January 2011 Book of the Month
The 36-Hour Day
A Family Guilde to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss in Later Life
By Nancy L. Mace, M.A. & Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H.
A family guide to caring for people with Alzheimer's, other dementia's and memory loss in later life. has been called the bible for dementia care.
Available at amazon.com, $12.20 plus shipping
November 2010 Book of the Month
And Thou Thalt Honor - The
Cargivers Companion
Advice and Inspiration to help you care for your aging parents and loved ones.
Edited by Beth Witrogen McLeod / Forward by Roselyn Carter
This resource provides a wealth of information, advice, and resources to address the critical care giving issues that currently affect more than 54 million American families. Page after page of useful advice draws on the expertise of the nations top caregiving researchers and advocates. Complete with action plans and checklists for key care-giving issues, plus a comprehensive directory of essential care-giving resources.
Available at amazon.com
September 2010 Book of the Month
Swallow Safely: How
Swallowing Problems Threaten the Elderly and Others
A Caregiver's Guide to Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention.
by Roya Sayadi and Joel Herskowitz
This book presents in clear, non-technical language with illustrations how swallowing works normally, how things can go wrong, what symptoms to watch out for and how to get help.
Available at amazon.com $14.95 plus shipping
July 2010 Book of the Month
Caregiving: The Spiritual
Journey of Love, Loss and Renewal
by Beth Witrogen McLeod
McLeod includes her own journey as a caregiver as well as inspiring stories of other caregivers. She includes advice from leaders in the field of aging, medicine, finance and spirituality. She also draws on the writing of current and past spiritual figures to illuminate the way.
Available at amazon.com $10.85 plus shipping
May 2010 Book of the Month
American Medical Association
Guide to Home Caregiving
by American Medical Association
Experience and advice from experts to address emotional and practical aspects faced in home care. How to plan and arrange a room for the loved one's needs, howto give medications, maintain hygiene, monitor sypmtoms, deal with incontinence, provide emotional support and relieve boredom; tips on long term care and care for the caregiver..
Available at amazon.com $10.17 plus shipping
April 2010 Book of the Month
Inside
Alzheimer's
How to Hear and Honor Connections with a Person Who Has Dementia ~ By Nancy Pearce
Pearce, a medical social worker with more than 20 years experience, reminds readers there is a person inside Alzheimer's and other dementias who needs to be heard, seen, valued and appreciated. She includes exercises for developing meaningful connections.
Available at amazon.com $13.57 plus shipping