Alzheimer’s and Dementia
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- Alzheimer’s and Oral Health: Information about the still being researched connection between a specific periodontal pathogen that is found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. From NewMouth.
- Alzheimer’s Navigator: Helps guide caregivers by creating a personalized action plan and linking you to information, support and local resources. From Alzheimer’s Association.
- Behavioral Challenges: A nurse’s practical tips for understanding Alzheimer’s. From Nursing Education.
- Dementia & Driving: For those who have a loved one diagnosed with dementia, a guide to “the warning signs, what the diagnosis means for their driving privileges, and how to support them through the tumultuous shift.” From Warner Law Offices.
- GLP-1 Agonists and Alzheimer’s Disease–A Comprehensive Review of the Evidence: Studies show that “these drugs may protect the brain by reducing neuroinflammation, improving insulin sensitivity, clearing harmful amyloid and tau proteins, and promoting neuron survival.” From Online Semaglutide.
- Guide to Stair Safety for a Person with Dementia: Because the brain controls our physical movement as well as our mental processes, dementia can also cause mobility problems. This guide was produced for British readers, but contains some helpful information for people wherever they’re located.
- Living with Alzheimer’s Disease: This guide shares resources that can help you “find the support, tips and care services that can help you and your family during every stage of the disease. From HelpAdvisor.
- How Dementia/Alzheimer’s Affects Communication: This guide includes tips to help caregivers. From Dementia Care Central.
- Momentia: A grassroots movement empowering people with memory loss and their loved ones to remain connected and active in the community.
- Understanding Dementia: A guide to symptoms, causes, types, and treatment. From Pacific Medical Training.
- Washington State Chapter of Alzheimer’s Association: Serving Washington and Northern Idaho, offering advocacy, support groups, education and more.
- What Do We Know About Diet and the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease?: “One diet that shows some promising evidence is the Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, fish, and other seafood; unsaturated fats such as olive oils; and low amounts of red meat, eggs, and sweets.” Lists specific weekly dietary recommendations. From the NIH National Institute on Aging.
Financial and Legal Planning
- Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Financial and Legal Planning for Patients and Families: Information that ranges from warning signs to look out for, to how to financially prepare, care options and additional resources.
- Planning after a Dementia Diagnosis: Important legal documents to consider, and resources and tips that can help with planning ahead for health care, financial, long-term care, and end-of-life decisions. From the Alzheimers.gov.
- Legal Planning for Dementia and Alzheimer’s: A guide for patients and their families on the Just Great Lawyers website, which helps people locate, compare and contact attorneys.