The National Institute on Aging is grateful to the staff of the Rush University Alzheimer's Disease Center, Chicago, Illinois, for their original work in creating this easy-to-use guide. Special thanks go to David A. Bennett, MD, Director of the Rush University Alzheimer's Disease Center; Raj C. Shah, MD, Medical Director of the Rush Memory Center; Carol J. Farran, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Director of the Education Core; Danielle Arends, RN, APN/CNP, Certified Gerontological Nurse Practitioner; Julie Bach, MS, MSW, Social Worker and Study Coordinator; Susan Frick, MSW, Social Worker; Karen L. Graham, MA, Director of Multicultural Community Outreach; Pam Smith, M.Ad.Ed, Educational Coordinator; and Anna D. Treinkman, RN, MSN, CNP, Certified Nurse Practitioner.
NIA also appreciates the contributions of caregiver quotes from Edna L. Ballard, MSW, ACSW, of the Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Duke University. The quotes are part of the booklet, Lessons Learned: Shared Experiences in Coping (1999) by Edna L. Ballard, MSW, ACSW, and Cornelia M Poer, MSW, ACSW, and participants of Duke University Alzheimer Support Groups.
Many thanks to Pierre Tariot, MD, Clinical Core, Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Center; and Steven Arnold, MD, Clinical Core, University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer's Disease Center, for their review of information about medicines.
And finally, the NIA would like to thank the National Capital Area and Maryland Chapters of the Alzheimer’s Association for helping locate caregivers to review the guide and the caregivers who provided many insightful, pragmatic, and helpful comments.
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Wendy Mettger, Mettger Communications
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David M. Burton, JBS International, Inc.
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