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1. Dementia Care Handouts and Videos

If you’ve been diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease or are caring for someone who has, become familiar with the types, stages, symptoms, and treatments.

This chapter provides links to handouts and videos compiled and reviewed by staff in the Geriatric Scholars Program, which is supported by Veterans Health Administration’s Office of Rural Health and Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care.

1.1 General Resources

• Understanding Different Types of Dementia (1 page)
• Understanding Memory Loss (36 pages)

Alzheimer’s

• Next Steps After an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis (2 pages)
• Alzheimer’s Association Family Care Guide (43 pages)

Other Dementias

• A Patient’s Guide to Vascular Dementia (2 pages)
• Frontotemporal Disorders: Information for Patients (36 pages)
• Lewy Body Dementias (44 pages)

1.2 Daily Activities/Symptoms

Activities of Daily Living (bathing, grooming, etc.)