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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: About Alzheimer's Disease | |
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| Preparing Your Home | |
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| Developing a Plan | |
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| Strategies for Change | |
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| Identifying the Zones of Your Home | |
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| Planning Major Projects | |
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| Adding a Bathroom | |
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| Converting a Room | |
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| Preparing a Caregiver's Room | |
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| Adding a Washer/Dryer | |
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| Your Home's Interior Spaces | |
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| The Bathroom | |
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| The Kitchen | |
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| The Bedroom | |
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| Den, Family Room, and Living Room | |
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| The Dining Room | |
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| Offices, Workshops, Hobby Rooms | |
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| The Laundry Room | |
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| Attics, Basements, and Cellars | |
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| Hallways and Corridors | |
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| Stairs, Steps, and Railings | |
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| Doors and Windows | |
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| Floor Coverings | |
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| Drawers, Cabinets, and Closets | |
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| Your Home's Exterior and Yard | |
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| Making Your Home Easy to Find | |
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| Yard Hazards | |
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| Outdoor Pleasures | |
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| Dangerous Plants | |
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| Miscellaneous Suggestions | |
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| Storage Sheds and Garages | |
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| Patios, Decks, Porches, and Balconies | |
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| Thinking-Related Issues | |
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| Loss of Short-Term Memory | |
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| Absentmindedness | |
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| Difficulty Finding Things | |
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| Signage | |
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| Organization | |
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| Difficulties with Multi-Sequential Tasks | |
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| Long-Term Memory | |
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| Self-confidence | |
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| Poor Judgment, Indecisiveness | |
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| Simplify the Environment | |
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| Create a Therapeutic Environment | |
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| Disorientation to Time and Place | |
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| Sense of Time | |
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| "Take Me Home" | |
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| Misinterpretations, Hallucinations, and Delusions | |
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| Fears | |
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| Fear of Bathing | |
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| Fear of Abandonment | |
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| Fear of Strangers | |
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| Fear of Incarceration | |
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| Suspicions and Accusations | |
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| Isolation and Loneliness | |
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| Depression | |
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| Patient Depression | |
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| Caregiver and Family Depression | |
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| Suicide | |
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| The Joy of Pets | |
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| Behavioral Problems | |
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| Rummaging, Hiding, and Hoarding | |
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| Protect Your Valuables | |
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| Make It Easier to Find Lost Items | |
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| Create Places for Rummaging and Hiding Things | |
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| Eliminate Bad Places to Hide and Rummage | |
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| Agitation, Combativeness, Aggression, and Resistance | |
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| Environmental Pollution | |
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| Loss of Freedom and Access Denial | |
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| Rational and Irrational Fears | |
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| Catastrophic Reactions | |
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| Sundowning | |
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| Diversions | |
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| Picking at Things | |
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| Shadowing | |
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| Repetitive Behavior | |
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| Eating Inappropriate Materials | |
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| Inappropriate "Sexual" Behavior | |
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| Spontaneous Vocalizations | |
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| Stalling | |
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| Activities of Daily Living | |
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| Toileting | |
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| Bathing and Showering | |
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| Loss of Control | |
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| Privacy | |
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| Safety | |
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| Bathing Alternatives | |
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| Adjusting Water Temperature | |
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| Dressing | |
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| What to Wear | |
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| Dressers, Drawers, and Closets | |
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| Putting Clothes On Correctly | |
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| Refusing to Get Undressed | |
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| Create a Special Dressing Area | |
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| Grooming | |
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| Create a Pleasant Grooming Area | |
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| Mirrors | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Socializing | |
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| Reminiscing | |
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| Communication Difficulties | |
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| Using the Telephone | |
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| Personal Emergency Response Systems | |
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| Food Preparation | |
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| Eating and Dining | |
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| Create a Special Place at the Table | |
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| Accidents Happen | |
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| Housekeeping | |
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| Laundry | |
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| Medication Administration | |
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| "Going to the Office" | |
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| Windows and People Watching | |
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| Religious Activities | |
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| Hobbies | |
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| Exercise | |
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| Wandering | |
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| Wandering Basics | |
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| Freedom to Wander | |
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| Causes of Wandering | |
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| Wandering in Search of | |
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| Wandering to Escape | |
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| Wandering with a Purpose | |
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| Aimless Meandering | |
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| Types of Wandering | |
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| Indoor Wandering | |
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| Outdoor Wandering | |
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| Nocturnal Wandering | |
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| Wandering Away from Home | |
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| Perimeters | |
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| Stage One Perimeters | |
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| Stage Two Perimeters | |
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| Stage Three Perimeters | |
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| Devices and Equipment | |
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| Wander-Alerting Systems | |
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| Hard Alarms | |
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| Soft Alarms | |
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| Motion Detectors | |
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| Notification Systems | |
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| Monitoring Equipment | |
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| Distance-Monitoring Equipment | |
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| Fall-Prevention Devices | |
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| Be Prepared, Just in Case | |
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| Access Denial | |
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| Locks | |
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| Cabinets and Drawers | |
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| Doors | |
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| Outdoor Gates | |
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| Sliding Glass Doors and Windows | |
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| Special Areas of Your Home | |
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| Stairs | |
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| Appliances | |
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| The Stove | |
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| The Refrigerator | |
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| Alternative Methods | |
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| Remove the Danger | |
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| Make Concessions | |
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| Use Diversions | |
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| Camouflage | |
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| Hide the Locks | |
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| Child-Proofing Devices | |
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| Multiple Barriers and Locks | |
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| Passive Barriers | |
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| Have a Backup Plan | |
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| Incontinence | |
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| Environmental Incontinence | |
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| The "Easy" Chair | |
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| The Bathroom | |
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| Accessibility | |
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| Ease of Use | |
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| Safety | |
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| Comfort | |
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| Privacy and Dignity | |
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| Lack of Balance and Incontinence | |
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| Cognitive Incontinence | |
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| Making the Bathroom Easy to Find | |
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| Dealing with the Consequences | |
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| Creating a Home That Is Easy to Maintain | |
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| Making It Easier to Do Laundry | |
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| Controlling Odors | |
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| Mobility | |
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| Disorientation and Wayfinding | |
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| Cues and Landmarks | |
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| Redundant Cuing | |
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| Minimizing Errors | |
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| Pathways | |
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| Instability and Falling | |
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| Bed Railings | |
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| Canes and Walkers | |
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| Transferring, Lifting, and Getting Up | |
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| From a Chair | |
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| From the Bed | |
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| Using the Toilet | |
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| Using the Bathtub or Shower | |
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| Lifts | |
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| Stairs and Stair Lifts | |
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| Wheelchairs | |
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| Accessibility | |
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| Ramps | |
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| Platform Lifts | |
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| Residential Elevators | |
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| Becoming Bed-bound | |
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| Making the Bedroom Safe and Comfortable | |
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| "Windows to the World" | |
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| Safety | |
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| Common Types and Sources of Injuries | |
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| Burns | |
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| Cuts | |
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| Poisoning | |
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| Choking | |
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| Electric Shock | |
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| Drowning | |
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| Trips and Falls | |
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| Alzheimer's-Specific Dangers | |
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| Uninterrupted Supervision | |
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| Weapons in the Home | |
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| Wandering Away from Home | |
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| Driving | |
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| Nocturnal Wandering | |
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| Personal Space | |
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| Diversions | |
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| Catastrophic Reactions | |
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| Avoiding Unpleasant Reminders | |
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| Grab Bars and Railings | |
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| Grab Bars as Diversions | |
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| Grab Bars as Guides | |
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| Grab Bars as Camouflage | |
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| Grab Bars as Warnings | |
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| Preventing Falls | |
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| Miscellaneous Uses | |
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| Locations for Grab Bars | |
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| Types of Grab Bars | |
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| Shopping Tips | |
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| Installation | |
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| Stages of Decline with Alzheimer's Disease | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Index | |