Caregiver Support

by David Solie

A practical guide to bridging the generation gap. Geriatric psychology expert David Solie offers help in removing the typical communication blocks many experience with the elderly.

by Jacqueline Marcell

Jacqueline Marcell is the perfect person to help those who must care for aging parents. She has been there, done that. She is an ideal guide through what is often a limbo of survival by hook or crook because she has a sense of humor.

by Jill R.E. Yesko and Ruth E. Thaler-Carter

Like the title says, this book covers every aspect of caring for your aging parents. And it is completely free, from Lifebrige Health.

by Nell Casey

Casey, a mental health journalist and editor (Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression) has collected a remarkable array of mostly original essays by talented writers on being cared for themselves and caring for parents, children and spouses with illnesses as varied as depression and brain injuries. The writers have faced age-old dilemmas: for instance, novelist Julia Glass grapples with her own mortality and tries to raise two young children while undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.

by D.G. Fulford and Phyllis Greene

Designated Daughter: The Bonus Years with Mom is D .G. Fulford's uplifting story of how, after her father's death, she returned home to become her mother's closest companion. Sharing her experience of the lessons, expectations, and surprises involved with caregiving, D.G. also reveals the wonderful ways to honor four generations of family. D.G.'s 88-year-old mother, Phyllis Greene, adds her own remarkable voice, contributing her point of view at the end of each chapter.

by Joe Roubicek

The author is a Florida detective recognized as an expert investigator of exploitation crimes who presents 11 shocking and factual investigations. He dispels the myths of this misunderstood crime while providing specific and practical prevention advice: How to recognize exploitation, expose exploiters and help them to incriminate themselves. Easy legal steps to take to prevent someone from emptying an elder's bank accounts if they should lose mental capacity.

by Carol Bradley Bursack

The author calls this book "a way of lending 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.

by Deborah Shouse

The author speaks from personal experience on finding hope in the caregivers journey.