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Helping Memory-Impaired Elders: A Guide for Caregivers

PNW0314

December 31, 2015

Discusses the causes of dementia and how to cope with a progressive dementing illness, respond to dementia-caused difficult behaviors and communicate with a memory-impaired person. Provides guidelines for effective caregiving and for self-care for the caregiver. Covers specific problems such as driving, managing money, repetitive questions, wandering, catastrophic reactions, hiding objects, grooming, mealtimes and incontinence. Includes sources of additional information.

Authors: Vicki L. Schmall, Sally Bowman, Clara Pratt

36 pages

Helping Memory-Impaired Elders: A Guide for Caregivers

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Physical Address:
E. J. Iddings Agricultural Science Laboratory, Room 10
606 S Rayburn St

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2332 Moscow, ID 83844-2332

Phone: 208-885-7982

Fax: 208-885-9046

Email: calspubs@uidaho.edu

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