Andrews June - When someone you know has dementia: practical advice for families and caregivers

Index

Illustrations are indicated by page numbers in italics .

AARP : overview of,

abuse,

accident-prevention devices,

acetylcholine,

activism,

ADI (Alzheimers Disease International),

advance decisions,

advance directives, see

advance statements, see

Affordable Care Act ( US ),

African Americans,

Afro-Caribeans,

aggression: and avoiding arguments,

agitation: introduction to,

air quality,

alcohol,

alcohol-related brain damage ( ARBD ),

Alive Inside (documentary),

All About Me template,

aluminum,

Alzheimer Europe,

Alzheimer Iberoamerica,

Alzheimers Association ( US ),

Alzheimers Australia,

Alzheimers disease: and clinical trials,

Alzheimers Disease: After the DiagnosisWhat Next? (manual),

Alzheimers Disease Education and Referral ( ADEAR ) Center,

Alzheimers Disease International ( ADI ),

Alzheimers Foundation of America: Lost and Found,

Alzheimer Society of Canada: overview of,

Alzheimers organizations,

Alzheimers Society (England),

American football,

American Institute of Stress,

American Society on Aging,

amyloid PET scans in,

Angelou, Maya,

anger,

ankles, swollen,

annuities,

antidepressant medication,

antipsychotic medication,

anxiety,

ARBD (alcohol-related brain damage),

Argentina,

arguments,

Aricept (donepezil),

aromatherapy,

art,

assisted living,

assistive technologies: introduction to,

Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists,

At the Crossroads (driving guide),

Australia: art program at National Gallery of Victoria,

Away from Her (film),

Balkov, Nina,

balconies,

Banerjee, Sube,

Banner Alzheimers Institute,

baseboards,

bathrooms: bathtub and sink plugs,

bed rails,

bedrooms,

bedtime routine,

behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia ( BPSD ),

Bennett, Alan,

Binswangers disease (subcortical vascular dementia),

biometric locks,

blogs, for families,

blood circulation,

blood pressure, high,

blood pressure pills,

Blue Butterfly program,

book clubs,

Booth, Tony,

boredom,

boxing,

BPSD (behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia),

brain exercises,

brain injuries,

Brayne, Carol,

breathing,

burden: sense of,

Burns, Alistair,

Cameron, David,

Canada: amyloid PET scans in,

cancer,

capacity, mental,

carbon monoxide detectors,

caregiver organizations,

caregivers: and affordability of support services,

Caregiving Resource Center ( AARP ),

care homes: introduction to,

carpets,

cats,

ceilings,

changes, avoiding major,

Charras, Kevin,

chemical restraint,

children: dementia in,

choice, sense of,

cholesterol,

cholinesterase inhibitors,

CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease),

clinical trials and studies,

clubs,

coffee,

Cohen, Dan,

color: coding,

commode,

communication: conversations,

communications passport,

companionship, see

complex care services,

consent,

constipation,

continuing-care housing, see

contrast, and vision,

control, sense of,

conversations,

A Conversation Starter template,

coronary heart disease,

counseling,

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ( CJD ),

CT (computerized tomography) brain scans,

cursing,

custodial care,

dancing,

day care services,

daylight lamps,

day passes,

deafness,

decluttering,

decoration and furniture: art,

DEEP (Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project),

dehydration,

delirium,

delusions,

dementia: Alzheimer as shorthand for,

dementia, people with: activism by,

dementia dog,

Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project ( DEEP ),

dementia expert nurses,

Dementia Festival of Ideas,

dementia-friendly design: introduction to,

DementiaGuide SymptomGuide,

dementia pugilistica,

Dementia Services Development Centre, xv,

dementia symptoms: overview of,

Dementia: The One Stop Guide (Andrews),

denial,

Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ),

Department of Motor Vehicles ( DMV ),

Department of Veterans Affairs,

depression: and boredom and inactivity,

depth-perception problems,

deterioration, sudden,

diagnosis: avoidance of,

diet: fats,

dignity,

dining rooms, see

disturbing behavior: introduction to,

DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles),

doctors, see

dogs,

Dog Wish,

domestic staff,

donepezil (Aricept),

Doxford, Hilary,

drinking, see

driving,

drugs, see

Duncan-Jordan, Neil,

earwax,

eating and drinking: in care homes,

education: for medical professionals,

EEG s (electroencephalograms of the brain),

electronic monitoring systems,

Emergency department,

emotional hangover,

end-of-life care,

enduring power of attorney, see

England,

epileptic fits,

equity-release scheme,

ethnic minorities,

euthanasia,

executive function, loss of,

Exelon (rivastigmine),

exercise: and aggression,

extra-care housing, see

eyesight,

Facebook,

falls,

familiarity,

families: communication tips for within,

fats,

faucet design,

feces and solid wastes,

fiber,

finances: advice on,

financial advisors,

Financial Planning Days,

First Link,

First Nations communities,

fish,

floors: and baseboards,

folic acid,

food shopping,

footwear,

foreign domestic workers,

forgetting, ordinary,

for-profit care sector,

Fosdick, Harry E.,

Fourth Age,

France,

fraud, financial,

friends: introduction to,

frontotemporal dementia,

frustration, see

funding, see

furniture, see

galantamine (Razadyne),

games and puzzles,

Gandhi, Mahatma,

gardening,

genetics,

Genworth.com,

geriatric emergency management ( GEM ) nurses,

Gibson, Dot,

Girl Scouts,

glass-door furniture,

glasses,

glutamate,

Goldsmith, Malcolm: In a Strange Land,

grab bars,

grief,

Grouple,

guerrilla visiting,

guns,

hallucinations: introduction to,

hallways,

haloperidol,

Han, Kirsten,

Hartford Financial Services Group: At the Crossroads,

health authorities,

The Health Care Law and You (web resource),

health care proxy,

hearing aids,

heat alarms,

hip fractures,

home, staying at: introduction to,

home visits,

Hong Kong,

hospitals: introduction to,

hospital-to-home services,

House Calls Program,

Housewife How-tos (website),

housing design, see

housing plus, see

Housing Plus Services Collaborative,

housing with care, see

HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development),

humor,

hydration, see

hyperventilation,

illusions,

impairments, physical or sensory,

In a Strange Land (Goldsmith),

incontinence,

India,

induction stoves,

infrared emitters,

institutional care, see

International Alliance of Carer Organizations,

Iris (film),

The Iron Lady (film),

Islam,

Japan,

Johnson, Roxanne,

Joseph Rowntree Foundation,

judgment, lack of,

kettles,

key safe,

kitchens and dining rooms: decluttering,