Alzheimer's Resource

A guide to delivering the diagnosis, written by Alzheimer’s sufferers and based on their experiences:

http://www.alz.org/national/documents/brochure_dignified_diagnosis.pdf

This disease has a very predictive course which you can prepare for:

http://helpguide.org/elder/alzheimers_disease_dementias_caring_caregivers.htm

http://helpguide.org/elder/alzheimers_disease_symptoms_stages.htm

Information on effective care:

http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents.php?categoryID=200343

http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section1174/Section1199/Section1567/Section1823_8068.htm

http://www.webmd.boots.com/alzheimers/guide/alzheimers-disease-living-managing

There is also an app for your phone that will allow you to track someone with Alzheimer’s:

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/12/android-app-tracks-helps-wandering-alzheimers-sufferers/

How to cope with caring and care for yourself:

http://www.alzheimer-europe.org/EN/Living-with-dementia/Caring-for-someone-with-dementia/Coping-with-caring

http://helpguide.org/elder/alzheimers_disease_dementia_support_caregiver.htm

Prodromal Alzheimer’s disease:

These links provide information on the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and differentiates the stages:

http://www.alz.co.uk/info/early-symptoms

http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_stages_of_alzheimers.asp

Prodromal Alzheimer’s disease - Contacts and sources of help:

Alzheimer’s Association

Alzheimer’s Disease International

Alzheimer’s Europe

Alzheimer’s Society

World Health Organisation

For information on available sources, help and contacts in your country follow this link http://www.alz.co.uk/associations

National Healthcare Services: 

Information on Alzheimer's - NHS Choices

Information on dementia - NHS Local

Research:

The UK's leading dementia research charity - Alzheimer's Research UK

Counselling

List of UK-based counsellors and psychotherapists – Counselling Directory

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