University of Rochester
School of Nursing

John A. Hartford Foundation Community Initiative
Early Diagnosis/Understanding Alzheimer's
 

Diagnosis of dementia (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?view_id=1&doc_id=2817

Early detection of dementia: mild cognitive impairment (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?view_id=1&doc_id=2816

National Institute on Aging's Age Page. Forgetfulness:
It's Not Always What You Think.
(Available in Spanish)
http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/forgetfulness.asp

Alzheimer's Association
http://www.alz.org/AboutAD/WhatIsAD.asp(About Alzheimer's)

http://www.alz.org/health/overview.asp (Physicians and Care Professionals)

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: Early Alzheimer's Disease:
Recognition and Assessment & Early Alzheimer's Disease:
Patient and Family Guide.

http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/alzover.htm

What is Alzheimer's Disease (Mayo Clinic)
http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/diseasesandconditions
/invoke.cfm?id=DS00161

Assessment Tool
http://www.geriatricvideo.com//Snipit/Try%20This%20SPICE.html

Stages of Alzheimers
http://www.hospicefoundation.org/

Assessing Non-Alzheimer-Type Dementias
http://www.uiowa.edu/~centrage/pubs/When%20the%20Pieces%20of
%20the%20Puzzle%20Dont%20fit.pdf

Helping Your Elder Adjust to a Residential Facility (University of Iowa)
http://www.uiowa.edu/~centrage/pubs/Helping%20Your%20Elder.pdf

Looking for a Nursing Home (University of Iowa)
http://www.uiowa.edu/~centrage/pubs/Looking%20for%20a%20nursing%20home.pdf

Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
http://www.alzheimers.org/unraveling/index.htm