Dementia Care

Caring Beyond the Cure. Understanding Without Meds. Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia is a journey filled with love—and at times, profound difficulty. Navigating Dementia: Managing Challenging Behaviors Without Medications is a compassionate, practical guide for families and caregivers facing the unpredictable and often heartbreaking behaviors that can emerge as dementia progresses. From unexpected aggression to social withdrawal, obsessive routines to emotional outbursts, these behaviors are more than just symptoms—they're silent cries for help, driven by fear, ...

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 ...

For 15 years, Robert Tell was his widowed Mom's caregiver as her mind and personality disappeared into the fog of dementia. He tells the tale with compassion and humor in this full length, fast moving memoir. His lesson: Caregiver burnout can be helped. Laugh and cry with him as he takes away her car keys, helps her move into tiny quarters with all her furniture, tries to undo mismanagement of her finances, and refuses to promise never to put her into a nursing home.

Are you overwhelmed by the challenges of dementia caregiving? Struggling to find balance while supporting a loved one? Facing Dementia Care Together is your ultimate guide to transforming your caregiving journey—without sacrificing your mental health or personal well-being.

Unraveling the Mysteries of Dementia: Early Signs and Symptoms Are forgetfulness, confusion, or personality changes just signs of aging—or something more? "Unraveling the Mysteries of Dementia: Early Signs and Symptoms" is a powerful, eye-opening guide designed to help you understand one of the most misunderstood and life-altering conditions of our time. Whether you're a caregiver, a family member, or someone seeking answers, this book offers essential knowledge, compassion, and clarity. Dementia is not just one disease—it’s an umbrella term for over 100 different conditions, with ...

All those with dementia deserve the best care—but who looks out for the caregivers who are giving their all? Learn the art of compassion so you can not only be the best caregiver but make sure you are supported in the process too! The Compassionate Dementia Caregiver Guide: How to Care for People with Alzheimer’s or Dementia While Caring for Yourself is your lifeline for balancing care for your loved one and self

What happens when a younger person gets dementia and becomes filled with peace? Finding the Light is a poignant memoir about a mother’s journey caring for her son with a terminal form of early-onset dementia, Frontotemporal Degeneration, or FTD. From the overwhelming tasks that must be done to ultimately sharing the meaningful insights that can be gained in this experience, you can’t come away without being deeply moved. Claytor shares ways to lessen the toll of caregiving with stress-reducing methods and options for self-care, financial tips, and suggestions for good estate planning. ...

Take charge of caregiving: conquer daily challenges, communicate effectively, and transform behavioral changes with 9 actionable steps. No one prepares you for dementia, but no one prepares your loved one, either. The world has over 55 million dementia patients, which only increases annually. And not a single one of them was prepared.

Recognizing that someone in your life has dementia is shocking. Lessons Learned About Dementia From My Mother will help the reader better understand some of the unique characteristics of dementia. The book leads through three areas including changes to watch for, cultivating a comfortable environment, and tips for visiting. This is not a medical book but a daughter's experience shared in the hope of helping others who are navigating this difficult journey.

This is the revised Creating the Dynamic Dementia Care Team. This manual has been expanded and contains skill information for self-evaluation, brain anatomy of persons with dementia and how to interact, communicate, and help provide quality of life for those with brain related deficits. Caregivers are given practical tips and quizzes throughout the book. At the end of the book there is a self-evaluation chapter and help for family caregivers.

“#1 International Bestseller, The Neurogenesis Diet and Lifestyle quickly became an international sensation. The book brings together the latest in neuroscience research to present a new and proven approach to brain health and aging." The most important book you’ll read this year. The Neurogenesis Diet and Lifestyle brings together the latest in neuroscience research to present a new and proven view of brain health and aging. Only recently has it been discovered that the brain produces new brain cells throughout our entire lives, a process called neurogenesis. The rate at which we form ...

Things you need to do now! Learn what decisions are necessary when you or a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or any terminal illness. With the emotional weight of dealing with a terrible, terminal disease, these decisions can seem like too much to deal with. This audiobook helps you begin sorting these problems out and tackling them one by one using numerous checklists with easy-to-follow instructions for exactly what you need to do.

I didn’t set out to write a post-pandemic health book. The seeds of this book were sown over a decade ago. Yet its core message––stress causes disease and lost stress resilience can be recovered––couldn’t be more timely. Each day brings new stories of health challenges presented as mysterious and unsolvable. Rising rates of anxiety, depression, long COVID, post-pandemic stress disorder, and a raft of physical and mental ailments all attest to the centrality of stress in disease and the global hit to stress resilience we have collectively experienced. While acknowledging these ...

If you're looking for a guide that will help you navigate the complexities of dementia care, then look no further; this is the book for you! Caring for someone with dementia is noble and rewarding, but it can be extremely overwhelming. Navigating Dementia Care will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to empower you to give the best support to those under your care while enhancing their quality of life and yours as well.

From the seven health conditions that are often mistaken for Dementia to understanding what causes neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s, Dementia Must-Knows is the only caregiver’s guide to early-stage dementia you need.

Take Charge of Your Loved One's Care with This Essential Handbook Caring for a loved one with dementia is one of the most noble, challenging, and important tasks you can undertake. This guide provides you with the tools to be a confident, empowered, and knowledgeable caregiver, including: Behavior 101: How to manage troublesome behaviors. Health & Hygiene: Nutrition, bathing, and exercise essentials. Medication & Therapy: Strategies for effective treatment management. Dos and Don'ts: Key caregiving tips.

When a loved one shows signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, you will face challenges for which you feel ill-prepared. Dozens of decisions will need to be made:•Can Mom live by herself safely? If not, what if she refuses to leave her home?•When do I need to take away the car keys and checkbook?•How do I deal with her obstinate refusal to take a bath or go to the doctor?•Should I correct her when she insists her long-dead sister is still alive or that Ronald Reagan is still President?•How do I handle her repetitive questions and accusations I’m stealing from her?•How do I...

While there are rewards to caring for those we love, there is no denying being a caregiver is a stressful job. It’s physically demanding, mentally exhausting, and emotionally draining. It simply wears us thin.

DEMENTIA CAREGIVING - A COMPASSIONATE GUIDE FOR CAREGIVERS Dementia is a thief that steals memories and moments, leaving in its wake a shell of the person your loved one used to be. As their caregiver, you find yourself on a rollercoaster of emotions, juggling the needs of your loved one with the demands of life. You want nothing more than for them to feel healthy, happy, and loved, but the weight of responsibility can be overwhelming. In those moments of exhaustion, you need someone who understands and offers guidance & empathy to help you navigate this journey. And, Janet G. Cruz's ‘...

Did you know that there are five million people in the US living with Alzheimer's and by 2050, there are projected to be 14 million? Spreading awareness of Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia is desperately needed. There are many more people with these diseases than other diseases that get much more money approved for research from the government or from donations. This book was written to bring better awareness that people with dementia matter. Plus, the self-sacrificing hardworking caregivers who take care of spouses also matter.