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Measure of the Heart
Grand Central Publishing 2008; US$ 9.99Mary Ellen Geist decided to leave her job as a CBS Radio anchor to return home to Michigan when her father's Alzheimer's got to be too much for her mother to shoulder alone. She chose to live her life by a different set of priorities: to be guided by her heart, not by outside accomplishment and recognition. The New York Times wrote a front page... more...
I'm Still Here
Penguin Group US 2009; US$ 16.00A revolutionary new approach to Alzheimer?s care, focusing on a patient?s strengths to maintain connections with others and the world There currently is no cure for Alzheimer?s disease? though it can be treated. For the last fifteen years, John Zeisel, Ph.D. has spearheaded a movement to treat Alzheimer?s non-pharmacologically by focusing on the... more...
The Activity Year Book
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2009; US$ 49.95For care staff looking after older people, coming up with ideas for activities to keep their residents engaged and stimulated can be challenging. The Activity Year Book solves this problem, offering week by week themed activities. It has activities relating to every important date in the calendar, encouraging discussion around these events. more...
Take Your Oxygen First
LaChance Publishing LLC 2009; US$ 9.99Designed for those giving care to individuals with Alzheimer?s disease and other memory loss disorders, this informative and inspiring guide explores how to take care of oneself in order to meet the challenges of giving care to another. Heartfelt, candid accounts by television host Leeza Gibbons and the members of her family?who cared for Leeza?s... more...
Save Your Brain: The 5 Things You Must Do to Keep Your Mind Young and Sharp
McGraw-Hill Education 2010; US$ 16.95Expert advice on how to ward off memory loss and dementia Beginning with a diagnostic quiz to help you determine your overall brain health, and ending with meal plans and recipes for a brain boosting diet, Save Your Brain is an easy-to-follow comprehensive guide to getting the brain in the best shape possible, and keeping it there-for life! ... more...
Dementia Studies
SAGE Publications 2009; US$ 53.00Lively and critical study of the main approaches to Dementia Studies, examining current principles and ideologies as well as presenting alternative ideas for future care and understanding. more...
The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes On Alzheimer's
Free Press 2010; US$ 12.99The Shriver Report: A Woman?s Nation Takes on Alzheimer?s will be the first comprehensive multi-disciplinary look at these questions at this transformational moment. The Report will digest the current trends in thinking about Alzheimer?s, examine cutting-edge medical research, look at societal impacts, and include a groundbreaking and comprehensive... more...
Contented Dementia
Ebury Publishing 2009; US$ 17.34Dementia is a little understood and currently incurable illness, but much can be done to maximise the quality of life for people with the condition. Contented Dementia - by clinical psychologist and bestselling author Oliver James - outlines a groundbreaking and practical method for managing dementia that will allow both sufferer and carer to maintain... more...
Caregiver's Guide to Lewy Body Dementia
Demos Medical Publishing 2010; US$ 19.95Although Lewy Body Dementia is the second leading cause of degenerative dementia in the elderly, it is not well known or understood and is often confused with Alzheimer' Disease or Parkinson's. The Caregivers Guide to Lewy Body Dementia is the first book ot present a thorough picture of what Lewy Body Dementia really is. A Caregivers Guide... more...
Reminiscence and Life Story Work
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2011; US$ 34.95Reminiscence is a valuable tool for the professional carer as well as those looking after a family member or friend. It enhances and enriches the care relationship, and benefits both the person being cared for and the carer. This fully-updated fourth edition is full of practical information on planning and running successful reminiscence work. more...









