Recommended Reading
Help for Care Partners
With over 3.5 million copies sold, the bestselling guide to understanding and caring for people with dementia is now completely revised and updated!
For 40 years, The 36-Hour Day has been the leading work in the field for caregivers of those with dementia. Written by experts with decades of experience caring for individuals with memory loss, Alzheimer's, and other dementias, the book is widely known for its authoritativeness and compassionate approach to care. Featuring everything from the causes of dementia to managing its early stages to advice on caring for those in the later stages of the disease, it is widely considered to be the most detailed and trusted book available.
Highlighting useful takeaway messages and informed by recent research into the causes of dementia, this new edition has been completely updated. It features
• brand-new content on everything from home care aides to useful apps to promising preventative techniques and therapies
• practical advice for avoiding caregiver burnout—plus tips for when and how to get additional help
• a completely new two-column design that allows readers to quickly access what they need
The central idea underlying this indispensable book—that much can be done to improve the lives of people with dementia and of those caring for them—remains the same. The 36-Hour Day is the definitive dementia care guide.
Excellent Workbook
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This book is designed for family caregivers to help them quickly understand dementia — what it is, and how it affects behaviors, and how to become a more effective, less stressed-out caregiver. Filled with illustrations and photos, it provides a complete understanding of the nine most common dementias, providing caregivers with useful, actionable strategies for dealing with challenging behaviors, caregiver stress, guilt and more.
A Useful Guide
to Parenting Your Parents
Local Georgetown resident, Jim Comer, wrote this book after taking care of his parents as they went through the aging process. The personal, “Been There” advice you can trust resource book.
Includes “Fifty Questions That Will Save You Time, Money and Tears”.
Newly edited and updated!
Untangling Alzheimer’s is an indispensable guide for family members and professional caregivers. Focused on making a complex and often overwhelming disease process understandable, it’s an essential resource for anyone who provides care for a person with dementia. Filled with real-life examples and practical tips in everyday language, this book empowers caregivers with the information they need to provide better care.