A complete guide to help you cope with the challenges—and find the moments of joy—in Alzheimer’s care.

 “Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most challenging conditions facing families and society. This book offers solid guidance to those who care for a friend or relative with this brain disease. Practical tips for navigating the journey of caregiving are spelled out in clear and simple language by seasoned professionals.” — Daniel Kuhn, MSW, Author of Alzheimer’s Early Stages and The Art of Dementia Care

Comprehensive! Covers the basics, from understanding how Alzheimer’s is different from normal aging, to coping with the behavioral symptoms that come with slowly diminishing reasoning skills.

Practical and Compassionate! Gives you insight into the world of the person with Alzheimer’s disease so that you can provide better care.

Avoid Caregiver Burnout! Helps caregivers understand feelings of guilt, anger, grief, and depression and shows how to enlist the help they need. Gives practical caregiver self-care tips.

A to Z! From the early signs to the late stages, helping you to:

• make the home safe and comfortable
• make everyday activities like toileting, bathing, feeding, and dressing easier
• find in-home help when you need a break or because the caregiving becomes too hard to do by yourself
• work with the doctors to get the best quality of care possible
• understand end-of-life health care needs and documents to guide your decisions

Plus! Illustrations, checklists, free and low-cost resources.

Mary Mittelman, DrPH and Cynthia Epstein, LCSW are nationally recognized experts on Alzheimer’s caregiving and authors of The Alzheimer’s Heath Care Handbook and Counseling the Alzheimer’s Caregiver: A Resource for Health Care Professionals.

ISBN 10: 0-9787903-0-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-9787903-0-1
LENGTH: Est. 288 Pages
PRICE: $24.95

Copyright 2008

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