Aging category: 2173 books
The Sandwich Years
How to survive when the people in your life need you most
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
The Sandwich Years is the heartfelt, inspirational story of the bond between mothers and daughters, and how one woman - through caring for the person she had relied on the most - finally found herself.
Alana Kirk, married with two children and a third on the way, often found herself stretched...
by Amanjjot Siingh
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2017
Superstar Yashwardhan Sinha leads a fun life full of glam, glitter, girls, fame, success, and money. His life is changed when unexpectedly fall in love with Anahad. Anahad, a mother of two, is in the middle of a divorce. Unable to trust herself, Anahad is shocked when she realises that she has fallen...
Girl Power
Chronicles of the True Power of Female Friendships
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013
Each story is about two women; one who inspires, helps or guides the other through an overwhelming obstacle or difficulty, therefore demonstrating the true power of female friendship.
PRAISE FOR GIRL POWER Teresa Madaleno’s chronicles of female friendships are so compelling that parts will,...
by Micha Shalev
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Dear Caregiver, I set out to write a comprehensive book with a fresh approach for caregivers and family members who are dealing and assisting individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. I gathered as much information as I could from over 25 years as an administrator of residential care and rest home...
New Trends in Alzheimer Care
Finding the Spirit Within
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Since my book Matters of the Mind…and the Heart, the trend toward care of the person with Alzheimers has shifted from mainly finding a cure to a focus on improving quality of life for both the person with the disease and the caregiver. I became a caregiver this past decade. It is quite different being...
Connecting in the Land of Dementia
Creative Activities to Explore Together
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Finding the creativity in the journey through dementia is a challenge millions of people face. One in three Americans knows someone withe the disease. This practical book offers caregivers hands-on ideas for meaningful, creative activities they can do with their patients, family members, or friends...
At Wit’s End
Plain Talk on Alzheimer’s for Families and Clinicians, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
At Wit’s End: Plain Talk on Alzheimer’s for Families and Clinicians, now in its Second Edition, is a straightforward summary of leading advice for understanding and caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease, written without technical jargon and impractical nuance. About one-third of our population...
Happily Ever After
A Guide to the Best Aged Care for the People You Love
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
This extraordinary book provides the latest up to date information on residential aged care, costs of various options for care, common medical conditions in the elderly and much besides. It is immensely readable, being structured around stories from the writers’ lives and those of their friends...
by S.R. Karfelt
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2017
A heartfelt story of respect, heartbreak, and love…Saffi falls in love with and marries her mad scientist, never expecting to find the most profound friendship of her life with his mother, Gummy. She doesn’t particularly care for the woman, and the feeling seems to be mutual.Thrown...
Life Story Work with People with Dementia
Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary People
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Introducing life story work, a way for people with dementia to connect with their relatives, carers and the professionals working with them. This evidence-based book explains the many benefits of life story work, with practical guidance for introducing it in a variety of settings.
The authors...
Meeting the Leadership Challenge in Long-Term Care
What You Do Matters
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
"This book represents the intersection of nursing and culture change. Read it. Do it with, not for, your staff."—Sarah Burger, RNC, MPH, FAAN, Gerontological Nurse Consultant"This book should be required reading for all who work in care settings, and the text used for leadership and...
by Jill Healy-Quintard
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Jill Healy-Quintard of Body and Balance guides you through the simple exercise of relaxation or Yoga Nidra.Yoga Nidra (the waking sleep) is part of all programs I teach. This one is modified to 10 minutes to fit into a 1 hour or a 75 minute class. Yoga Nidra can be any length from 10 minutes through...
Don't Leave Yet
How My Mother's Alzheimer's Opened My Heart
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
• Every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s. • Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. • There are more than 15 million caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s, and more than 60 percent of them are women. • Nearly 15 percent of caregivers for...
The Rogue's Road to Retirement
How I Got My Groove Back after Sixty-Five?And How You Can, Too!
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
George S. K. Rider’s The Rogue’s Road to Retirement takes a unique approach to growing old-don’t do it! After retiring, Rider embarks on a bumpy journey to find himself and a new lease on life. For the first time, he gets in touch with his creative side-an unusual direction indeed, since he...