When Your Loved One Has Dementia: A Simple Guide for Caregivers
Eighty percent of persons with dementia live at home, and the family members caring for them are often overwhelmed by the enormous responsibility and the complexities of care. This book is designed to support the caregivers and help them understand the needs and feelings of the person for whom they are caring. A central focus is the goal of sustaining a loving family relationship between the caregiver and the patient. Developed from a training program for professionals and family caregivers, this book teaches the basics of dementia care while emphasizing communication, understanding and acceptance, and personal growth through the caregiving experience. The result is a guide that integrates the practicalities of caregiving with the human emotions that accompany it.
When Your Loved One Has Dementia: A Simple Guide for Caregivers Accessories
 The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss in Later Life, 4th Edition
The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life (3rd Edition)
What If It's Not Alzheimer's?: A Caregiver's Guide to Dementia (Updated & Revised)
Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease
A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier
The Art of Dementia Care
Keeping Busy: A Handbook of Activities for Persons with Dementia
Dementia Caregivers Share Their Stories: A Support Group in a Book
Nurturing Nuggets For Dementia Caregivers: 25 Supportive Strategies In Caring For Persons With Dementia
The Fearless Caregiver: How to Get the Best Care for Your Loved One and Still Have a Life of Your Own (Capital Cares)
When Your Loved One Has Dementia: A Simple Guide for Caregivers Reviews
If you are starting down this road with a family member or friend get this book as soon as possible. It may take a few bumps out of the road for you. I am half way through this book and can already say that it is a great resource.
Good resources were also offered. When caring for a loved one with dementia at home, there is little time for reading; this book was a quick read offering good insights to basic care.
by Susan Berg author of Adorable Photographs of Our Baby: Meaningful, Mind Stimulating Activities and More for the Memory Challenged, Their Loved Ones, and Involved Professionals Even though this book may seem simple at first glance, it is loaded with advice that any caregiver can use. It covers the necessary basics that any caregiver must know about such as:communication, safety, and meaningful activities you can do together.
An excellent starting point for those with questions. When Your Loved One Has Dementia: A Simple Guide For Caregivers reviews all kinds of challenges, from safety in handling and caring for sufferers and communication challenges to understanding levels of impairment, daily life, and more. Any who care for Alzheimer sufferers or those with other dementias know the challenges involved: eighty percent of people with dementia live at home, and family members often find themselves challenged by unfamiliar demands and new routines.
When Your Loved One Has Dementia: A Simple Guide For Caregivers reviews all kinds of challenges, from safety in handling and caring for sufferers and communication challenges to understanding levels of impairment, daily life, and more. Any who care for Alzheimer sufferers or those with other dementias know the challenges involved: eighty percent of people with dementia live at home, and family members often find themselves challenged by unfamiliar demands and new routines. An excellent starting point for those with questions.
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