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Lytt og les ubegrenset

Karen Hoffman

Laura Town

Things you need to do now!

Learn how to:

 • Collect the information you need about your finances.
 • Transfer wealth without delaying Medicaid.
 • Sort through and choose from the different types of insurance. 
 • Draft a power of attorney and healthcare proxy. 
 • Create a living will and advance directives.

Learn what decisions are necessary when you or a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or any terminal illness. With the emotional weight of dealing with a terrible, terminal disease, these decisions can seem like too much to deal with. This audiobook helps you begin sorting these problems out and tackling them one by one using numerous checklists with easy-to-follow instructions for exactly what you need to do.

Sam Clapp

Omega Press

Alzheimer's Roadmap

Long-Term Care Insurance, Power of Attorney, Wealth Management, and Other First Steps

Karen Kassel

A diagnosis of dementia can be scary and overwhelming.

But knowing what to expect can help you fight fear with knowledge.

Recently updated, this book describes what is known right now about Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia, including its pathological features, the symptoms and prognosis at each stage, and the treatment options available.

This book can help you recognize warning signs of dementia and decipher the difference between the disease and normal aging. Its simple checklists can also help you learn how to:

In addition, the book explores diagnostic tests and discusses how to find a doctor who will meet the needs of your loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. It also describes special considerations for individuals with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and looks at methods for promoting brain health and slowing cognitive decline.

Order now and prepare yourself for the changes to come.

Chosen by Book Authority as one of the best books on dementia of all time.

 • Understand the different types of dementia.
 • Recognize the characteristics, warning signs, and risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease.
 • Anticipate how Alzheimer’s disease is likely to progress and the effects of each stage.
 • Evaluate treatment options for cognitive and physical decline with Alzheimer’s disease.
 • Help your loved one decide whether a clinical trial is something they should consider.

Bill Fike

Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease Stages, Treatments, and Other Medical Considerations

A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or dementia is devastating. Not only is it devastating for the person who has the disease, it is also devastating for the caregiver. Caregivers carry emotional, financial, and legal burdens.

The Alzheimer's Roadmap series was designed by a caregiver for caregivers. Each book provides checklists on a given topic to help caregivers know what they need to do as they travel through their difficult journey.

Checklists include:

 • How to to talk to your loved one about legal documents
 • Responsibilities of a power of attorney
 • Responsibilities of a health care agent
 • Possible stipulations of living wills
 • List of considerations when writing a will and creating a trust

Advance Directives, Durable Power of Attorney, Wills, and Other Legal Considerations

Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, is characterized by cognitive decline and decreased brain function. Recent scientific studies have investigated the role of nutrition in dementia and have suggested nutritional changes for those at risk for dementia. This book discusses nutritional interventions that promote brain health to decrease the risk of developing dementia and slow the progression of the disease following diagnosis.

Nutrition for Brain Health: Fighting Dementia

Caregiving is the most stressful job in the world, but you are not alone. Despite the fact that millions are caregivers, it is still hard to get the emotional support you need. Read this book and follow the simple checklists to learn how to: • Cope with a diagnosis of dementia and prepare emotionally for the changes that will follow.
 • Avoid caregiver burnout with strategies for maintaining emotional health.
 • Identify risk factors and prevent or treat anxiety, depression, stress, anger, frustration, guilt, and other emotional effects of caregiving
 • Effectively communicate with loved ones who have dementia.
 • Tailor your caregiving strategies to your loved ones emotional needs.

If you have been diagnosed with dementia or are providing care to someone with dementia, you are not alone, although you often may feel that way when confronting this terrible illness. Don’t give up hope. Use the checklists in Coping with Dementia to protect yourself from the emotional effects of dealing with dementia and maintain your personal well-being in spite of everything.