Here's everything you need to create an education program for the caregivers of your patients with Alzheimer's disease and those with early stages of the disease.

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Here's everything you need to create an education program for the caregivers of your patients with Alzheimer's disease. Three live-action, color videos to lend to your clients, or watch with them. Three companion booklets that reinforce the video training, to photocopy and giver to your clients and their families.

All have been developed to make life more liveable for the patient with Alzheimer's disease and their family. It is designed to address the day-to-day home care challenges of Alzheimer's disease. Specifically, this series provides the nonprofessional home caregiver with both an overview and the specifics to help with three aspects of caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease:

• Communication (Video Program 1)
  Nature of the disease in relation to communication losses
  Common problems the caregiver encounters
  Techniques to maintain and enhance communication
  Verbal and nonverbal methods
  How to anticipate - and work through - communication problems and difficulties

  Activities of Daily Living (Video Program 2)

  Structuring activities

  Setting the table, selecting different types of foods, and maintaining existing eating habits

  Guiding various activities such as: washing, brushing teeth, getting dressed

  Planning and going on an outing

  Handling various behaviors caused by Alzheimer's disease such as: anger, arguing, and agitation

  Home Safety (Video Program 3)

  General safety issues

  How to avoid stumbles and falls

  Safety in the bathroom

  Safety in the kitchen

  Dealing with wandering

  Coping with sundowning

You will get 3 videos: Activities of Daily Living- 13 minutes, Communication-18 minutes, Home Safety -13 minutes. Photocopiable Communication, Activities of Daily Living and Home Safety Booklets

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