Dementia links for research

Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dementia/symptoms-causes/syc-20352013

Web MD

https://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/types-dementia

preparedness for elderly

https://www.cdc.gov/aging/emergency-preparedness/index.html

Healthy Brain Initiatives

https://www.cdc.gov/aging/healthybrain/index.htm

CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/aging/dementia/index.html

Care Plan for families to complete to assist the caregiver

This explains the care needed, medicines the patient is taken, emergency contacts, who is POA (Power of Attorney), doctor's contacts, and complete it

great to print it out

pdf format

https://www.cdc.gov/aging/caregiving/pdf/Complete-Care-Plan-Form-508.pdf

PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE CARE

For more information about hospice care for dementia visit our website.

Learn more:

• The Hospice Foundation of America has information on how to locate a hospice, questions to ask when selecting a hospice, and resources related to hospice care and grief.

• The National Hospice Foundation website offers guidance in finding and selecting a hospice program.

• The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization has a variety of free resources on topics including advance care planning, hospice, and palliative care, and grief and loss.

• To locate a hospice provider, use our Community Resource Finder.

• Information on Facts and Figures visit

• WWW.alz.org/facts