The The Practical Memory Institute (PMI) offers informal caregivers a way to help their loved one or special relation with low to moderate cognitive impairment to improve everyday memory performance.

Each Memory Works® program was developed under research funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health and shows how to improve common memory issues such as remembering names, faces, facts, numbers or figures, intentions to do things you need to do, etc.

As an informal caregiver, you will want to become knowledgeable on a variety of topics to help your loved one cope with memory problems, especially the particular kinds of memory impairments related to his or her condition. You should become familiar with all the details of a multi-modal approach to memory regarding the many factors, other than raw memory ability, that can effect a person's everyday memory performance.