The ticking meter -- Seeking a correct diagnosis -- What to expect : making the first decisions -- Habilitation, the new approach -- Seeing the world from the patient's perspective -- Tenet #1 : make the physical environment work -- Tenet #2 : know that communication remains possible -- Tenet #3 : focus on remaining skills -- Tenet #4 : live in the patient's world : behavioral changes -- Tenet #5 : enrich the patient's life -- Caring for the care partner -- Receiving home care -- Receiving care outside of a family home -- Inspiration -- Appendix. Good food for people with Alzheimer's.
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