The 36-Hour Day, 6th Edition

By: Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's Summary

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 with their own emotions and needs.

Featuring useful takeaway messages and informed by recent research into the causes of and the search for therapies to prevent or cure dementia, this edition includes new information on:

• Devices to make life simpler and safer for people who have dementia
• Strategies for delaying behavioral and neuropsychiatric symptoms
• Changes in Medicare and other health care insurance laws
• Palliative care, hospice care, durable power of attorney, and guardianship
• Dementia due to traumatic brain injury
• Choosing a residential care facility
• Support groups for caregivers, friends, and family members 

The central idea underlying the 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.

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I found this book both interesting and helpful!

The material covers a wide range of topics to help one understand, prepare, and cope with dementia. i appreciated the life story parts that helped give a deeper view into the perspective of the loved one you are caring for. I recomend this book.

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Listen to narrator before buying!

Terrible narration; narrator sounds like she’s yelling much of the time. Can’t stand to listen to it for very long.

2 people found this helpful

Great information

A wealth of information and a lot to digest if you have a loved one going through this disease. This audiobook need to come with a PDF workbook of all the prominent information you need. I am buying the kindle version as a refresher and reference guide. Blessings to everyone who goes through this and to the caretaker who had to endure this journey. One Love.

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" The 36 Hour Day "<br />

My Grandmother. had a ugly disease, Alzheimer s. My Mom traveled once a week to the home she. grew up in 3 hrs. total.. Mom. & Dad were raising 4. young daughters. My Mother now, as she puts it if she can " I have what she had" those are tough days. Now she s mean and demanding of my Dad who suffers from another ugly disease. It tastes family s apart. Being one of her daughter s, I listening to a very sad yet funny at times, informative book " The 36 Hour Day " I can't say enough about it, if your family suffers because of any type of dementia disease it s a Must read.......

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A wealth of knowledge

This is a great book and resource. It provides great insight for those who have Alzheimer’s, are caring for someone who has Alzheimer’s, or just have an interest in the topic. The numerous updates, since the original, are great since they provide up-to-date treatments for the disease.

This Explains It All 4Me...

i now can better understand what mom is going through as well as myself
her neurologist reffered this book to me months ago
i didnt right away but im happy i did...
exceptional excellence...#lifesaver

Awesome Book

I would recommend skipping the first chapter. It's like a fast forward from the beginning of the disease to the very end. It's quite overwhelming and frightening. It put me in a panic mode. In reality, AD (or probably any type of dementia) doesn't progress that rapidly.