Still giving Kisses: A Guide to Helping and Enjoying the Alzheimer's Victim You Love
By Barbara Smith
This book is the story of the author's mother as she succumbs to Alzheimer's disease over an eight year period. Readers will learn about therapeutic techniques, adaptations and behavioral interventions to promote function and quality of life. Extensive resources and medical, legal and care-giving information provide survival tools. The target audience is friends and family of an Alzheimer's disease victim and readers who enjoy a compelling memoir.
"Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories"
Carol Bradley Bursack
This books is writeen as way for caregivers to lend an ear to one another. Each story about caring for the elderly is self-contained; each person telling his or her story knows your pain in watching a loved one suffer, the joy of giving of oneself, and the emotional and physical exhaustion of the whole experience.
"Navigating the Alzheimer's Journey"
by Carol Bowlby Sifton
An easy-to-understand guide that presents a positive yet realistic view of this challenging responsibility. Offers information on exercising remaining abilities of loved ones with dementia using activity-focused care techniques.
"The 36 Hour Day"
by Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins
A family guide to caring for persons with Alzheimer's Disease, other dementias and memory loss in later life.