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Tips for Caregivers and Families of People With Dementia - Alzheimers.gov
www.alzheimers.gov/life-with-dementia/tips-caregivers
Millions of people living in the United States take care of a friend or family member with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. Sometimes ...
Effects of PTSD on Family - PTSD: National Center for PTSD
www.ptsd.va.gov/family/effect_families.asp
Effects of PTSD on Family. If someone in your family has PTSD, their symptoms may take a toll on everyone. Getting along may be harder than usual. You ...
Getting Your Affairs in Order Checklist: Documents to Prepare for the ...
www.nia.nih.gov/health/getting-your-affairs-order-checklist-documents-prepare-future
No one ever plans to be sick or disabled. Yet, planning for the future can make all the difference in an emergency and at the end-of-life. Being ...
Helping a Family Member Who Has PTSD - PTSD: National Center for PTSD
www.ptsd.va.gov/family/how_family_member.asp
Support groups. Doctors and other health professionals. PTSD Information Voice Mail: (802) 296-6300. Email: ncptsd@va.gov. Also see: VA Mental Health ...
Planning for the Future After a Dementia Diagnosis - Alzheimers.gov
www.alzheimers.gov/life-with-dementia/planning-for-future
Find information about health care and financial directives, long-term care, and end-of-life planning when living with Alzheimer’s disease or a ...
Resources for Families Coping with Mental and Substance Use ... - SAMHSA
www.samhsa.gov/families
If you, or a family member, needs help with a mental or substance use disorder, call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or TTY ...
[PDF] Understanding PTSD: A Guide for Family and Friends
www.ptsd.va.gov/publications/print/understandingptsd_family_booklet.pdf
If you or your loved one needs help right away: Call . 988 anytime to talk to a counselor. The call is confidential (private) and free. Chat online ...
Providing Care and Comfort at the End of Life - National Institute on Aging
www.nia.nih.gov/health/providing-comfort-end-life
Shortness of breath or the feeling that breathing is difficult is a common experience at the end of life. The doctor might call this dyspnea. To help ...
Legal and Financial Planning for People with Dementia
www.nia.nih.gov/health/legal-and-financial-planning-people-alzheimers
A living trust addresses the management of money and property while a person is still living. The trust provides instructions about the person's ...
End-of-Life Care for People With Dementia - National Institute on Aging
www.nia.nih.gov/health/end-life-care-people-dementia
Español. People often live for years with dementia.While it can be difficult to think of these diseases as terminal, they do eventually lead to death ...
Mourning the Death of a Spouse | National Institute on Aging
www.nia.nih.gov/health/mourning-death-spouse
Español. When your spouse dies, your world changes. You are in mourning— feeling grief and sorrow at the loss. You may feel numb, shocked, and ...
3 Family Caregiving Roles and Impacts - National Center for ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK396398/
This chapter examines the multiple and evolving roles of caregivers of older adults and the impact of assuming these roles on caregivers' health and ...
Making Decisions for Someone at the End of Life
www.nia.nih.gov/health/making-decisions-someone-end-life
A care plan summarizes a person’s health conditions, medications, health care providers, emergency contacts, end-of-life care wishes, such as advance ...
What To Do After Someone Dies | National Institute on Aging
www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-do-after-someone-dies
You might want to have someone make sure the body is lying flat before the joints become stiff. This rigor mortis begins sometime during the first few ...
Loving Someone With Epilepsy | Blogs | CDC
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If you know someone living with epilepsy, you might have to care for them during or after a seizure. The goal of seizure first aid is to keep the ...
National Family Caregiver Support Program | ACL Administration for ...
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Established in 2000, the NFCSP provides grants to states and territories, based on their share of the population age 70 and over, to fund a range of ...
Helping Family and Friends Understand Alzheimer's Disease
www.nia.nih.gov/health/helping-family-and-friends-understand-alzheimers-disease
If you are interested in learning more about Alzheimer's & Dementia, please call us at 1-800-438-4380, Mon-Fri, 8:30 am-5:00 pm Eastern Time or send ...
Caregiving for Family and Friends — A Public Health Issue
www.cdc.gov/aging/caregiving/caregiver-brief.html
Available for Download [PDF – 1 MB] Caregiving is an important public health issue that affects the quality of life for millions of individuals ...
Finding Long-Term Care for a Person with Alzheimer's
www.nia.nih.gov/health/finding-long-term-care-person-alzheimers
Assisted living facilities ... Talk with other caregivers who have a loved one at the facility. Find out what they think about the place. Find out ...
Support a Loved One at the Doctor: Quick Tips - Health.gov
health.gov/myhealthfinder/healthy-living/mental-health-and-relationships/support-loved-one-doctor-quick-tips
Discuss the visit with your loved one and talk about what you learned. Call the doctor’s office and ask any questions you still have. Ask your loved ...