Advanced Resource Search: Coping with Common Problems in Dementia, Depression

This fact sheet discusses depression and how it affects individuals with dementia. It also provides information on drug and non-drug treatments.

This web page lists possible fears and problems your loved one may have that you should take into consideration when attempting to give a bath and ways to adapt the bath to your loved one's needs. It also provides tips on grooming, with sections on hair, shaving, nails, and teeth.

This page describes common emotional problems that individuals with dementia experience and provides advice for caregivers on managing these problems in loved ones. The "3R's" strategy for dealing with emotional outbursts (Reassure, Respond, Refocus) is also described.

This 2008 article discusses a study conducted at the Center for Gerontology at Virginia Tech to examine families' needs and the issues involved with caring for a loved one with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The study suggests that MCI may have more of an adverse effect on a loved one's daily life than previously believed.