Dementia Care

For decades, researchers have chased a pharmaceutical cure for memory loss. But despite the fact that no disease-modifying biotech treatments have emerged, new research suggests that dementia rates have actually declined in the United States and Western Europe over the last decade. Why is this happening? And what does it mean for brain health in the future?

🌟 Navigating Alzheimer’s Disease: A Guide for Families and Caregivers 🌟 Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s can feel overwhelming—but you don’t have to do it alone. Navigating Alzheimer’s Disease is your trusted guide to understanding the condition, managing daily challenges, and finding emotional support along the journey. ✨ Inside this essential book, you'll discover: ✔ Understanding Alzheimer’s – Learn how the disease progresses and what to expect at each stage. ✔ Real-Life Stories – Gain insights from families who have walked this path, sharing their ...

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 ...

It has been said that everyone knows a cancer survivor, but no one has met an Alzheimer's survivor - until now. In his first two books, Dr. Dale Bredesen outlined the revolutionary treatments that are changing what had previously seemed like the inevitable outcome of cognitive decline and dementia. And in these moving narratives, you can hear directly from the first survivors of Alzheimer’s themselves - their own amazing stories of hope told in their own words.

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.

The prospect of a long-term commitment to caregiving for someone with dementia can trigger overwhelming fear, leaving you uncertain about where to even begin. The feeling of helplessness can be difficult to bear! Fortunately, you'll find answers and practical tools in this helpful caregiver handbook. Discover strategies to care for your loved one while not losing yourself in the process.

"How to Wipe" is funny, sad, angry and depressing. You'll laugh out loud, cry your eyes out, and grit your teeth in anger. In the end, you'll be emotionally exhausted ...happy, sad, mad, mildly depressed, and completely relieved that it's finally over. The book serves two purposes: 1. to pull the curtain back on caregiving for an Alzheimer's patient, so you'll know something of what to expect from this horrible disease, and 2. to serve as a bit of a "how-to" guide to help you cope with the daily grind. This book is about the ugly underbelly of Alzheimer's written by a guy who actually had ...

Dementia caregivers frequently suffer from emotional stress, financial hardship, and fractured families. Discover successful care techniques and useful resources that decrease these stresses from day one. Caregiver Overwhelmed is written by a registered nurse with over 20 years of hands-on experience in elderly care and dementia. As a memory care director and home care clinical manager, she focuses on providing education to both professional and family caregivers. Her expertise is now available for home caregivers in this resource-rich, how-to guide.

Providing relief from burnout and overwhelm, The Secret to Alzheimer’s Dementia Care, is a compassionate and practical guide for family caregivers facing the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease. Written with deep empathy, it equips you with the confidence, compassion, and knowledge to care for your loved one while maintaining your own health and peace of mind. This comprehensive resource takes you step-by-step through each stage of care, from diagnosis to end-of-life, providing essential tools to help you care for your loved one while managing your own emotional well-being.

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.

Caregiving: How to Hold On While Letting Go – Real Help, Hope & Humor for Alzheimer’s, Dementia & Parkinson’s Caregivers Are you caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, or Parkinson’s disease? You're not alone—and this book is here to walk with you through the emotional and practical challenges with actionable strategies. In Caregiving: How to Hold On While Letting Go, Debbie DeMoss Compton shares her firsthand experiences, heartfelt encouragement, and real-world solutions to help you manage the stress and uncertainty of caregiving. Backed by research, interviews, and...

Almost six million Americans—about one in every ten people over the age of sixty-five—have Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias, and this number is projected to more than double by 2050. What is it like to live with and amid this increasingly prevalent condition—an affliction that some fear more than death? In My Father’s Brain, the distinguished physician and author Sandeep Jauhar sets his father’s descent into Alzheimer’s alongside his own journey toward understanding this disease and how it might best be coped with, if not cured.

Caregiving is challenging, but understanding your loved one's behavior and using effective strategies can ease the burden.

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 ...

WARNING: This book will transform you into the ultimate cool-cat in ANY crowd! Ever wondered about why cats seem irresistibly drawn to laser pointers? Or the mystery behind cats' uncanny ability to sense their owner's emotions? (HINT: It's NOT because they're psychic) Look up, cat lovers! Get ready to pounce on a whisker-twitching adventure with "Interesting Facts for Curious Cats"! Prepare To Uncover: The scientific curiosity behind a cat's love for chasing laser dots The historical tale of cats' sacred status in Ancient Egypt The intriguing fact that cats have a unique 'language' they use...

Eveline Helmink's life changed forever when her mother showed signs of dementia. With her father living in denial and her mother slowly becoming unable to recognize her, Eveline was left emotionally stranded with no help on the way. Over 16 million people in the US, like Eveline, are not receiving the support they need as someone they're close to battles dementia—but this book can provide a much-needed source of emotional sustenance.

Overthinking in Relationships and Survivors of Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's Guide to Mental Health and Aging emerges as a beacon of light, offering a repository of understanding and strategies for those entrenched in the dual challenges of caregiving and personal mental health. This compassionate guide delves deep into the heart of Alzheimer’s caregiving, coupled with the pervasive challenge of overthinking in personal relationships.

The daily challenges of living – and thriving – with the realities of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia and Alzheimer’s affect millions worldwide, reshaping the lives of individuals and their loved ones. In this book, readers will find a compassionate guide to understanding, managing, and navigating the complexities of these life-altering conditions. With expert insights and practical tools, this book helps caregivers, families, and patients face the journey ahead with knowledge, resilience, and hope. This book contains the following: The early signs of dementia and how to ...

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.

From the author of the popular Mildred Budge church lady books comes a brand-new spin-off series featuring the friends of Mildred Budge and how they see the same world Miss Budge inhabits—and her, too. In Belle, the first book in the new series, friends of Mildred Budge see life in Cloverdale through the eyes of Belle Deerborn. Belle Deerborn lives next door to Mildred Budge. The Deerborn house is across and open field, and Belle sits out on her back stoop each morning reading her Bible and also watching Mildred live and the people who come and go. Others see Belle as living a confined ...