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• The 36-hour Day

  a Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss

  Mace, Nancy L.,

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  First published over 30 years ago and now in its 6th edition, this book has become the standard guide for family caring for someone with Alzheimer's and other dementias, including what to do when caregivers feel at the end of their rope.

• The Dementia Caregiver

  a Guide to Caring for Someone With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders

  Agronin, Marc E.

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  When a loved one develops dementia, their personality and even their physical characteristics can change. This book helps prepare the caregiver for these changes and how to cope with them.

• Love in the Land of Dementia

  Finding Hope in the Caregiver's Journey

  Shouse, Deborah, 1949- ,

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  Deborah Shouse shares her experiences helping to care for her mother, and the lessons she learned about love, courage, and faith.

• An Unintended Journey

  a Caregiver's Guide to Dementia

  Shagam, Janet Yagoda

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  A book to help caregivers with the everyday questions that come up when caring for a loved with dementia--What legal forms do I need? How do I hire professional help? How do I find help? How do I make the tough decisions?

• The Alzheimer's Association Greater Indiana Chapter

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  The Alzheimer's Association Greater Indiana Chapter offer support services, education programs, referrals, and advocacy for the thousands of Hoosier living with Alzheimer's or other dementia and their caregivers.

• What If It's Not Alzheimer's?

  a Caregiver's Guide to Dementia

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  Alzheimer's is only one type of dementia; another type is frontotemporal degeneration (FTD). This books focuses on the particular needs of people living with FTD and their caregivers.

• A Loving Approach to Dementia Care

  Making Meaningful Connections With the Person Who Has Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementia or Memory Loss

  Wayman, Laura, 1955-

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  When a loved one has dementia, one of the greatest losses is the loss of connection; memories and even common language is lost. This book shares stories from caregivers about their journeys with loved ones and how they managed to keep those…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Caring for a Loved One With Dementia

  a Mindfulness-based Guide for Reducing Stress and Making the Best of Your Journey Together

  Manteau-Rao, Marguerite,

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  This guide uses mindfulness to reduce stress and better connect with your loved one with dementia.

• Take Your Oxygen First

  Protecting Your Health and Happiness While Caring for a Loved One With Memory Loss

  Gibbons, Leeza

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  When caring for a loved one, it's easy for a caregiver to put their needs last. This book focuses on ways of self care, including nutrition and exercise, and spiritual and emotional well being.

• When Someone You Know Has Dementia

  Practical Advice for Families and Caregivers

  Andrews, June,

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  An honest and practical look at the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers, especially when it talks about that point when home care is no longer an option.

• Chicken Soup for the Soul

  Living With Alzheimer's & Other Dementias : 101 Stories of Caregiving, Coping, and Compassion

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  A good book to simply pick up, open, and read stories and insights from author/caregivers that offer comfort, advice, or a simple "I've been there."

• The Comfort of Home for Alzheimer's Disease

  a Guide for Caregivers

  Meyer, Maria M., 1948-

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  Many people with Alzheimer's remain at home, and this book covers many of the basic things caregivers need to know, from how to make a house safe to avoiding caregiver burnout.

• The Spectrum of Hope

  An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

  Devi, Gayatri,

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  The author, a neurologist and dementia specialist, proposes to look at Alzheimer's not as an incurable disease, but as a spectrum disorder in which patients can, with individualized treatment, live productive, dignified lives.

• Creativity and Communication in Persons With Dementia

  a Practical Guide

  Killick, John, 1936-

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  Although this book is written primarily for professionals working with dementia patients, it focuses on how important creativity is to keeping connection and communication open, whether it's listening to music, reading aloud, or creating art.