Dementia Care

Feeling overwhelmed and underprepared? Discover relief and renewed hope with this guide to simpler and more rewarding dementia caregiving... Caring for someone with dementia can feel like an entire year packed into just 24 hours. The person you once knew vibrant, loving, and full of life is now lost in the haze of this condition. It's the most bitter and heartbreaking paradox. They're right in front of you, and yet they feel a world away.

Navigating Senior Care, handbook for the last chapters of life, uncovers the mysteries around Senior Care, Dementia & Dying. Every friend will gain benefit from this book.

The emotional impact of dementia on families cannot be understated. As loved ones face the realities of the condition, they may experience a range of feelings, including grief, frustration, and confusion. This emotional rollercoaster can strain relationships and create a sense of isolation among family members. However, by fostering open communication and seeking support from one another, families can create a nurturing environment. Sharing feelings and experiences can strengthen bonds, allowing family members to feel more connected and understood during this challenging time.

An in-depth understanding of progressive brain failure, dementia symptoms, the conditions that cause dementia, what to expect, investigating behaviors, dementia care facilities, promoting a high quality of life, and determining when it's time for Hospice care.

Alzheimer's disease is a looming threat, affecting millions and projected to impact even more in the coming decades. But you are not powerless. "Self-Care to Delay Getting Alzheimer's" is your essential guide to understanding and combating the silent fire of chronic inflammation, a key driver of this devastating disease. This book goes beyond the usual Alzheimer's prevention advice. It reveals chronic systemic inflammation as a major culprit triggering the onset of sporadic Alzheimer's disease.

A Gritty and Humorous Guide for Caregivers From Betsy Tong, the bestselling author of "The Edge: Your Brain on AI," comes an unflinching, insightful, and practical guide for unpaid caregivers navigating the often confusing world of early-stage dementia. "On the Frontlines: An Unpaid Carer’s Adventures in Early Stage Dementia" dives deep, offering real-world strategies and emotional support for those thrust into managing the decline of a loved one’s cognitive functions. In "On the Frontlines: An Unpaid Carer’s Adventures in Early Stage Dementia," Betsy Tong combines her personal ...

This book is a simple guide for caregivers caring for Alzheimer's patients.

Caring for a loved one with dementia can be one of the most rewarding yet challenging experiences of your life. Dementia Caregiving Guide is an essential resource for family members, caregivers, and friends of individuals living with dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease. This comprehensive guide is packed with practical advice, proven strategies, and compassionate insights to help you navigate the complexities of dementia caregiving with confidence and grace.

Are you facing the challenges of caring for a loved one with dementia? Watching someone you cherish gradually succumb to dementia can evoke a tumultuous mix of emotions—grief, anger, fear. You want to provide the best care, but where do you start? Amidst the physical, financial, emotional, and legal complexities, you might question your ability to be a full-time caregiver.

Are your loved ones plagued by invisible child thieves? Or maybe things aren’t that bad. Yet. Maybe your loved one has just gotten a little forgetful. Like, they’ve forgotten to pay their taxes. For years. Or they’re a lot more argumentative than they used to be, or you’re noticing bruises, or they seem to be giving a lot of money away to a lot of strange people. . . . You’re worried that your loved one is entering into some kind of decline. Well, you should be worried! Pseudonymous rando Alayna Smithee is here to let you know that when your loved one goes into decline, things can...

The companion to Laurenhue's Alzheimer's Basic Caregiving: An ABC Guide, this audiobook covers the daily issues of dressing, bathing, grooming, continence care, nutrition, and hydration. Like its companion volume, it is highly practical and surprisingly lighthearted. Families and professionals will find it easy to listen to and easy to put to instant use.

Alzheimer's caregiving challenges and how to deal with specific events. Care required for anyone is unique to that person's specific needs. Issues pertain to dementia, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and anyone dealing with daily living challenges.

Marvin D. Bryson acted as a primary caregiver for over a decade. Coping with Caregiving is a follow-up to his previous book, Expectancy: A Caregiver's Story of Navigating Family Issues Between Retirement and Transition, that details how he and his siblings cared for a parent with dementia that lived into her early 90s. Coping with Caregiving picks up where Expectancy ended (assisted living care), and contains new chapters on skilled nursing, palliative care, hospice care, and self care, along with an updated glossary of legal and medical terminology.

"Balancing Acts of Grace" is more than just a guide. It's a lifeline for those in their late forties to early fifties, inviting them to explore the comprehensive world of caregiving for elderly parents with dementia while managing careers and family dynamics. It provides support, resilience, and expert guidance through the multifaceted challenges of dementia care, including comprehensive coverage of legal and financial preparations.

Help Is Here: When a Resident Has Dementia is for staff members in senior residences who are caring for residents with dementia. This book is full of examples of situations that happen at senior residences and how to effectively handle those situations.