Resources

Caregiver Resources

Family Caregiver Alliance
The Family Caregiver Alliance website offers a variety of resources and support for patients, caregivers and families of individuals with dementia and other related disorders.

Respite Care Fact Sheet (PDF)
Respite care allows the caregiver a break from day-to-day duties while the person with dementia receives care from qualified individuals. This fact sheet provides information about the various types of respite care,guidelines for selecting respite care, and resources for locating respite care.

Resources for Those Whose Loved One Is in a Nursing Home

The Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology with assistance from Family Caregivers at DMC West Nursing Home (Southfield, MI) has compiled a series of "Helping Handbooks" to help those whose loved one is in a nursing home. Click on the links below to view or to download a copy (PDF).

• Taking Care of Yourself While Taking Care of a Loved One Who's in a Nursing Home
• Making the Most of Visits to Nursing Home Residents Who Have Dementia
• Living With Loss: When a Loved One Dies in a Nursing Home
• Mental Health and Nursing Home Residents
• Understanding and Dealing With Problem Behaviors in Nursing Home Residents