• Alcohol Use In Older People*
• Beware Of Health Scams*
• Considering Surgery*
• Depression*
• Forgetfulness: Knowing When To Ask For Help*
• Getting Your Affairs in Order
• HIV, AIDS, and Older People*
• Mourning the Death of a Spouse
• Nursing Homes: Making The Right Choice*
• Sexuality In Later Life*
• Urinary Incontinence*
In-depth publications are also available. Examples are listed below.
• End of Life: Helping With Comfort and Care
• Exercise and Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging*
• So Far Away: Twenty Questions and Answers About Long-Distance Caregiving
• Talking With Your Doctor: A Guide for Older People*
• There’s No Place Like Home—for Growing Old:
Tips from the National Institute on Aging
NIA’s ADEAR Center has a wide variety of free publications for people with cognitive problems, their families, and caregivers, such as Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease. To order, contact: Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
1-800-438-4380 (toll-free)
www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
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Suggestions
Please send comments, personal observations,
practical experiences, or suggestions to:
Freddi Karp, Editor
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
National Institute on Aging
Building 31, Room 5C27
Bethesda, MD 20892
1-301-496-1752
karpf@nia.nih.gov
Contributors: Caroline McNeil, Freelance Writer; Karin Kolsky and Megan J. Homer, NIA Office of Communications and Public Liaison; Susan R. Farrer, JBS International, Inc. Design: Susan Spangler Design & Illustration
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