone calls emotional burden

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Always talk to not about cr when entering cr’s room it is a good idea to identify yourself saying something like hi bob it’s mary and i’ve come to see you have someone write down some of the things said during the visit, both by and to cr in time these words might serve as a source of comfort to family and friends people who are looking for ways to help may welcome the chance to aid the family by writing down what is said there may come a time when cr who has been confused suddenly seems clear-thinking take advantage of these moments but understand that they might be only temporary not necessarily a sign that cr is getting better

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal

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References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Relationships socializing friends family bonding bed bound communication spiritual companionship end of life care connecting with others death dying

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Offer reassurance, i’ll make sure your african violets are watered jessica has promised to take care of bandit dad we want mom to live with us from now on, might provide a measure of peace remind cr that his her personal affairs are in good hands can also bring comfort

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Financial, Legal

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References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Worries worried personal affairs after death providing reassurance comforting cr

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Make a specific offer say to the family let me help with

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Maintenance, Personal

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References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Care giver needs help supporting the care giver ways to help help helping out help with care giving

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Invite people from cr’s religion or spiritual group such as a minister priest rabbi or muslim cleric to visit and talk with cr

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Personal, Spiritual

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References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Praying prater spiritual activities religious activities minister priest rabbi faith higher power

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Family and friends who can’t come visit with cr could send a recording of what they would like to say or a letter to be read out loud to cr friends and family can also make a video that cr can watch

Materials: Paper pen stamps envelopes recordable tape or cd video recorder

Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication

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References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Relationships socializing friends family bonding bed bound communication spiritual companionship end of life care connecting with others death dying

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Pray with cr

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Personal, Spiritual

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References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Praying prater spiritual activities religious activities minister priest rabbi faith higher power

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed