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Get the facts about Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia in older adults. Learn about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and caregiving.

Learn what research shows about Alzheimer’s risk factors and prevention strategies, including exercise, diet, and cognitive training.

Get home safety tips that help a person with Alzheimer’s disease age in place. Learn what to do about driving, emergencies, and more.

Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s? Learn how to get help from family, friends, and others. Care for your own physical, mental, and spiritual health.

Learn how to react and keep things calm when a person with Alzheimer’s experiences hallucinations, delusions, or paranoia.

Get tips for coping with sundowning—restlessness or agitation in the late afternoon and early evening in a person with Alzheimer’s.

Understand the possible causes of Alzheimer’s-related agitation and aggression, and learn how to respond to troubling behavior.

Get tips for coping with personality and behavior changes, such as pacing or feeling sad, that are common in people with Alzheimer’s disease.

Get tips for starting a simple, safe exercise program at home.

Get tips on how to improve verbal and nonverbal communication with a person with Alzheimer’s disease.

Learn how to make changes at home to discourage wandering.

Learn safety tips and get advice for helping someone with Alzheimer’s disease take a bath or shower.

Know the danger signs for when a person with Alzheimer’s should limit or stop driving and how to discuss the issue sensitively.

Get tips to help children and grandchildren understand Alzheimer’s disease plus ideas for spending time together.

Take steps to protect belongings while letting a person with Alzheimer’s rummage through drawers and other storage areas.

Healthy foods like fruit and vegetables can help people with Alzheimer’s dementia. Get tips to maintain health and weight and keep a cooking routine.

Going to the hospital can be stressful for someone with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. Know what to expect and what to do in the ER and upon admission.

People with Alzheimer’s dementia can stay active. Support them in activities that involve food, music, exercise, dance, gardening, and even cleaning.

Get tips to help a person with Alzheimer’s dementia be active. Learn about planning trips to restaurants or to a mall, art museum, park, or theater.

Read tips to help someone with Alzheimer’s dementia with grooming, dressing, health, and care of nails and teeth—at home or at a barber or hair salon.

Get tips to help people with Alzheimer’s take medicine safely. A pillbox and other reminders can reduce confusion. A doctor or pharmacist can help.

Learn about Alzheimer’s, a brain disease that causes memory loss and other symptoms. Find out when to see the doctor and what treatments are available.

Learn about Lewy body dementia (Lewy body disease), a brain disorder that affects older adults and causes changes in thinking and movement.

This NIH guide is an overview of research on Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, mixed dementia, CTE, frontotemporal disorders, Lewy body dementia, and more.

What’s the difference between mild forgetfulness and more serious memory problems? Find out about memory problems, including Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and how to get help for serious memory loss.

Learn the difference between mild forgetfulness and more serious memory loss diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, and try these memory improvement tips.

Learn how to talk with your doctor and make the most of your appointment. Get tips on choosing a doctor.

Get an overview of frontotemporal dementia, primary progressive aphasia, and related movement disorders. Learn about their symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and care.

Learn about caring for family and friends who live far from home. Questions about safety, health issues, and moving are answered in this NIA guide.

Find out when and how to start making legal and financial plans for someone with Alzheimer’s. Advance directive, will, and other terms are defined.