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Rapid Recovery


We know how important professional rehabilitation facilities and services are to your recovery. Our facilities feature


skilled nursing and rehabilitation services and a dedicated staff to help you more fully recover. The Rapid Recovery program offers occupational, speech, and physical therapy for all ages.


Let Rapid Recovery Help You Down The Road To Recovery HUNTER CREEK


www.huntercreekhealthandrehabilitation.com HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC


What is the course of the disease?


No two patients are alike. No patient’s course is predictable.


• Early - (3 to 5 years) - Mild amnesia; good function at home; few psychiatric symptoms.


• Middle - (3 to 10 years) - Many intellectual impairments; poor function at home; many psychiatric/behavior problems.


• Late - (5 to 20 years) - Multiple severe intellectual impairments; no function at home; total care required; loss of bowel and bladder function.


• Education about the disease should be the family’s fi rst line of defense.


• Realize that denial of the problem will not make it go away.


• Seek out a knowledgeable, caring physician who will work with you to manage the patient’s behavioral problems, as well as their physical complaints.


• Plan ahead. Take care of fi nancial issues and legal documents like a living will and durable


power of attorney.


• Seek out services that will ease your burden such as adult day care, Meals on Wheels, and local support groups.


• Remember, Alzheimer’s programs are here to help.


For more information contact:


Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama P.O. Box 2273


Birmingham, AL 35201 205-871-7970 www.alzca.org


Alzheimer’s & Dementia Help Line: 1-800-272-3900


Alzheimer’s Resource Center: 334-702-2273 or 1-888-702-8689 www.wesharethecare.org


Area Agency on Aging: 205-333-2990 or 1-800-243-5463 www.westalabamaaging.org


Dementia Education and Training Program 200 University Blvd. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401


205-759-0139 or 800-457-5679 www.alzbrain.org


The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America 866-232-8484 www.alzfdn.org


For a listing of Caregiving Support Groups refer to page 38.


How can families cope with this disease? Global Tracking Bracelets


Project Lifesaver in Alabama Managed by Alabama State Troopers Aviation Unit 334-284-2658 www.projectlifesaver.org


Caring Days Adult Daycare, Project Lifesaver for Tuscaloosa County 205-752-6840


205-333-2990 • www.westalabamaaging.org


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