Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s can involve communication changes, daily routines, safety concerns, appointments, medications, behavior changes and caregiver stress. This resource center brings practical educational guidance together in one place.
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These resources are educational and are not a substitute for individualized medical advice. For sudden changes in behavior, communication or health, contact an appropriate health professional.
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Alzheimer’s Caregiver Daily Checklist: What to Track Each Day
A simple framework for tracking medications, food, hydration, mood, behavior changes, sleep, appointments, safety and caregiver notes.
How to Communicate With Someone Who Has Alzheimer’s: 10 Practical Tips
Practical ways to reduce confusion, simplify questions, allow more response time, avoid unnecessary arguments and protect dignity.
Alzheimer’s Daily Routine: How to Structure the Day
How to build a flexible daily rhythm around familiar habits, meals, personal care, meaningful activities, rest and the person’s best time of day.
Alzheimer’s Home Safety Checklist for Caregivers
Practical ways to review doors, walkways, kitchens, bathrooms, medication storage, lighting and emergency readiness.
What to Do When Someone With Alzheimer’s Is Agitated
How to reduce stimulation, check for possible causes, redirect calmly and recognize when a medical review is needed.
Questions to Ask the Doctor About Alzheimer’s Care
A practical appointment-preparation guide covering behavior changes, medications, safety, daily care and the next stage of support.
Alzheimer’s Medication Tracking for Caregivers
How to keep one medication list, track doses, record changes and work more effectively with doctors and pharmacists.
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Burnout: Signs and Practical Next Steps
Common signs of caregiver stress and practical ways to reduce mental load, share tasks and reassess the care plan.
Alzheimer’s Wandering: What to Do Before and After Someone Goes Missing
Practical steps for reducing wandering risk, preparing identification and responding quickly if someone goes missing.
Alzheimer’s Sundowning: A Practical Evening Plan for Caregivers
Ways to track triggers, reduce evening stimulation and build a calmer, more predictable evening routine.
When Someone With Alzheimer’s Refuses to Bathe: Practical Approaches
Caregiver strategies for protecting dignity, reducing fear and making bathing less stressful.
Alzheimer’s Hallucinations and Paranoia: What Caregivers Can Do
How to respond calmly, avoid unnecessary confrontation and recognize changes that should be discussed with a health professional.
Alzheimer’s Sleep Problems: A Nighttime Routine for Caregivers
A practical nighttime routine for reducing confusion, supporting safety and tracking sleep patterns.
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Emergency Information Sheet
What information to keep ready for urgent medical visits, hospital trips and unexpected caregiver handoffs.
How Families Can Share Alzheimer’s Caregiving Responsibilities
How to divide recurring tasks, assign backups and reduce the mental load on one primary caregiver.
Alzheimer’s Doctor Visit Preparation Checklist for Caregivers
A before-during-after checklist for bringing concerns, medication information and useful observations to appointments.
Alzheimer’s Mealtime Problems: Eating and Drinking Changes
Ways to simplify meals, track patterns and recognize eating or swallowing changes that need professional evaluation.
Late-Stage Alzheimer’s Daily Care Checklist for Family Caregivers
A practical daily framework for comfort, mobility, eating and drinking, observations and questions for the care team.
A practical system for caregivers
If you want these ideas organized into a single step-by-step educational system, The Alzheimer’s Caregiver Compass™ brings together practical guidance for routines, communication, safety, planning, appointments and caregiver support.
Trusted external resources
For additional caregiver information and support, visit the National Institute on Aging Alzheimer’s caregiving resources, the Alzheimer’s Association caregiver center, and the CDC caregiving information.