Lists ALL Alzheimer's organisations http://www.alz.co.uk/caregivers/national_alzheimer_s_associati.html

Behavioral Challenges

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Books and Tapes

the Brain

Care Aides

Changing Rolls

Children and AD

Dementias

Drugs

End Stages

General References

Government Resources

Insurance

Legal References

Nursing Homes &
   Assisted Living

Ombudsman

Resident's Rights

Tissue Donation

Translators

Recognizing Pain in the Person with Dementia
How Do I Convince My Father to Seek Help? by Mary Gordon
True Lies or True Love? by Pam Pomo
Strategies for Managing Symptoms http://neuro-oas.mgh.harvard.edu/sea/SEADwebManage.html
Solutions for Living with Alzheimer's http://www.agelessdesign.com/art-solutions2living.htm
American Music Therapy Association http://www.musictherapy.org/
Also see our FAQs, Behavioral Challenges and Argue or Go Along.

Agitation
Haloperidol and Trazodone No Better Than Placebo http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/1cc6f2.htm
Coping Strategies http://www.mayo.edu/geriatrics-rst/Agitn.html
Management of Agitation Behavior http://www.ec-online.net/Knowledge/Articles/agitation.htm

Bathing
Bathing http://www.alz-nic.org/Bathing.htm
Alzheimer's and Bathing http://www.vhihealthe.com/topic/alzbathing
Also see our FAQ, Bathing.

Eating
Tips On Eating http://www.zarcrom.com/users/alzheimers/4-07.html
Eating and Feeding Problems http://alzheimers.about.com/health/alzheimers/library/weekly/aa062000a.htm
Also see our FAQ, Eating: Too Much or Too Little.

Sleeping
Some Suggestions http://www.zarcrom.com/users/alzheimers/c-21.html
Sleeplessness http://alzheimers.about.com/health/alzheimers/library/weekly/aa072500a.htm
Also see our FAQ, Sleep.

Sundowning & Wandering
Sundowning http://alzheimers.about.com/health/alzheimers/cs/sundowning/
Related to Sleep Disturbances? http://www.cyfc.umn.edu/Documents/H/B/HB1060.html
Also see Electronic Response Systems links 
and FAQ, Sundowning & Wandering.

When Meme Came to Live at My House  by Mary Janine Langdon http://www.memeandme.com/page%20samples.htm
    Read a Review by Pam Pomo
The Other Side by Tim Brennen (online articles by an EOAD victim) http://alzwell.com/stpt1.html

The 36-Hour Day http://www.press.jhu.edu/press/books/titles/s99/s99ma36.htm
The Alzheimer's Bookstore http://www.alzheimersbooks.com
The Complete Guide to Alzheimer's-Proofing Your Home http://www.agelessdesign.com/bk-complguide2alzproof.htm

The Whole Brain Atlas http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html
Nervous System http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=119942&tocid=0
Image of Healthy Brain http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HISTHTML/NEURANAT/CNS013A.html
Image of Alzheimer's Brain http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/CNSHTML/CNS178.html

Assistive Devices
http://www.adlmedicalsupply.com/medecat/rs/ecatalog/default.asp
http://www.jtposey.com

Clothing
http://www.caringconcepts.com
http://www.speciallyforyou.net
http://www.nursinghomeapparel.com
http://www.silverts.com

Electronic Response Systems
http://www.caretrak.com/home.htm
http://www.advance-tech.net/childwat.htm
http://www.dynamic-living.com/motionalert.htm
http://users.javanet.com/~llb/
http://www.seniortechnologies.com/
http://www.alert-1.com/

Incontinence
Been There, Tried it, Didn't Work!  by Beverly Bigtree Murphy (great site!) http://www.bigtreemurphy.com/been_there.htm
Causes and Solutions http://alzheimers.about.com/health/alzheimers/library/weekly/aa061300a.htm
Online Support
http://www.incontinencesupport.org/
Products (most online places send samples to pick the best for your LO)
http://www.dmponline.com
http://www.hdis.com
http://www.adultdiapers.org/addisdiap.html

Also see FAQs, Caring for the Caregiver,
Caring From a Distance and Incontinence

Reality Sets In by Mary Gordon
Intimacy in Alzheimer's Disease http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/neurol/struct/adrc/adrc6.html#Intimacy

Helping Children Cope With Dementia http://www.zarcrom.com/users/alzheimers/odem/d8.html
Edgar's Index http://www.nursing.ubc.ca/web_courses/liz/index.htm
Teen Resource Center http://www.ec-online.net/Knowledge/SolutionSets/teens.htm
Information about Dementia for Young People http://www.alzvic.asn.au/ypad01.htm
Talking About Death http://www.ec-online.net/Knowledge/Articles/deathchildren.html

Dementias

To name a few:
depression, diet, drugs, stroke, infection, trauma, Lewy Body, Parkinson's, Pick's, Binswanger's...

Also see our FAQ, Alzheimer's or Something Else.
Writings By the Victims of Early Onset http://alzwell.com/EarlyOnset.html

Causes
Directory http://www.zarcrom.com/users/alzheimers/odem/od-d.html
A-Z NINDS http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorder_index.htm
EOAD  (U.K. resource) http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/ypwd/services_database.html 
Lewy Body http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic91.htm
Multi-Infarct Dementia http://www.allhealth.com/ahtools/encyclopedia/article/0,8895,000746,00.html
Nutrient-Drug Interactions http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter1/1d.htm
Parkinson's http://www.parkinson.org
Pick's http://www.bhoffcomp.com/coping/picks.html
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome http://alzheimers.about.com/health/alzheimers/library/blalcoholrelateddementia.htm

Diagnoses
Evaluation and Diagnosis http://www.mayo.edu/geriatrics-rst/Dementia.I_ToC.html
Possible AD Blood Test http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1728.57580

Online Support
alt.support.alzheimers
BrainTalk Communities http://neuro-mancer.mgh.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi
Early Onset Dementia Victims mail list http://www.alzmndak.org/caregivers/network.htm

Research
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alzheimersdisease.html
http://www.alzforum.org/members/index.html

Anesthesia and the Patient with Alzheimer's http://www.alz-nca.org/caretips/anesthesia.asp
Ageless Design's News http://www.agelessdesign.com/news-alz.htm
Melatonin http://www.alzforum.org/members/research/drugs/melatonin.html
What is Reminyl  [galantamine] http://www.us.janssen.com/products/pi_files/reminyl.pdf

Clinical Trials
http://www.alzforum.org/members/research/drugs/index.html
http://www.centerwatch.com
http://clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/c/b

Free Medications Programs
Search by zip http://www.medicare.gov/Prescription/Home.asp
http://www.themedicineprogram.com 
http://www.needymeds.com
Prescription Assistance Programs and Contact Numbers (U.S. only as yet)

References
http://www.dispace.com/ditonline
http://consumer.pdr.net/drug_info/index.html
http://www.pharma-lexicon.com
The "Medications" Index http://www.zarcrom.net/users/alzheimers/me-index.html

Crossing the Creek by Michael Holmes, RN http://crossingthecreek.com/guts.htm
Death-What You Can Expect http://www.zarcrom.com/users/alzheimers/e-06.html
Last Acts http://www.lastacts.org
Living Wills and Artificial Means of Saving Lives by an unknown visitor to a.s.a
Also see our FAQ, End Stages.

Tube Feeding
Facing the Realities of Late-Stage Care http://www.alzheimers-illinois.org/articles/realities.html
Handbook For Mortals http://www.growthhouse.org/educate/flash/mortals/mor11101.html
Tube feedings do not benefit... http://www.healthcentral.com/news/newsfulltext.cfm?id=19100&StoryType=ReutersNews

Hospice
International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care http://www.hospicecare.com/Orgs/Orgs.htm

Long Term Care Insurance
Consumer Information http://www.longtermcareliving.com/

Medicaid/ Medicare/HCFA
http://www.hcfa.gov/
Murphy's Unofficial Medicaid Page: A Guide http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5974/

Legal Planning for Incapacity http://www.caregiver.org/factsheets/legal_planning.html
Durable Powers of Attorney and Revocable Living Trusts http://www.caregiver.org/factsheets/attorney_powers.html
State Cases and Codes http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/state.html
Elder Law Attorneys http://www.naela.org/
Finding an Attorney http://www.caregiver.org/factsheets/finding_attorney.html
Also see our FAQ, Legal Issues.

Finding a Good Nursing Home http://www.agelessdesign.com/nl0301-ftc-nh.htm
Questions you should ask
Predictor http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/sergievsky/predictor.html
Also see our FAQ, Nursing Homes & Assisted Living.

Laws, Licensing & Surveys
Canada Ministry of Health http://www.healthplanning.gov.bc.ca/ccf/adult/index.html
             Ontario Resitential Care Association http://www.orca-homes.com/

     U.S. Nursing Facility Services http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/ltc1.htm
             Federal and State Laws http://www.nursinghomeabuse.com/brgi2.html
             State Assisted Living Policies http://www.carescout.com/resources/assisted_living/state_policies/index.html
             Nursing Home Compare http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp

Online Directories
Canada http://www.ambienceguide.com/searchbc.asp
             http://www.ccacpeel.org/
             http://www.thecareguide.com/

     U.S. http://www.nursinghomeinfo.com
             http://www.careguide.com

http://www.aoa.gov/aoa/pages/ltcomb.html

http://www.nursinghomeaction.com/public/50_156_449.cfm

U.S. Brain Banks http://www.alzforum.org/dis/dia/bra/default.asp
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/neurol/struct/adrc/adrc5f2.html
University of Texas Southwestern http://www2.swmed.edu/alzheimer/alznews/vol6no1/organ.htm
Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center http://www.brainbank.mclean.org/BrainDB/Welcome.htm

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Revised: 12 Feb 2003 or thereabout.