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2. How to Be a Dementia Caregiver: Tips for Success - WebMD

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   Mark any glass doors, windows, or furniture with a sticker or decal at eye level to make sure your loved one can see the panes clearly. Make sure your home is well-lit. Night lights can help in ...

3. Alzheimer’s Care Guide: 10 Helpful Tips for Caregivers

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   10 tips for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Here are a few tips for caring for someone with AD. 1. Educate yourself. Learn about your loved one’s condition. This can improve ...

4. Frequently Asked Questions About Advance Directives

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   The “durable power of attorney for health care,” or “health care proxy,” is a document that lets you state who should make health care decisions for you if you’re no longer able to make ...

5. Dealing with Dementia: Understanding Behavior as a Caregiver

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   Here’s how to get started. Dementia is a term for a group of symptoms that affect a person’s reasoning, memory, and thinking skills. These symptoms can interfere with a person’s daily life ...

6. Hispanics and Latinos and Alzheimer’s Disease - WebMD

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   Hispanics and Latinos are more likely to have risk factors for Alzheimer’s, which include: Low socioeconomic status. Cardiovascular disease. High blood pressure. Obesity. Depression. Diabetes ...

7. Fast Scale for Dementia: Purpose, Stages, and Hospice Criteria

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   The FAST scale helps medical professionals diagnose and assess the progressive stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease, meaning the symptoms of dementia gradually ...

8. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. An advance healthcare directive, also known as living will, personal directive, advance directive, medical directive or advance decision, is a legal document in which a person specifies what actions should be taken for their health if they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves because of illness or incapacity. In the U.S ...

9. Surrogate decision-maker - Wikipedia

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   Medical ethics. A surrogate decision maker, also known as a health care proxy or as agents, is an advocate for incompetent patients. If a patient is unable to make decisions for themselves about personal care, a surrogate agent must make decisions for them. If there is a durable power of attorney for health care, the agent appointed by that ...