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Alzheimer's and other dementias: Long-term care options
Keeping your loved one at home
Considering residential care options
Sharing the load improves care
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Home health services
Respite care services
Adult care centers
Geriatric care managers
Assisted living
Specialized dementia care
Nursing home
Continuing care retirement communities
Choosing the type of care
Planning ahead is best
Continuing care retirement communities
Continuing care communities provide different levels of care over time. A person with dementia may, for example, begin in an assisted living environment and move to skilled nursing care in the same community as the disease progresses and care needs change. Some continuing care communities include memory care facilities.
