The Alzheimer's Health Care Handbook

The health care of a family member with Alzheimer’s disease--from routine doctors’ visits to hospitalization and recovery--can prove daunting for even the most knowledgeable and dedicated caregiver. How to Get the Best Medical Care for Your Relative with Alzheimer’s Disease offers readers clear explanations and sensitive advice about how to meet the needs of their loved ones with Alzheimer’s both inside and outside of a hospital--and meet their own needs as well. Mittelman and Epstein draw on both professional knowledge and personal experience: In addition to their notable medical and research backgrounds, both authors have cared for a parent with dementia. How to Get the Best Medical Care for Your Relative with Alzheimer’s Disease is a valuable resource with specific, practical, and sensitive advice not only for family members, but also for health-care providers and all others involved in the care of the growing population of Alzheimer’s patients.