Discussion Topics

for Caregivers

• I just got a diagnosis, what’s next?

• What is Alzheimer’s?

• How is Alzheimer’s different from other types of dementia?

• Stages of dementia and what to expect

• Planning ahead: legal and financial matters

• Home safety

• What about driving?

• Memory loss and confusion

• Communication and dementia

• Caregiver guilt

• Challenging situations

• Anxiety and agitation

• Anger and aggression

• Sundowning and other sleep issues

• Wandering

• Suspicions and delusions

• Depression

• Hallucinations

• Sexuality and dementia

• Managing caregiver stress

• Self-care

• Dealing with Isolation

• Caregiver resilience

• Anticipatory grief

for Caregiver Grief

• Ten Rules of Grief

• Initial emotions following loss of loved one to dementia

• Five stages of grief

• Common emotions and feelings of those who grieve

• Forgiving yourself and others

• Feeling burdened by a sense of relief

• Coping with expectations of others

• Finding your new normal

• Guilt & regret

• Self-care

• Why does grief keep creeping up on me?

• When will the grief end?