This is an approximately 40 page manual designed to help Law Enforcement personnal better understand the symptoms/problems associated with Alzheimer's/Dementia. Because of it's length I have divided it into sections to make it easier for printing or copying.

Beside and below each hole is a short description of what you will find under that topic. Just click on the hole and it will take you to that area.

While this IS a manual, I'm afraid it may not print out like one. The original was created in Word Perfect which has formatting. HTML doesn't allow for that. If you would like to see it as it was originally intended you can now download it to disk by hitting the underlined text below. By the way, these files do not include the graphics.

Intro:

 What Is Alzheimer's (Use With Help Sheets)

What Happens To Someone Who Has It? (Use With Help Sheets)

 1. Suggested General Hints
          1a. Reasons Why The Hints Are Helpful (use with Assessment Stages chart)





 2. Specific Hints
          2a. The Reasons






 3. Wandering

          3a. How To Approach
          3b. What To Do/What Not To Do
          3c. Different Types of Wanderers






4. Identifying An Alzheimer's Person

         a. What To Look For (Characteristics of How They Might Appear)
         b. Other Things To Look For (alert bracelets etc)






 5. How To Develop A Program To Get Them Back Safely






 6. Conclusion and credits

Help Sheets: (These are used throughout the introduction.)

a. What Is Dementia
b. What To Expect With Alzheimer's Disease
c. Stage 5
d. Stage 6
e. Progressive Phases Of Alzheimer's Disease
f. Stages of Ability Decline & Behaviors Symptoms
g. Functional Assessment Stages In Alzheimer's
h. Language Breakdown
i. Communicating With An Alzheimer's Person

(c) by Marsha Penington 1999

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