Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia Care Bookshelf
from ElderCare Online and ALZwell Caregiver Support

The amount of information becoming available on Alzheimer's , Caregiving and dementia is growing daily. Between the research, articles and books it's getting harder to find just the right information for you. I'm slowly compiling a list of the books that I've found helpful. The books that have excerpts are "linked" through their titles. They also have information on where to purchase them and any website associated with them. I am continually adding both books and excerpts.

Most of these links will take you to sample excerpts from these books on the ALZwell website. More excerpts, reviews, interviews, and books are available in the various "Specialty Bookshelves" are available in the ElderCare Bookstore.

ACTIVITIES

<sup>- Failure-Free Activities for the Alzheimer's Patient by Carmel Sheridan
- I Remember When: Activity Ideas to Help People Reminisce by Howard Thorsheim and Bruce Roberts</sup>
- Reminiscence:Uncovering a Lifetime of Memories by _{Carmel Sheridan}
^{- So Much More Than a Sing-A-Long: Creative Activities for Groups by} _{Neta A. Wenrick, MS,RMT-BC}

BASICS

• ^{Alzheimer's : Answers to Hard Questions for Families} - James Lindemann Nelson
• ^{Alzheimer's Disease :Caregivers Speak Out}- Pam Haisman
• ^{Alzheimer's Disease :Your Questions Answered}- Liz Hodgkinson
• ^{Alzheimer's : The Answers You Need}- Davies, Jensen, Jensen
• ^{At the Heart of Alzheimer's}- Carol Simpson
• Brainscapes: An Introduction to What Neuroscience has Learned..._{- Richard Restak, M.D.}
• Heavy Snow: My Father's Disappearance into Alzheimer's _{- John Haugse}
• When Love Gets Tough - _{Doug Manning}

CAREGIVER ISSUES

• The Alzheimer's Caregiver : Dealing With the Realities of Dementia _{- Harriet Hodgson}
• ANGER KILLS _{- Redford Williams,M.D., Virginia Williams, PH.D.}
• The Validation Breakthrough: Simple Techniques for Communicating With People With Alzheimer's-Type Dementia by Naomi Feil
• ^{The AFFORDABLE Funeral Going in Style Not in DEBT!} - by R. E. Markin
• ^{Caregiving, The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss and Renewal} _{- Beth McLeod}
• ^{The Caregivers Companion:Words to Comfort and Inspire} _{- BettyClare Moffatt}
• ^{The Caregivers Guide: Helping elderly relatives cope with health and safety}_{- Caroline Rob, R.N.}
• ^{Caring for the Alzheimer Patient...} _{- Edited by Dippel and Hutton}
• ^{Caring for yourself while caring for your aging parents: how to help...} _{- Claire Berman}
• Cooking Well for the Unwell - The definitive sourcebook - _{Eileen Behan, R.D.}
• The Coping With Caring - _{Lyn Roche}
• The Educated Caregiver Videos - _{LifeView Resources}
• The Elder Law Handbook - _{Peter J. Strauss and Nancy M. Lederman}
• Laurel's Kitchen Caring - _{Laurel Robertson}
• Making the Moments Count : Leisure Activities for Caregiving Relationships - _{Joanne Ardolf Decker}
• My Mother's Voice - _{Sally Callahan}
• On Death - Wisdom and Consolation from the World's Great Writers - _{Barry Ulanov}
• Outrunning Your Shadow: Caring for Dying Parents - _{Fred Hill}
• Preventing Caregiver Burnout - _{James R. Sherman, Ph.D.}
• Share the Care - How to organize a Group to Care for Someone Who is Seriously Ill - _{Cappy Capossela and Sheila Warnock}
• Surviving Your Spouse's Chronic Illness: A Compassionate Guide - _{Chris McGonigle, Ph.D.}
• ^{Taking Time for Me:How Caregivers...Deal with Stress} - Katherine L. Karr
• ^{Tears in God's Bottle} - Wayne Ewing, Dasha Wright Ewing (Photographer), Dorothy Ives
• ^{When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm}- McKay,Rogers,McKay
• When Alzheimer's Hits Home, Spotlight on a Public health crisis by - _{Jo Danna}

CAREGIVING MANUALS & ENCYCLOPEDIAS

• ^{The 36-Hour Day}- Nancy L. Mace,M.A.,and Peter V. Rabins, M.D., MPH
• ^{Alzheimer's Disease: A Hanbook for Caregivers}-Handy, Turnbull, Edwards and Lancaster - Third Edition
• ^{The Alzheimer's Cope Book:The Complete Care Manual for Patients and Their Families}- R.E.Markin
• ^{Care of Alzheimer's Patients: A manual for Nursing Home Staff}- Alzheimer's Association
• ^{Caring & Competant Caregivers}- Rosalyn Carter Foundation
• ^{The Complete Eldercare Planner}- Joy Loverde
• How to Care for Aging Parents - Virginia Morris

COMMUNICATION

• Alzheimers: Finding the Words A communication guide for those who care by ^{Harriet Hodgson}
• Getting Through - Communicating When someone you care for..^{- Ostuni and Pietro}
• ^{Therapeutic Caregiving: A Practical Guide for Caregivers..}- Barbara J. Bridges, R.N.

  EARLY ONSET & OTHER JOURNALS

• Living in the Labyrinth:A Personal Journey - _{Diana Friel McGowin}
• Losing Lou - Ann - _{by Clinton A. Erb}
• Show Me the Way to Go Home - _{Larry Rose}

MENTAL ILLNESS

• How to Live with a Mentally Ill Person: A Handbook on Day-to-Day Strategies by _{Christine Adamec}
• When Someone you Love has a Mental Illness ^{- Rebecca Woolis, MFCC}

OTHER

• ^{The Alternative Health Medicine Encyclopedia} - James E. Marti
• ^{The Healing Herbs:The Ultimate Guide}- Michael Castleman
• When Bad Things Happen to Good People - _{Harold S. Kushner}

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