Recommended Reading for Caregivers of Dementia Patients
Nobody understands what it’s like to care for a loved one with dementia like someone who’s been there. What works for one patient won’t necessarily work for another, but through trial and error, from first-hand experience, many caregivers and medical professionals have come up with tips and suggestions to help other caregivers. Here is some suggested reading from others who have walked a mile in your shoes.
The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease,
Related Dementias, and Memory Loss by Nancy L. Mace
Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone
Dealing with the Disease by Joanne Koenig Coste
A Caregiver’s Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier
by Patricia R. Callone MA MRE
The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers: Looking After Yourself and Your Family
While Helping an Aging Parent by Barry J. Jacobs
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Caregivers:
101 Stories of Love, Sacrifice, and Bonding by Joan Lunden
Creating Moments of Joy for the Person with Alzheimer’s or Dementia:
A Journal for Caregivers, Fourth Edition by Jolene Brackey