AmeriCare's Alzheimer's Care Program

Alzheimer's Disease has a life-altering effect not only on the patient, but also on those charged with caring for the Alzheimer patient. Sustaining a supportive, nurturing environment puts an enormous strain on the patient's family - - which can lead to heartache, stress and even depression.

This is where our Alzheimer's Care Program can offer invaluable assistance, by helping families cope with stressful, daily care. The benefits include:

Free professional evaluation and assessment of your needs by our Clinical Director.

Program flexibility ... to meet your family's unique scheduling needs.

Home Health Aides providing much needed, short term respite for your family caregivers.

Cost-efficiency...we can design a program to meet your financial needs.

AmeriCare's Program can also provide complete, full-time care, relieving the family of these overwhelming responsibilities.

Additional "total family" support includes: referrals, support groups, literature, general guidance, help with coordinating changes in treatment and medications.

Communication problems, outbursts of anger or frustration, sudden symptoms or behavioral changes or disorientation...these are just a few of the problems that result from Alzheimer's Disease and other mentally disabling dementias. These are problems that can leave families of Alzheimer's patients with nowhere to turn.

AmeriCare's Alzheimer's Care Program is a pioneer program designed specifically for the Alzheimer's patient. Under this unique program, our Home Health Aides receive extensive training in:

  • The Alzheimer's Disease process
  • Coping with the loss of living skills and mentation
  • Crisis management
  • The effects of the environment on the patient
  • Providing support to the patient and family
  • Preventing family "burnout"

Because of the difficult symptoms and progressive nature of the disease, Alzheimer's patients often "fall through the cracks" of our health care system.

  • On the one hand, these patients don't meet the admission criteria for psychiatric facilities; and skilled care facilities are often reluctant to accept them as residents.

  • On the other hand, generalized home care services are ill-equipped to handle problems specific to Alzheimer's. In fact, untrained staff can create more problems than they solve.

To bring Alzheimer's patients back into the fold, AmeriCare's program addresses their unique problems through advanced training relating to Alzheimer's and its effect on both the patient and the family.

In all cases, AmeriCare's Alzheimer's Care Program affords the patient and his or her family with a comfortable, secure and reassuring environment. For more information, please contact the AmeriCare office nearest you.

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