Care Partner Information Sheets
Care Partner Sheets- Easy to understand information and tips for older adults and their care partners.
- Written by experts. Edited by a panel of care partners.
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| Alcohol and Falls | Defines problem alcohol use and its relationship to falls. |
| Canes | Explains the proper fit and use of a cane. |
| Caregiver Respite | Explains the types of respite and how to find services. |
| Caregiver Stress | Describes the signs of caregiver stress and provides tips to manage it. |
| Caring for LGBT Older Adults | Explains how to provide good care for LGTB older adults |
| Changes with Aging | Describes common changes with aging that are not caused by illness. |
| Choosing Long-Term Care | Describes how to assess the quality and fit of a long-term care facility. |
| Communicating with First Responders | Provides tips to help first responders provide better care |
| Dementia - Assessing Pain | Describes the signs of pain at different stages of dementia. |
| Dementia - Behaviors | Describes the common behaviors of people with dementia, and how to address challenging behaviors. |
| Dementia - Communicating with Persons with Dementia | Provides tips to improve communication with persons with dementia. |
| Dementia - Depression in Alzheimers Disease | Describes the signs of depression in people with dementia, and how to help |
| Dementia - Different Cultures and Ethnic Groups | Describes the different beliefs about dementia in different cultures, and how these influence diagnosis and care. |
| Dementia - Disabilities | Describes the risks and signs of dementia for those who have a developmental disability, and how to provide support to these persons. |
| Dementia - Driving | Describes the signs of unsafe driving and provides tips to stop unsafe driving. |
| Dementia - Drugs for Memory Loss | Defines the available prescription drugs for dementia and their side effects. |
| Dementia - Eating and Drinking | Provides information and tips about healthy eating and drinking for persons with dementia. |
| Dementia - Exercise | Describes the benefits and types of exercise to do with persons with dementia. |
| Dementia - Guardians and Conservators | Defines the roles and responsibilities of guardians and conservators for older adults who can no longer make their own decisions. |
| Dementia - Helping Children Understand Dementia | Provides tips on when and how to tell children about dementia |
| Dementia - Home Safety Issues Part 1: Dementia & Falls | Describes how to prevent falls in persons with dementia. |
| Dementia - Home Safety Issues Part 2: Dementia & Fire Safety | Describes the common causes of fires in the homes of persons with dementia and provides tips to prevent fires. |
| Dementia - Home Safety Issues Part 3: Dementia & Guns | Describes how dementia can affect gun safety and provides tips to improve home safety. |
| Dementia - Honoring Last Wishes in Persons with Dementia | Describes the documents and conversations to have early in a dementia diagnosis to make sure the person |
| Dementia - How to Give Medication to Someone with Dementia | Provides tips to make sure a person with dementia is taking the right medicines in the right ways. |
| Dementia - Infections | Describes the common infections for those with dementia |
| Dementia - Losing Control of Urine | Describes tips to prevent loss of urine in persons with dementia. |
| Dementia - Lowering the Risk of Alzheimer | Provides tips for health behaviors that can help lower the chances of Alzheimer |
| Dementia - Managing Health Insurance | Provides tips for dealing with someone else |
| Dementia - Not All Dementia is Alzheimers Disease | Describes the differences between Alzheimer |
| Dementia - Participating in Alzheimers Research | Describes the risks and benefits of participating in research for Alzheimer |
| Dementia - Personal Care | Provides tips on how to help persons with dementia with personal care at different stages of the disease. |
| Dementia - Spirituality | Explains the benefits of spirituality for some persons with dementia |
| Dementia - Telling Others About Dementia | Provides tips on when and how to tell others about a dementia diagnosis. |
| Dementia - Testing for Dementia | Describes the process of testing for dementia. |
| Dementia - Unmet Needs | Provides tips for managing behaviors in persons living with dementia. |
| Dementia - Wandering | Describes signs that a person with dementia is wandering and tips to prevent it. |
| Dementia - What is Dementia? | Describes dementia, its warning signs and changes that can reduce risk. |
| Dementia - When May it Be Time to Stop Treatment? | Describes some choices in treatment decisions for persons with dementia. |
| Discharge Journey: from Hospital to Home | Provides a list of information to know before going home from a hospital or long-term care facility. |
| Elder Abuse | Provides information on the types and warning signs of abuse, and tips to prevent it. |
| End of Life Care | Describes hospice care, and defines important conversations and documents to have before end of life care is needed. |
| Falls | Provides tips to prevent falls in older adults. |
| Family Medical Leave Act | Describes how this law can protect workers who need time off for caregiving |
| Food Safety and Nutrition | Discusses changes in hunger and eating in older adults, and provides tips for safe and healthy eating. |
| Gardening | Describes the benefits of gardening and how to make adaptations for older adults |
| Grief and Loss | Provides tips to help older adults to cope with grief and loss. |
| Health Information Privacy Rules - HIPAA | Describes what health information is private and when it can be shared under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules. |
| Hearing Loss in Older Adults | Describes the signs of hearing loss and how to talk to someone with hearing loss |
| Isolation and Loneliness | Describes common reasons why older adults feel lonely and how to help. |
| Making the Most of a Doctor Visit | Provides tips on what to bring and what to ask at a doctor visit. |
| Medications and Falls | Lists the medications that can cause falls and provides tips to prevent falls from medications. |
| Older People and Pets | Suggests important things to consider if an older adult has or wants to get a pet. |
| Opioid Use in Older Adults | Describes the dangers of opioid use for older adults. |
| Oral Health | Provides information to help older adults with good oral health. |
| Osteoporosis | Defines osteoporosis, how to test for it, and how to prevent or reduce risk. |
| Physical Activity | Defines how much physical activity an older adult needs, and how to do some simple and safe exercises. |
| Poison and Drug Information Center | |
| Range of Motion in Older Adults | Describes the role of joints in movement, and how to reduce stiffness. |
| Taking Medications Safely | Describes different types of medications commonly taken by older adults, and how to take them safely. |
| Understanding Long-Term Care | Describes the different types of long-term care provided in and out of the home. |
| Understanding Medicare | Explains the types of Medicare plans, and the services that each plan pays and which services it does not pay. |
| Urgent Care Centers | Describes what is urgent care and when to use it |
| Walkers | Explains the proper fit and use of a walker. |
| Who Do I Call for Help? | Provides tips on the best place to ask for different types of help. |