Hallmarks of Good Caregiving

1. Work out your own individual plan for survival.
   
2. There is no one right way, just YOUR way.
   
3. Our loved ones may not know who we are, but WE know who they are.
   
4. The patient has no control over what is happening to him or her.
   
5. You cannot reason with dementia.
   
6. There are workable solutions to every problem.
   
7. Persons with Alzheimer's disease can still learn.
   
8. Creativity is infinite.
   
9. The person with Alzheimer's disease continues to be a human being.
   
10. Find the hidden treasure in Alzheimer's disease.

Source: Lela Knox Shanks, 1994.

Compiled by the Lincoln/Greater Nebraska Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, 1999.