"While growing older is inevitable, many of the troubles we associate with aging--including dementia, disability, and an increased dependence on others--are not. The choices we make now can help us to maintain a sharp mind, our vitality, and our independence as we age. Filled with simple, everyday actions we can take to avoid disease, promote vitality, and prevent dementia and late onset Alzheimer's, The Aging Brain is an easy-to-use guide to maintaining...

The journey of self-care and spousal care as portrayed in this non-fiction story is thoughtful, intelligent and questioning. It is like a dialogue about a stage in life and disease that is occurring in many households. The ability to articulate the feelings, facts and relationship creates a rich texture of life. The author seamlessly entwines the love story of a couple whose relationship is tested and redefined by dementia with the raw, earnest insights...

"Activity books are one type of nonpharmacological intervention recommended by experts for those caring for people with dementia and Alzheimer disease. This book informs caregivers about dementia and provides many activities for them to do with a memory-impaired older adult they are caring for. The book begins with an overview of dementia, tips for the caregiver, and a discussion of types of therapy. Each activity chapter follows a similar structure,...

This comprehensive guide will ease your worries and reassure you about everything you need to know to take care of your loved one as they progress through the stages of dementia. --Amazon.

"Know which stage of dementia your loved one or patient experiences to customize your caregiving techniques. In this training program, Teepa Snow explains the appropriate levels of care needed during different stages, which types of behaviors to expect, appropriate activity programs and much more. Learn: how to calmly convince your loved one or patients to stop driving ; how to safeguard your relationship with your loved one or patient as the disease...

In a heartbreakingly honest meditation on memory, identity, and aging, an elderly woman descending into dementia embarks on a desperate quest to find the best friend she believes has disappeared. Convinced Elizabeth is missing and in terrible danger, Maud's search for the truth will go back decades and have shattering consequences. As this singular obsession forms a cornerstone of Maud's rapidly dissolving present, the clues she discovers seem to...

Becoming a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer s disease or another neurocognitive disorder can be an unexpected, undesirable, underappreciated, and yet noble role. It is heartbreaking to watch someone lose the very cognitive capacities that once helped to define them as a person. But because of the nature of these disorders, the only way to become an effective caregiver and cope with the role's many daily challenges is to become well-informed about...