Jan 17, 2013

Website Resources

"When you are caring for someone with Alzheimer's, you have questions.  Go to Alzheimers.gov, the reliable resource of information about Alzheimer's and related dementias."  www.alzheimers.gov or 1-800-272-3900

It is always good to have a resource that we know is reliable, and this website appears to be.  Along with the website for Lewy Bodies Dementia, www.lbda.org and Mayo Clinic and John Hopkins, this government website provides helpful and accurate information.  Here is a quote from their home page:

Answers Start Here

Welcome to alzheimers.gov, the government's free information resource about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Here you can find links to authoritative, up-to-date information from agencies and organizations with expertise in these areas.

The links include treatments, how to care for, how to pay and plan for, and other related topics.  It is worth checking out.

Another website that could provide good information is www.healthcare.gov - if you live in the U.S.  This website gives a list of recommended procedures covered under the Affordable Care Act, so that a person might be able to get preventive screenings for free.  A large number of tests, including mammograms and blood pressure tests, might be given at no cost to you.


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