Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia Reading
36 Hour Day
The Validation Breakthrough: Simple techniques for communicating with people with Alzheimer's type dementia
Moving a Relative with Memory Loss
Still Alice
Understanding Difficult Behaviors - Some practical suggestions for coping with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Illnesses
Coping With Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's Emotional Survival Guide
My Journey into Alzheimer's Disease
More Reading
Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence
Stages of Senior Care: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions
Awakening to Aging: Glimpsing the Gifts of Aging
My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing "Slow Medicine": The Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones
Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk About Sex After Sixty
I've Never Been an Old Man
The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers: Looking after yourself and your family while helping an aging parent
How to Care for Your Parents' Money While Caring for your Parents
A Caregiver's Challenge: Living, Loving, Letting Go
Moving Mom and Dad: Why, Where, How and When to Help Your Parents Relocate
On the Road of Life, Drive Yourself
Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
How to Care for Aging Parents
Movies
Savages - Siblings have to care for father they never liked.
Two Weeks - Mom is terminal, adult children come to be with her.
Duck - Elderly man loses his wife and feels lost until he finds a duckling.
Rudy - Uplifting, motivational movie about perseverance.
Websites
About Caregiving
Home Instead Senior Care
Home Instead Sonoma Blog
Dementia Expert Teepa Snow
Aging Matters Blog
The Alzheimer's Store
payingforseniorcare.com
smartsilvers.com
ICareVillage.com
link2care.net
Caregiver Resource Centers
familycaregiving101.org
strengthforcaring.com
Caring From a Distance
caringtoday.com
ourbigcircle.com
genwich.com
wellspouse.org
caring.com
About Elder Law
National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
elderlawanswers.com
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Medical Information, Health and Aging
Checklist - Preparing for a Hospital Stay
Lifeline - Personal Response and Support Services
Ron Andrews Medical Company
medterms.com
nihseniorhealth.gov
Alzheimer's Association
dementiaguide.com
savvysenior.org
networkofcare.org
mymedcircle.com
American Academy of Homecare Physicians
Prescription and Medicare D Info
benefitscheckup.org
End of life and palliative care
healthfinder.gov
sendoutcards.com
aarp.org
Housing and Nursing Facility Websites
Golden Living Centers
SearchSeniorLiving.com
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
snapforseniors.com
Housing and Eldercare Resources
calnhs.org
Primrose - Living With Memory Loss
medicare.gov/NHCompare
GilbertGuide.com
Contact Kira at (707) 762-LIFE (5433) for information about local resources and their websites.
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