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Because FTD often strikes at a relatively young age, many people are diagnosed before they have adequately planned their end-of-life care needs. This issue of Partners in FTD Care explains how persons diagnosed and their care partners can collaborate with…

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This issue explains how care partners can work with to develop individualized plan based on their loved ones’ own unique behavioral patterns, needs and interests. It outlines ways that family members can “think like an occupational therapist” to help manage…

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Because 60% of persons diagnosed with FTD are between the ages of 45-64, the chances of young children still living in the home are high. This issue outlines strategies and resources that family members, residential staff and facility care staff…

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This issue explores the case of Ben M. as he progresses through the stages of nonfluent/agrammatic PPA. It describes changes in his communication over time, and the efforts of his care partners and care team to rebuild lost function, supplement…

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Transitioning from home-based care to residential long-term care can present challenges for individuals living with FTD, for family members, and for the entire care team. This issue offers ideas for care teams to consider during transition planning, and shares practical…

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This issue explores the case of Jackie Riddle, who faced progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and moved into an assisted living community with her husband (also her care partner) when his own health declined. The story follows the progression of Jackie’s…

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Changes in eating, combined with the ritualistic and repetitive behaviors and diminished social awareness that accompany FTD, contribute to care challenges as well as health and safety concerns. This issue offers lessons and tools that health professionals and care partners…

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This issue demonstrates the importance of understanding how strongly the loss of empathy and connection in FTD impact the person’s family and delivery of care. Training and support for all members of the caregiving team can produce more positive interventions…

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When a person develops FTD, the disease can cause changes in sexual behavior; several types of changes are possible that are distressing to care partners and others. In this issue, two case studies illustrate issues of sexuality in FTD and…

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This issue of Partners in FTD Care demonstrates how careful planning, behavioral interventions and other care strategies can be used effectively to provide care for people with FTD who exhibit aggressive behavior. Issue #11: Spring 2014: Why Does He Act…

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