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  • A Dignified Life: The Best FriendsTM Approach to Alzheimer's Care: A Guide for Care Partners

    • ASIN: 0757316654
    • ISBN: 0757316654
    • Brand: Health Communications Inc
    • Manufacturer: Health Communications Inc

    More than 5 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease or a related form of dementia. By the year 2030, experts estimate that as many as 66 million people around the world will be faced with this life-altering disease. Unfortunately, these staggering statistics impact millions of caregivers, too. Compared with all types of car... [Read More]

  • The Best Friends Approach to Dementia Care, Second Edition

    • ASIN: B01H8E7YUY
    • Manufacturer: Health Professions Press, Inc.

    Successfully implement this relationship-centered approach to dementia care that builds on the essential elements of friendship—respect, empathy, support, trust, and humor.For decades the acclaimed Best Friends™ approach has been widely recognized for helping people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias experience meaningful engagement and dig... [Read More]

  • A Dignified Life: The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care, A Guide for Family Caregivers

    • ASIN: 075730060X
    • ISBN: 075730060X
    • Brand: Brand: HCI
    • Manufacturer: HCI

    Four million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer's disease and experts estimate that 22 million people around the world will be so afflicted by 2025. Far too many families are struggling with the emotionally and physically draining responsibility of redefining their relationship with, and caring for, someone who not long ago was a vibrant mem... [Read More]

  • The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

    • ASIN: B06XX2JRJ7
    • Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins University Press

    Through five editions, The 36-Hour Day has been an essential resource for families who love and care for people with Alzheimer disease. Whether a person has Alzheimer disease or another form of dementia, he or she will face a host of problems. The 36-Hour Day will help family members and caregivers address these challenges and simultaneously cope... [Read More]

  • Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease

    • UPC: 046442485173
    • ASIN: 0618485171
    • ISBN: 9780618485178
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    More than four million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s, and as many as twenty million have close relatives or friends with the disease. Revolutionizing the way we perceive and live with Alzheimer’s, Joanne Koenig Coste offers a practical approach to the emotional well-being of both patients and caregivers that emphasizes relating to patients ... [Read More]

  • Living with cancer: If we had only known then ... A "little" book to help Cancer Patients and Caregivers with their journey ahead.

    • ASIN: B01A2OESME
    • Manufacturer: Maryellen Woods

    My husband was diagnosed with Stage 1 Lung Cancer three years ago. We read what we could so we could be better prepared about what to expect. Unfortunately, most of what we found was helpful, but, outdated. We had to learn a lot the hard way. The purpose of this book is to help others avoid learning this way. If our experiences help just one person... [Read More]

  • Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner (The New Harbinger Loving Someone Series)

    • ASIN: 1608822192
    • ISBN: 1608822192
    • Brand: New Harbinger Publications
    • Manufacturer: New Harbinger Publications

    Maintaining a relationship is hard enough without the added challenges of your partner’s bipolar disorder symptoms. Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder offers information and step-by-step advice for helping your partner manage mood swings and impulsive actions, allowing you to finally focus on enjoying your relationship while also taking time f... [Read More]

  • Finding Grace in the Face of Dementia

    • ASIN: 1433552094
    • ISBN: 1433552094
    • Brand: Crossway Books
    • Manufacturer: Crossway

    A diagnosis of dementia in a loved one can be both frightening and frustrating. Only a biblical foundation fuels a Christian response that both honors the patient and glorifies God. Drawing on years of professional experience working with Alzheimer's patients, Dr. John Dunlop wants to transform the way we think about dementia. Rooting his vision of... [Read More]

  • When Someone You Know Is Living in a Dementia Care Community: Words to Say and Things to Do (A 36-Hour Day Book)

    • ASIN: 1421420651
    • ISBN: 1421420651
    • Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins University Press

    Life changes dramatically for the entire family when the decision is made to move a person who has dementia from home to community care. Rachael Wonderlin, a gerontologist, dementia care expert, and popular dementia care blogger, helps caregivers cope with the difficult behaviors, emotions, and anxieties that both they and their loved one may exper... [Read More]

  • The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare

    • ASIN: 1493010034
    • ISBN: 1493010034
    • Brand: Taylor Trade Publishing
    • Manufacturer: Taylor Trade Publishing

    In a powerful blending of memoir and practical strategies from a medical doctor’s perspective, The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents – and ourselves - from the Perils of Modern Healthcare reveals the hidden side of modern healthcare practices for aging Americans. This ground-breaking book, co-written by award-winning author Marcy Houle and nat... [Read More]

  • A Loving Approach to Dementia Care: Making Meaningful Connections with the Person Who Has Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementia or Memory Loss (A 36-Hour Day Book)

    • ASIN: 1421400340
    • ISBN: 1421400340
    • Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins University Press

    Caring for someone with dementia means devotedly and patiently doing a hundred little things each day. Few care providers are trained to meet the challenges of dementia, however. They need the guidance this book provides to overcome caregiving obstacles and cultivate more meaningful relationships with loved ones who have dementia and memory loss.La... [Read More]

  • Thoughtful Dementia Care: Understanding the Dementia Experience

    • ASIN: 1480007579
    • ISBN: 1480007579
    • Brand: Brand: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

    An easy-to-read and sensitive portrayal of the changing world of people with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease or other diseases, and those who care for them. Offers insights into emotional reactions and practical suggestions based on deep understanding of the way people with dementia view many situations. The author carefully explains the loss o... [Read More]

  • Daily Comforts for Caregivers

    • ASIN: 1577490886
    • ISBN: 1577490886
    • Brand: Fairview Press
    • Manufacturer: Fairview Press

    For those who feel overwhelmed by the day-to-day struggles of caregiving, this charming little book offers gentle guidance and support.

  • Creating Moments of Joy for the Person With Alzheimer's or Dementia

    • ASIN: 1557534624
    • ISBN: 1557534624
    • Brand: Brackey, Jolene
    • Manufacturer: Purdue University Press

    Jolene Brackey has a vision. A vision that will soon look beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's disease and focus more of our energy on creating moments of joy. When a person has short-term memory loss, his life is made up of moments. But if you think about it, our memory is made up of moments, too. We are not able to create a perfectly wonderful da... [Read More]

  • My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing "Slow Medicine," the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones

    • ASIN: 0061243027
    • ISBN: 0061243027
    • Manufacturer: Harper

    What's the right thing to do for mom and dad as they get older?Thanks to advances in science and medicine, more of our parents are living longer than ever before. And though we are rewarded with more time with the people we love, we are also faced with new sets of complications—more diseases, more disability, more need for support and careful jud... [Read More]

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