Helping parents that have Alzheimer’s

Katie Ingegneri, Rachel Ledbetter, Bethany Marker

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Book Evaluation•Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing With the Disease•Author: Joanne Koenig Coste•Publisher: Houghton Mifflin•Date Published: 2003•Summary:Contains information to aide people that are living with Alzheimer’s patients. Makes caring for them easier. It helps you to understand Alzheimer’s from the patient’s perspective and how to care for them.•Citation:

Article EvaluationAlzheimer’s Disease by Adriel

Bettelheim Is deputy editor for social

policy at CQ Weekly.The author of Aging in

America A to Z.Has a bachelor’s degree in

chemistry from Case Western Reserve University.

First published in 1998 by CQ Researcher.

Had a long list of credible resources.

Contained clear graphs.

Summary:Describes Alzheimer’s disease as health care’s “ticking time bomb.” The disease slowly kills neurons in the brain resulting in the loss of memory, language skills, and judgment. The author believes that the predicted surge of Alzheimer’s in 2030 might hurt the healthcare system.

Website EvaluationAlzheimer’s

Associationwww.alz.orgUpdated: 9/15/2011

Provides info on what Alzheimer’s disease is, symptoms to look for, and how to care for the patients. A good site for those who have a family member or friend with Alzheimer's.

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eimers-progression/ Hamdy, R. C. Alzheimer's Disease: a Handbook for Caregivers. St. Louis:

Mosby, 1998. Print. www.alz.org Bettelheim, Adriel. "Alzheimer's Disease." CQ Researcher 15 May 1998:

433-56. Web. 22 Sept. 2011. Worsnop, Richard L. "Alzheimer's Disease." CQ Researcher 24 July 1992:

617-40. Web. 22 Sept. 2011. http://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/

alzLogo.jpg Coste, Joanne Koenig. Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: a Groundbreaking

Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. Print.

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