Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia Reading

36 Hour Day by Mace and Rabins
The Validation Breakthrough: Simple techniques for communicating with people with Alzheimer's type dementia by Naomi Feil
Moving a Relative with Memory Loss by White and Spencer
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Understanding Difficult Behaviors - Some practical suggestions for coping with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Illnesses by Robinson, Spencer and White
Coping With Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's Emotional Survival Guide by Rose Oliver
My Journey into Alzheimer's Disease by Robert Davis

More Reading

Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence by Gail Sheehy
Stages of Senior Care: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions by Paul Hogan and Lori Hogan
Awakening to Aging: Glimpsing the Gifts of Aging edited by Myrtle Heery and Gregg Richardson
My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing "Slow Medicine": The Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones by Dr. Dennis McCullough
Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk About Sex After Sixty by Joan Price
I've Never Been an Old Man by Don Larsen
The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers: Looking after yourself and your family while helping an aging parent by Barry Jacobs, Psy.D. (Guilford, 2006)
How to Care for Your Parents' Money While Caring for your Parents by Sharon Burns
A Caregiver's Challenge: Living, Loving, Letting Go by Maryann Schact, MSW
Moving Mom and Dad: Why, Where, How and When to Help Your Parents Relocate by Sarah Morse and Donna Quinn Robbins
On the Road of Life, Drive Yourself by Donna Quinn Robbins
Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death by Irvin D. Yalom
How to Care for Aging Parents by Virginia Morris

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
Senior couple enjoying life 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.