Support for the Supporters: Resources for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Dementia Matters12 Nov 2024

Support for the Supporters: Resources for Alzheimer’s Caregivers

If you're one of the 11 million Americans providing unpaid care to a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, you know that caregiving is both incredibly rewarding and challenging. What makes caring for someone with dementia so emotionally and physically demanding, and what resources and strategies are available to help? In this episode, Bonnie Nuttkinson joins us to discuss the unique needs of dementia caregivers, tips for navigating each stage of the disease and ways to find support along the caregiving journey.

Guest: Bonnie Nuttkinson, MS, research program coordinator, Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

Show Notes

Read the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2024 Facts and Figures report that Dr. Chin mentioned at 7:29

Get 10 tips and more resources for caregivers from the Caregiver Action Network that Dr. Chin mentioned at the 12-minute mark.

Visit “Resources for People with Dementia and Care Partners” on the Wisconsin ADRC website.

Find caregiving resources on the National Institute on Aging’s (NIA) Alzheimer’s Caregiving website.

Download or order The Caregiver’s Handbook from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) for free.

Alzheimers.gov has information and resources for caregivers managed by the NIA at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Find local elder care resources with the Elder Care Locator that Bonnie mentioned at 23:30.

Learn more about Bonnie from her profile on the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine website.

Read “UW–Madison Alzheimer’s program staff featured in Badger Talks series during National Family Caregivers Month” on the Wisconsin ADRC website.

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