The 10 Commandments of Caregiving for Alzheimer’s
Always, Always, Always
AGREE … Never Argue
REDIRECT … Never Try to Reason
DISTRACT … Never Shame
REASSURE … Never Lecture
REMINISCE … Never Say “Remember?”
REPEAT … Never Say “I Already Told You”
SAY “DO WHAT YOU CAN” … Never Say “You Can’t”
ASK … Never Command
ENCOURAGE & PRAISE … Never Condescend
REINFORCE … Never Force
“Having Fun at Joe’s Club”
Some Important Links
- Alzheimer’s Association—www.Alz.org; 24/7 Helpline—1.800.272.3900
- Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration—www.theaftd.org
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation—www.cjdfoundation.org
- Lewy Body Dementia Association—www.lbda.org
- National Institute of Health Brain Health Initiative—www.BrainHealth.gov
- Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research—www.michaeljfox.org
- Parkinson’s Foundation—www.parkinson.org
- Women’s Brain Health Initiative—www.womensbrainhealth.org