Dementia Care

The Dementia Caregiver’s Survival Guide is here to offer a lifeline to caregivers, providing practical advice and emotional support to help you cope with the complexities of dementia care. This survival guide offers a road map, empowering caregivers to understand the disease, manage difficult symptoms, and cope with financial challenges, patient aggression, depression, and much more.

Practical strategies that work when dementia behaviors feel impossible to manage In The Dementia Care Toolkit, board-certified geropsychologist Dr. Natali Edmonds delivers what the healthcare system cannot—practical, compassionate strategies that actually work in real homes when behaviors...

This improved handbook answers questions around the diseases that cause dementia and provides reassurance through modern advances in our understanding of the condition.

Providing dementia care is profoundly stressful for families and caregivers. People with dementia or Alzheimer’s experience emotional distress, which leads to behavioral complications and the need for institutional care. However, if families and caregivers are able to identify the emotional needs caused by dementia and understand which skills are lost and which remain, they can lower the behavioral complications and their own stress.

An easy-to-listen 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.

Struggling with the demands of caring for a loved one with dementia? Overwhelmed by the challenges and unsure where to turn? This 2-in-1 audiobook bundle is your ultimate guide. Get the best value with this comprehensive resource, designed to support you every step of the way.

If you are new to caring for someone with dementia, grab this book and see how to BRING BACK THE FUN. Caring for someone with dementia is not easy...but there are so many things that you can still enjoy doing together! "Bring Back the Fun" is a collection of ideas for activities that appropriate for use by families at home as well as for in-home care providers that work with people with Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias. As you read the book, keep your own care recipient in mind...you are sure to find several ideas that you can put to use right away. This book is a compilation of ...

Alzheimer’s doesn’t arrive all at once. It unfolds — slowly, quietly, and in stages. In The 7 Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease: Walking Betty Home, Joshua Pettit shares both a clear explanation of each stage of Alzheimer’s and the deeply personal lessons he learned while caring for his mother for eleven years. This is more than a medical overview. It is a real-world guide from a son who walked through every phase — from the first subtle memory lapses to full-time caregiving and final goodbyes. Inside, you’ll find: A simple breakdown of all seven stages of Alzheimer’s What’s ...

What you will find in this 54-page interactive guidebook are Dr. Macie Smith's unique responses to typical questions dementia caregivers find themselves asking over and over again. As a Licensed Gerontology Social Worker, Dr. Smith responds to questions that range from the treatment of Alzheimer's to getting your loved one to drink water. You'll be happy to know that Dr. Smith's approach to responding to caregivers' questions is through 19 years of real world experiences both personally and professionally. It's real talk for real people with real concerns-Because more than 15 million ...

Some goodbyes happen all at once. This one takes years. If you are caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease — a parent, a spouse, a sibling, a beloved aunt — you already know that this goodbye is unlike any other. The person you love is still here, and also, in so many ways, already gone. You are grieving someone who is still in the room. You are exhausted in a way that sleep cannot fix. And you are doing one of the hardest things a human being can do, often with very little guidance and even less support. This book was written for you. Written by Nati Carrillo, a nurse practitioner ...

Tabitha Knicely is overwhelmed with sorrow and exhaustion caring for her beloved great-aunt, whose dementia is getting worse. When her neighbor Marcus Whittington accuses Tabitha of elder neglect, he doesn't realize how his threats to have Aunt Tweet taken away add to Tabitha's pain. Then Marcus gets to know the exuberant elderly lady and sees up close how hard Tabitha is fighting to keep everything together. Tabitha finds herself leaning on Marcus more and more. And he's becoming more than happy to share her burdens. 

Eliminate the fear of dementia and unlock mental clarity for the golden years, even if you've struggled with cognitive decline for years. Are you worried about losing your independence to dementia as the years go by? Have you been overwhelmed by conflicting information that leaves you confused and anxious? Or maybe you're facing early cognitive symptoms and urgently need solutions that work? You are not alone. Many seniors share your fears and concerns, but the promise of a sharper, healthier mind is within reach. Whether you're navigating through the confusion surrounding dementia ...

Are you caring for someone with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) or Parkinson’s Dementia whose symptoms shift hour by hour? When confusion comes and goes, visual hallucinations feel real, or movement and blood pressure changes create daily safety risks, standard dementia advice is simply not enough. The Lewy Body Dementia Caregiver Manual delivers evidence-aware, practical home-care protocols designed specifically for LBD and Parkinson’s dementia. Written by Vance Kensington, this comprehensive guide helps family caregivers, adult children, and home-care aides translate complex clinical ...

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 - and that is where A Loving Approach to Dementia Care can help. The book offers practical, compassionate advice on overcoming caregiving obstacles and maintaining meaningful relationships with loved ones who have dementia and memory loss.

Discover a compassionate and practical guide to navigating the challenges of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or dementia. This comprehensive 3-in-1 audiobook offers clear guidance for every stage of the caregiving journey, from recognizing early warning signs to managing the increasing demands of advanced memory care.

If you've always wanted to feel confident and in control of your loved one's daily dementia care and nutrition but you are constantly overwhelmed by mealtime battles, weight loss worries, and emotional burnout then keep reading… Are you sick and tired of feeling exhausted, guilty, and constantly stressed about what to cook or how to handle difficult behaviors? Do you finally want to say goodbye to sacrificing your own mental health and spending hours in the kitchen preparing meals that get rejected and discover something which works for you? If so, then you've come to the right place.

Learn to understand and care for those with dementia or Alzheimer’s in this indispensable guide, winner of a 2021 Best Indie Book Award. If you are caring for a parent who has dementia or Alzheimer's disease, what do you do first and where can you get help? Written by a daughter who provided care for her mom, Life Giving Dementia Care is an easy-to-listen, non-technical Amazon best-selling book (May 2021) that walks you step-by-step through dealing with all stages of dementia or Alzheimer's care.

The 5 Stages of Alzheimer’s: Navigate the Complexities of Caregiving, Foster Genuine Connections with Physical and Emotional Support Amidst Memory and Behavioral Challenges Are you or someone you love facing the challenges of Alzheimer's disease? Do you feel overwhelmed and unsure how to navigate the difficult journey ahead? Look no further - The 5 Stages of Alzheimer’s is here to guide you every step of the way. This comprehensive and compassionate guide delves into the five stages of Alzheimer's, providing a deep understanding of what to expect as the disease progresses. From the ...

Caring for someone with dementia can leave you wondering what to say, what to do and how to keep everyday life calm, safe and dignified. Dementia Care Dos and Don’ts is a practical, compassionate guide for family carers, caregivers, friends and anyone supporting a person living with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Written for readers in both the United Kingdom and the United States, it offers clear guidance for the difficult situations that rarely come with simple answers. Inside, you will learn how to: Communicate without arguing, correcting or causing unnecessary distress Respond ...

Navigate the emotional shock of a memory loss diagnosis with practical caregiving strategies that prevent family burnout. When thrust into the overwhelming reality of supporting an aging relative, finding grounded, everyday advice is your ultimate lifeline. This reassuring audio experience cuts...