Eldercare category: 429 books
The Caregiving Season
Finding Grace to Honor Your Aging Parents
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Caring for elderly parents is challenging. It’s a season of life that requires grace and strength that can only come from God. In The Caregiving Season, Jane Daly shares personal caregiving stories, offering practical advice to help you honor your aging parents well and deepen your personal relationship with Christ along the journey.
by Karma Peters
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2015
WHAT WORD COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT DEATH?
The truth is, everyone has a single word in mind when he or she thinks about the “Great Equalizer,” regardless of his or her spiritual bent, social position or moral viewpoint. Dying is like being at the airport waiting for your flight...
A Journey To An End
A Daughter Takes Her Father From His Home to Hers, From a Nursing Home to a Funeral Home
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
I never planned to be among the populous of adult children caring for their aging parents, but when circumstances as abrupt and unwelcome as a tsunami presented themselves, my elderly father came to live with my husband and me. Not only was our coveted retirement lifestyle interrupted, but I was catapulted...
by Lise Andreana
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Caring for your aging parent can feel overwhelming, from the emotional crisis of sudden illness to the legal crisis of sudden guardianship. A common wish is to be able to provide the same level of love and support to our parents as they so generously offered to us as children. Understanding the potential...
The Essential Guide to Caring for Aging Parents
A Wise and Practical Guide to Navigating the Complex World of Family Elder Care
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
The tools and answers you need to help your parents receive the care they deserve.
Staying Connected While Letting Go
The Paradox of Alzheimer's Caregiving
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2005
When you’re living with a loved one who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease you must be able to survive one emotional upheaval after another. What is most important during this difficult time is that you not only survive the physical demands placed on you as the primary caregiver, but that you...
Quarterly Essay 57 Dear Life
On Caring for the Elderly
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2015
In this moving and controversial Quarterly Essay, doctor and writer Karen Hitchcock investigates the treatment of the elderly and dying through some unforgettable cases. With honesty and deep experience, she looks at end-of-life decisions, frailty and dementia, over-treatment and escalating costs....
The Validation Breakthrough, Third Edition
Simple Techniques for Communicating with People with Alzheimer's and Other Dementias
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
Join the 10,000+ agencies in over 16 countries that are successfully implementing the Validation method in their organizations and start changing how you care for individuals with dementia today! Since its introduction in 1989, Validation has been an effective method of communication that can alleviate...
by Lyle Weinstein
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
Advice for the Caregiving Journey. For families caring for elders with dementia.
Creating Joy and Meaning for the Dementia Patient
A Caregiver's Guide to Connection and Hope
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2015
According to recent estimates, more than five million Americans suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, a number predicted to grow as Baby Boomers continue to age. Although staggering, these statistics only tell half of the story. As caregivers are thrust into situations they never could have...
by Beth Patterson
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2013
As the Baby Boomer Generation continues to age, experts predict that dementia will become epidemic. Caught in the middle are their loved ones who struggle to take care of them.
In The Long Goodbye, Beth Patterson brings to light the suffering and grief of all who are affected by this terrible...
Operation Caregivers
#LifewithDementia
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2017
When military intelligence officer, Col. Powe, is stricken with dementia, it quickly becomes a family affair. For more than a decade, it would turn out, Powe had been keeping a very non-classified secret from his family -- his wife had Alzheimer's. Daughters Michelle Powe and Alexandra Allred are...
Are the Keys in the Freezer?
An Advocate's Guide for Alzheimer's and Other Dementias
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2015
Are the Keys in the Freezer? is an artful blend of practical advice and the compelling story of a family's search for the right care for their mother with dementia.
This well-researched book is a must-read for families in the US looking for resources and ideas about care facilities, hospices,...
Dementia in the Family
Practical Advice From a Caregiver
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Approximately six million people have some form of dementia in North America, and they each have an average of five care partners. This number is growing each year and will continue to grow until a cure is found. There are books that are very clinical and books that are fictional, but 'Dementia in...