Happy & Healthy with Amy

How to Build an Alzheimer’s Care Team

• Amy Lang • Season 2 • Episode 41

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If your mom or dad was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, you may already feel the weight of caregiving starting to land on your shoulders.

But here’s the good news: being the primary caregiver does not mean doing it alone.

In this episode of Happy & Healthy with Amy, Amy walks you through how to build an Alzheimer’s care team early, before caregiving by default becomes an unwanted reality. You’ll learn who belongs on the team, what each person holds, and how to ask for help without feeling like you’re begging people to care. 

What to Listen For

  • 01:20 — What caregiving in the Alzheimer's space actually means
  • 03:00 — How caregiving by default happens 
  • 04:45 — Why building a care team is also prevention
  • 06:30 — The three professional anchors
  • 10:00 — How the neurologist helps you understand the brain-specific picture and future options. 
  • 12:15 — Why asking for a social worker may be the one question that changes everything. 
  • 15:30 — The one-page care team note that keeps everyone from relying on your memory alone. 
  • 18:00 — How to ask family and friends for help so you don't feel like you're begging

Building an Alzheimer’s care team early is one of the most loving and practical things you can do for your parent, your family, and yourself. 

Listen to this episode now, then subscribe to Happy & Healthy with Amy and download the free guide, Mom Was Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Now What?

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Recommended Complimentary Episodes

  1. My Mom Was Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Am I Next? — This is the natural starting point for listeners who are scared that a parent’s diagnosis means their own future is already written. It covers family history, modifiable risk factors, menopause, and the first five brain-health moves Amy recommends. 
  2. After an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: A Family Checklist — A strong companion episode because it walks families through the first practical questions to ask after diagnosis, including how to move from panic into grounded action. 
  3. Alzheimer’s Prevention: What the Cochrane Review Means — Helpful for listeners trying to make sense of scary headlines, anti-amyloid drugs, and what “clinically meaningful” really means for Alzheimer’s prevention. 
  4. GLP-1s and Alzheimer’s Prevention: Hope or Hype? — A good fit for midlife women hearing about GLP-1s, APOE4, and dementia risk and wanting a more grounded way to evaluate the hype. 
  5. The Menopause–Alzheimer’s Link: How to Protect Your Brain Health Now — Recommended for women in perimenopause or menopause who want to understand why this transition matters for cognitive health. 

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