• A Dignified Life: The Best FriendsTM Approach to Alzheimer's Care: A Guide for Care Partners

    More than 5 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease or a related form of dementia. By the year 2030, experts estimate that as many as 66 million people around the world will be faced with this life-altering disease. Unfortunately, these staggering statistics impact millions of caregivers, too. Compared with all types of caregivers, those who assist someone with dementia experience the highest levels of burnout, depression, poor health, and premature death. A Dignified Life, Revised and Expanded offers hope and help with a proven approach.Ten years ago, the first editio... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0757316654
    • ASIN: 0757316654
    • ISBN: 0757316654
    • Brand: Health Communications Inc
    • Manufacturer: Health Communications Inc

  • The Best Friends Approach to Dementia Care, Second Edition

    Successfully implement this relationship-centered approach to dementia care that builds on the essential elements of friendship—respect, empathy, support, trust, and humor.For decades the acclaimed Best Friends™ approach has been widely recognized for helping people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias experience meaningful engagement and dignity in all aspects of their lives. In this completely revised and expanded second edition, care partners learn how to apply the core principles of the approach through practical tips and instructive examples of Best Friends in action. An all-new sec... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B01H8E7YUY
    • ASIN: B01H8E7YUY
    • Manufacturer: Health Professions Press, Inc.

  • A Dignified Life: The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care, A Guide for Family Caregivers

    Four million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer's disease and experts estimate that 22 million people around the world will be so afflicted by 2025. Far too many families are struggling with the emotionally and physically draining responsibility of redefining their relationship with, and caring for, someone who not long ago was a vibrant member of society, yet may not know their own name today. A Dignified Life helps combat the burnout and frustration that often accompany the task of caring for an Alzheimer's patient. Author David Troxel, an Alzheimer's expert and executive director of ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 075730060X
    • ASIN: 075730060X
    • ISBN: 075730060X
    • Brand: Brand: HCI
    • Manufacturer: HCI

  • The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

    Through five editions, The 36-Hour Day has been an essential resource for families who love and care for people with Alzheimer disease. Whether a person has Alzheimer disease or another form of dementia, he or she will face a host of problems. The 36-Hour Day will help family members and caregivers address these challenges and simultaneously cope with their own emotions and needs.Featuring useful takeaway messages and informed by recent research into the causes of and the search for therapies to prevent or cure dementia, this edition includes new information on• devices to make life simple... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B06XX2JRJ7
    • ASIN: B06XX2JRJ7
    • Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins University Press

  • Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease

    More than four million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s, and as many as twenty million have close relatives or friends with the disease. Revolutionizing the way we perceive and live with Alzheimer’s, Joanne Koenig Coste offers a practical approach to the emotional well-being of both patients and caregivers that emphasizes relating to patients in their own reality. Her accessible and comprehensive method, which she calls habilitation, works to enhance communication between carepartners and patients and has proven successful with thousands of people living with dementia. Learning to Speak A... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0618485171
    • UPC: 046442485173
    • ASIN: 0618485171
    • ISBN: 9780618485178
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

  • Living with cancer: If we had only known then ... A "little" book to help Cancer Patients and Caregivers with their journey ahead.

    My husband was diagnosed with Stage 1 Lung Cancer three years ago. We read what we could so we could be better prepared about what to expect. Unfortunately, most of what we found was helpful, but, outdated. We had to learn a lot the hard way. The purpose of this book is to help others avoid learning this way. If our experiences help just one person, we will have accomplished what we set out to do.

    • ASIN: B01A2OESME
    • ASIN: B01A2OESME
    • Manufacturer: Maryellen Woods

  • Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner (The New Harbinger Loving Someone Series)

    Maintaining a relationship is hard enough without the added challenges of your partner’s bipolar disorder symptoms. Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder offers information and step-by-step advice for helping your partner manage mood swings and impulsive actions, allowing you to finally focus on enjoying your relationship while also taking time for yourself. This book explains the symptoms of your partner’s disorder and offers strategies for preventing them and responding to these symptoms when they do occur. This updated edition includes a new section about the medications your partner m... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1608822192
    • ASIN: 1608822192
    • ISBN: 1608822192
    • Brand: New Harbinger Publications
    • Manufacturer: New Harbinger Publications

  • Finding Grace in the Face of Dementia

    A diagnosis of dementia in a loved one can be both frightening and frustrating. Only a biblical foundation fuels a Christian response that both honors the patient and glorifies God. Drawing on years of professional experience working with Alzheimer's patients, Dr. John Dunlop wants to transform the way we think about dementia. Rooting his vision of care in the inherent dignity that stems from the fact that all people are made in the image of God, he explains biblical principles, describes the experience of dementia, and answers common questions about the condition. With a plan for how to care ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1433552094
    • ASIN: 1433552094
    • ISBN: 1433552094
    • Brand: Crossway Books
    • Manufacturer: Crossway

  • When Someone You Know Is Living in a Dementia Care Community: Words to Say and Things to Do (A 36-Hour Day Book)

    Life changes dramatically for the entire family when the decision is made to move a person who has dementia from home to community care. Rachael Wonderlin, a gerontologist, dementia care expert, and popular dementia care blogger, helps caregivers cope with the difficult behaviors, emotions, and anxieties that both they and their loved one may experience.Writing from her own practice and drawing on the latest research in gerontology and dementia, Wonderlin explains the different kinds of dementia, details the wide range of care communities available for people who have dementia, and speaks empa... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1421420651
    • ASIN: 1421420651
    • ISBN: 1421420651
    • Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins University Press

  • The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare

    In a powerful blending of memoir and practical strategies from a medical doctor’s perspective, The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents – and ourselves - from the Perils of Modern Healthcare reveals the hidden side of modern healthcare practices for aging Americans. This ground-breaking book, co-written by award-winning author Marcy Houle and nationally-recognized geriatrician and public health advocate, Elizabeth Eckstrom MD MPH, sheds new light on aging by showing it from twin perspectives: the story of a daughter desperately seeking help for the parents she loves, and a geriatrician who o... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1493010034
    • ASIN: 1493010034
    • ISBN: 1493010034
    • Brand: Taylor Trade Publishing
    • Manufacturer: Taylor Trade Publishing

  • A Loving Approach to Dementia Care: Making Meaningful Connections with the Person Who Has Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementia or Memory Loss (A 36-Hour Day Book)

    Caring for someone with dementia means devotedly and patiently doing a hundred little things each day. Few care providers are trained to meet the challenges of dementia, however. They need the guidance this book provides to overcome caregiving obstacles and cultivate more meaningful relationships with loved ones who have dementia and memory loss.Laura Wayman's program of care emphasizes communication, affirmative response, and empowerment―transforming the caregiving process from a burden into a fulfilling journey. Her true stories of caregiving illustrate the principles of this loving approa... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1421400340
    • ASIN: 1421400340
    • ISBN: 1421400340
    • Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins University Press

  • Thoughtful Dementia Care: Understanding the Dementia Experience

    An easy-to-read and sensitive portrayal of the changing world of people with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease or other diseases, and those who care for them. Offers insights into emotional reactions and practical suggestions based on deep understanding of the way people with dementia view many situations. The author carefully explains the loss of various types of memory and other thinking processes. She describes how these losses affect the day to day life of people with dementia, their understanding of the world around them and their personal situations. The many portrayals of real life ex... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1480007579
    • ASIN: 1480007579
    • ISBN: 1480007579
    • Brand: Brand: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

  • Daily Comforts for Caregivers

    For those who feel overwhelmed by the day-to-day struggles of caregiving, this charming little book offers gentle guidance and support.

    • ASIN: 1577490886
    • ASIN: 1577490886
    • ISBN: 1577490886
    • Brand: Fairview Press
    • Manufacturer: Fairview Press

  • Creating Moments of Joy for the Person With Alzheimer's or Dementia

    Jolene Brackey has a vision. A vision that will soon look beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's disease and focus more of our energy on creating moments of joy. When a person has short-term memory loss, his life is made up of moments. But if you think about it, our memory is made up of moments, too. We are not able to create a perfectly wonderful day with someone who has dementia, but it is absolutely attainable to create a perfectly wonderful moment; a moment that puts a smile on their face, a twinkle in their eye, or triggers a memory. Five minutes later, they won't remember what you did or s... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1557534624
    • ASIN: 1557534624
    • ISBN: 1557534624
    • Brand: Brackey, Jolene
    • Manufacturer: Purdue University Press

  • My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing "Slow Medicine," the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones

    What's the right thing to do for mom and dad as they get older?Thanks to advances in science and medicine, more of our parents are living longer than ever before. And though we are rewarded with more time with the people we love, we are also faced with new sets of complications—more diseases, more disability, more need for support and careful judgments. Yet while our health care system may help people live to an older age, it doesn't perform so well when decline eventually sets in. We want to do the best thing but are overwhelmed with the staggering choices we face.Geriatrician Dennis McCull... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0061243027
    • ASIN: 0061243027
    • ISBN: 0061243027
    • Manufacturer: Harper

  • Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants : A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving

    Preceded by Lippincott's essentials for nursing assistants / Pamela J. Carter. 3rd ed.

    • UPC: 52609101

  • Workbook for Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants : A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving

    Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The Workbook for Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants follows

    • UPC: 52609100

  • How to Be Your Own Best Friend

    "What is real, lasting happiness? How does one achieve it? And why are so many people holding themselves back? At the heart of this ... book is the [work] of Mildred Newman and Bernard Berkowitz,

    • UPC: 51799252
    • Rating: 4.0

  • The Caregiving Wife's Handbook : Caring for Your Seriously Ill Husband, Caring for Yourself

    A month after proposing marriage, Diana Denholm's husband was diagnosed with colon cancer and later congestive heart failure. Following a heart transplant several of her husband's body systems began failing forcing Diana to become his

    • UPC: 16527391
    • Rating: 4.0

  • Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living with Alzheimer's & Other Dementias : 101 Stories of Caregiving, Coping, and Compassion

    Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia? You are not alone. With 101 encouraging and inspiring stories by others like you, this book is a source of support and encouragement

    • UPC: 26736730

  • Cruising through Caregiving : Reducing the Stress of Caring for Your Loved One

    "If you're facing the daunting reality that you're about to become a caregiver--whether you planned for it or not--[this book may provide the answers] you need. Jennifer FitzPatrick has been through nearly every possible scenario

    • UPC: 51331592

  • Passages in Caregiving : Turning Chaos Into Confidence

    "New York Times"-bestselling author Sheehy knows firsthand of the trials, fears, and joys of caring for an elderly or dying loved one, having cared for her husband as he was dying of cancer. In this

    • UPC: 15228503
    • Rating: 4.5

  • Lippincott's Essentials for Nursing Assistants : A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving

    Developed to complement Lippincott's Essentials for Nursing Assistants, Second Edition, this workbook will engage students with its fun learning activities and innovative exercises. Developed alongside the text, this student study tool will facilitate review and

    • UPC: 10210165

  • Activities for Responsive Caregiving : Infants, Toddlers, and Twos

    Optimize children's development in the first three years with more than 80 intentional activities and learning

    • UPC: 20652640
    • Color: NAOther

  • Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving - Paperback

    After a great loss, a teenager with muscular dystrophy and his caregiver venture out in a hair-raising road trip across the American West, in this lively, soulful novel by the author of the "New York

    • UPC: 22385355
    • Rating: 4.214

  • The Best Friends Approach to Dementia Care

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