SOME GREAT RESOURCES TO SUPPLEMENT THE USE OF BSTABLE FOR DEMENTIA MONITORING

Books

Mace NL, Rabins PV. The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons With Alzheimer’s Disease, Related Dementia Illness, and Memory Loss in Later Life.Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press; 1999

Mayo Clinic Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease: The Essential Resource for Treatment, Coping, and Caregiving. MayoClinic.com bookstore; 2006.

Rabins PV, Lyketsos CG, Steele CD. Practical Dementia Care. New York: Oxford University Press; 1999.

Warner M, Warner E, Warner ML. The Complete Guide to Alzheimer’s-Proofing Your Home. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press; 2000.

Radin L, Radin G. What If It’s Not Alzheimer’s? A Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books; 2008.


Web Sites – Disease-Related

FDA – Dependency & Addiction Among Seniors (Thank you Anna for the Link!)  http://www.parentgiving.com/elder-care/dependency-addiction-among-seniors

AlzGene—Database of genetic association studies on Alzheimer disease http://www.alzgene.org

NINDS—Huntington Disease http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/huntington/huntington.htm


Web Sites – Practice Guidelines

American Psychiatric Association—Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patient’s With Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias http://www.psychiatryonline.com/pracGuide/loadGuidelinePdf.aspx?file=AlzPG101007


Web Sites – Associations

Alzheimer’s Association http://www.alz.org

Lewy Body Dementia Association http://www.lbda.org

The Association for Frontotemporal Dementias http://www.ftd-picks.org

American Parkinson Disease Association http://www.apdaparkinson.org

Huntington’s Disease Society of America http://www.hdsa.org


Web Sites – Family and Caregiver Support

The Recovery Village Drug and Alcohol Rehab – Drug and Alcohol Treatment Resources for the Elderly https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/resources/elderly-resources/

The Recovery Village at Baptist Health – How To Help Someone With a Mental Health Problem https://www.floridarehab.com/resources/intervention/mental-health/

The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper – Loved Ones Supporting an Addicted Family Member or Friend https://www.southjerseyrecovery.com/friends-family/

Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers

Family Caregiver Alliance http://www.caregiver.org

Eldercare Locater: https://eldercare.acl.gov/

Senior Care Costs: https://www.seniorcare.com/assisted-living/resources/assisted-living-costs/


NINDS, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

7. American Psychiatric Association, Work Group on Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias. Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 2007. http://www.psychiatryonline.com/pracGuide/loadGuidelinePdf.aspx?file=AlzPG101007. Accessed December 25, 2009.