Dementia Diary, A Caregiver's Journal    by Robert Tell
Price: $3.99 USD. 38820 words. Language: English. Published on February 6, 2010. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Elder care.
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This full length memoir tells what it like to be the only son of a widowed Mom rapidly sinking into the fog of dementia, and who lives alone a plane trip away? Robert Tell tells this tale with compassion and humor. If you have watched helplessly as your parent, spouse or friend's identity vanished into the sinkhole of Alzheimer's Disease (or another dementia), "Dementia Diary" was written for you.

Mom Minus Dad: The Essential Resource Guide for Busy Adults with a Newly Widowed Parent    by Jamieson Haverkampf
Price: $9.99 USD. 85160 words. Language: English. Published on April 29, 2009. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Elder care.
Winner of 5 book awards including Writer’s Digest Magazine, Foreword Magazine, Mom’s Choice Awards, Indie Book Awards and Georgia Author of the Year Award Nominee, Mom Minus Dad is the only practical handbook available with 500+ resources and advice on ten parent loss topics. The author shares how she and her sister—both in their early 30's—found success and managed parent loss struggles.

One Foot In Heaven    by Heidi Telpner
Price: $3.99 USD. 48470 words. Language: English. Published by Jupiter Gardens Press on April 20, 2010. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Elder care.
People die everyday. While most people in America die in a hospital, many families choose hospice for end of life care. Death, as experienced by hospice nurses, can be beautiful, peaceful, humorous, touching, tragic, disturbing, and even otherworldly. Hospice nurses act as midwives to dying people every day. Death transforms not just the patient and family, but the hospice nurse as well. The stori

Be the Noodle Fifty Ways to Be a Compassionate, Courageous, Crazy-Good Caregiver    by World Audience
Price: $9.99 USD. 20720 words. Language: English. Published on August 22, 2010. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Elder care.
Part love story, part how-to manual, part memoir, Be The Noodle shows readers how to find superpowers they never knew that had, stay sane, take comfort in sick humor, find compassion and become crazy-good caregivers, one of the most courageous jobs most of us never wanted or have ever been trained to do.

21st Century Understanding Cancer Toolkit: Coping with Advanced Cancer - Metastatic Cancer, Caregiver Support, Palliative Care and Hospice, Advance Directives, End-of-Life Care, Pain Control, Grief    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 237510 words. Language: English. Published on February 11, 2011. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Elder care.
This massive guide, with over 600 pages and 23 chapters, has authoritative information and practical advice from the nation's cancer experts about advanced cancer, with valuable information for patients, families, and caregivers about every aspect of metastatic disease.

The Silverado Story: A Memory-Care Culture Where Love is Greater than Fear    by Loren Shook Stephen Winner
Price: $9.99 USD. 38510 words. Language: English. Published on November 11, 2010. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Elder care.
Loren Shook believed people with Alzheimer’s and other memory impairments could contribute to the world and relish life -- if they were offered a revolutionary new kind of care. He discovered a kindred spirit in Steve Winner. The Silverado Story is a moving account of how these Alzheimer’s futurists shook up memory care and established Silverado Senior Living, with extraordinary results.

True Calling - Inspirational Stories and Resources for Caregiviers    by Laura Marie Patterson
Price: $3.99 USD. 50330 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2011. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Elder care.
Laura Marie writes straight from the heart with her true stories about her experiences in care-giving. A must read for everyone, especially caregivers and family members of the elderly and disabled. Includes tips and invaluable resources in all aspects of care-giving. Share your care-giving story and add your comments at: http://www.TrueCallingBook.com

Caregiver Survival 101: Strategies to Manage Problematic Behaviors Presented in Individuals with Dementia    by Lisa Byrd
Price: $9.99 USD. 80440 words. Language: English. Published by PHC Publishing Group | PESI HealthCare  on May 27, 2011. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Elder care.
Dementia can be debilitating and life-altering – not only for the person with the disease, but also for family members and caregivers. This book was written to help these caregivers and family members better understand dementia and its effects, so they can proactively avert or lessen problematic behaviors while maintaining a climate of respect and compassion.

Why Wait? The Baby Boomers' Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially, and Legally for a Parent's Death    by Carolyn Brent
Price: $9.99 USD. 39250 words. Language: English. Published on October 7, 2011. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Elder care.
A comprehensive handbook for Baby Boomers and family caregivers, highlighting the crucial conversations siblings and their aging parents must have to avoid falling into a quagmire of legal, financial, and medical decisions.

Open A Window- Alzheimer's Caregiver Handbook    by Fay Risner
Price: $9.99 USD. 32490 words. Language: English. Published on March 3, 2012. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / Alzheimer’s & dementia.
Million of people have Alzheimer's disease and millions more are going to have AD. That means millions of caregivers need to know how to cope with this disease. Fay Risner's book gives caregivers in the home and health fields insight about why people act the way they do and how to handle different situations. Risner's experience comes from years as a CNA and ten years of taking care of her father.