The Alzheimer's answer book : professional answers to more than 250 questions about Alzheimer's and dementia / Charles Atkins.

Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, [2008], ©2008.

x, 332 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

What are Alzheimer's and dementia? -- Dementia basics -- Getting a diagnosis -- The dementia evaluation -- Alzheimer's and other types of dementia -- Treatments -- Taking care of the whole person -- Medications -- Emotional and behavioral changes -- Keeping your loved one safe -- Understanding Medicare -- Understanding Medicaid -- Advance directives -- Other legal and financial issues -- Nursing homes and extended-care facilities -- Caring for the caregiver -- If you've been diagnosed -- The family -- Hope for the future.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-277) and index.