Print this free 10-page booklet. Brookdale Care Programs offers helpful hints, practical suggestions, checklists and tables to ease your journey as dementia-care-partners.
The book is beautiful. My 8 year old said to me after reading; “I think this book has a message, that it doesn’t matter if they remember you, they always love you.”
In turns heartbreaking and inspiring, the movie “Still Alice” captures in remarkable detail what’s it’s like to live with Alzheimer’s.
#1 BEST SELLING BOOK ON ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA: “Continues to be the ‘bible’ of recommendation for any caregiver whose family member suffers from a dementia such as Alzheimer’s.” — Bookwatch
Learn more about “The 36-Hour Day”.
FREE BOOKLETS & CARE TIPS:
Long-distance dementia-caregiving has unique stresses. Learn what to do and how to help. Get free booklets on coping and succeeding.
TIPS, INFO + FREE HANDBOOK:
Caring for dementia can cause caregiver burnout, endangering both patient & caregiver. Learn 8 ways to prevent it and better care for yourself. Get a free NIH Caregiver Handbook (104 pages).
TIPS & BOOKS: Communicating may be difficult between people with memory-loss and their loved ones. Check out these 5 helpful communication tips and books.
FREE LBD BOOK, by America’s NIH. Insights into caregiving, movement, sleep & behavior. Often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, 1 million Americans have Lewy Body dementia. Learn more about it.
(VIDEO) BOOK-OF-THE-WEEK: Dr. Gayatri Devi, Neurologist at NY’s Lenox Hill Hospital, released “The Spectrum of Hope: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias.” It details a plan for people with Alzheimer’s to live more empowered and productive lives.
VIDEO & TRANSCRIPT: Caregiving is loving, yet frustrations can trigger guilt. See Dr. Peter Rabins, author of the #1 dementia book “The 36 Hour Day,” share healthy ways to heal caregiver guilt.
Senior brain health is topping national agendas around the world. Find out how screenings help enhance brain health for the 70+ crowd.
QUICK HEALTH VIDEO: You CAN reduce risk of Alzheimer’s. Learn 4 ways to improve your brain and maintain long-term health. Numerous studies show you really can do something about dementia.
“It is exciting to see efficacy of potential new drugs for Dementia with Lewy Bodies, the most common dementia after Alzheimer’s. It is a huge area of unmet need,” said Dr. Marwan Sabbagh.
An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?
Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!
It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.
TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Learn about Alzheimer’s 6 stages. Teepa Snow shows what to expect, while keeping the focus on the person for whom you care.
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