BOOKCLUB
Nursing
Homes
and
Assisted
Living:
The
Family's
Guide
to
Making
Decisions
and
Getting
Good
Care,
second
edition
Peter
S.
Silin
Silin
approaches
his
subject
with
compassion
and
sensitivity,
guiding
family
members
through
the
process
of
finding
the
best
possible
care.
“Practical
and
valuable
information
at a
difficult
time.”—Arizona Daily
Star
US$25.00
paperback
The
Johns
Hopkins University
Press
800-537-5487
www.press.jhu.edu
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Still
Alice
By
Lisa
Genova
Available
Now!!!
Still
Alice is
a
compelling
debut
novel
about a
50-year-old
woman's
sudden
descent
into
early
onset
Alzheimer's
disease,
written
by
first-time
author
Lisa
Genova,
who
holds a
Ph. D in
neuroscience
from
Harvard
University.
Reminiscent
of A
Beautiful
Mind,
Ordinary
People
and The
Curious
Incident
of the
Dog in
the
Night-time,
Still
Alice
captures
in
remarkable
detail
what's
it's
like to
literally
lose
your
mind. It
packs a
powerful
emotional
punch
and
marks
the
arrival
of a
strong
new
voice in
fiction
US$7.99
www.books.simonandschuster.com
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 Lessons
from
the
Ancients
A
Humorously
Helpful
Guide
for
Caregiving
Make
your
caregiving
easier
and more
enjoyable.
A quick
read,
this
family
caregiver
shares
how-to
lists
resources,
humor,
inspiring
stories.
Support
and
classes
for
caregivers
by
phone,
web.
US$12.99
www.mycareclub.com
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 A
Walk
in
the
Garden
An
Illustrated
Journey
with
Verse
Created
from
those
suffering
from
Alzheimer's
and
related
dementias.
This
beautiful
series
of
large-print,
hard-bound
books
offers a
wonderful
way for
caregivers
and
patients
to
engage
and
reminisce
US$12.95
www.harvardranch.com
719-539-0833
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 The
Tough
and
Tender
Caregiver
A
Handbook
for
the
Well
Spouse
Spousal Caregiving
begins from vows &
promises - Chronically
it leads to burnout. Real
solutions and benefits of
a support group without
leaving home.
Private, Powerful and
Practical solutions
minimizing guilt to
reclaim joy without
abandoning
responsibilities.
US$14.99
www.caregiverburnout.org/
1-866-96-COACH
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 Inside
Assisted
Living
The
Search
for
Home
Draws on interviews
with residents, family
members, staff, and
administrators to
illuminate day-to-day
life in different types
of assisted living
residences.
US$19.95
www.press.jhu.edu/
1-800-537-5487
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 When The Time Comes
Families
with
Aging
Parents
Share
Their
Struggles
and
Solutions
Paula
Span
This compassionate,
inspiring guide will
enable you to care
for your parents with
joy, and help them
age with dignity
and grace.
US$23.99
www.hachettebookgroup.com/
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From
Maggie
Callanan,
coauthor
of
Final
Gifts,
comes
Final
Journeys:
A
Practical
Guide
for
Bringing
Care and
Comfort
at the
End of
Life
Order
Today
US$17.00
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 Is
Your
Loved
One In
The
Hospital?
This is
your
survival
guide.
Winner
of Best
Health
Book of
the
Year.
"Martine
Ehrenclou
helps us
all with
Critical
Conditions.
It's a
godsend."
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
Critical
Conditions
and
Caregivers'
Workbook
For
ordering
info:
(800)
247-6553
and
www.CriticalConditions.com
US$19.95
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 You
Want Me
To Do
What?
Journaling
for
Caregivers
B.
Lynn
Goodwin
Are you
a
caregiver
experiencing
stress?
B. Lynn
Goodwin’s
book
gives
encouragement,
easy
instructions,
and over
200
sentence
starts
to help
you
process
and
explore.
Become a
better
caregiver.
Experience
the
relief
and hope
that
journaling
brings.
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 Lessons
for
the
Living
Stories of Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Courage at the End of Life
Stan
Goldberg
A hospice volunteer shares the amazing things he learned from those approaching the end of life. “I recommend it for anyone who hopes for connection and joy in this life.”—John Golenski, George Mark Children’s Hospice.
US$14.95
www.shambhala.com/stan/
888-424-2329
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800-829-2734
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 Caregivers:
Drowning
in a Sea
of
Cognitive
Challenges
Delaune
Pollard,
AccOT
With
everything
that has
been
written
about
people
with
dementia,
many
questions
about
why
these
people
act the
way they
do
remain
unanswered.
Delaune
Pollard,
AccOT,
author
of five
books on
assessing
people
with
deficits
in
functional
cognition
has now
written
a book
that
answers
these
and
other
questions
informal
caregivers
have.
1-800-736-9598
www.selectonerehab.com
Amazon
US$29.95 -
432 page
paperback
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I Know How
Hard You
Work:
A Journey
Through
Stroke
Recovery
Paul Sybert
Paul
Sybert's
book relates
his
inspiring
journey from
a
debilitating
stroke to
his remarkable
return to
health,
while
helping
other stroke
survivors
learn to
cope.
Phone:
877-645-3942
www.paulsybert.com
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To
Love
What Is:
A
Marriage
Transformed
Alix
Kates
Shulman
After
her
husband
suffers
a
life-altering
brain
injury,
Alix
Kates
Shulman
must
learn to
care for
him
without
losing
herself.
Despite
ongoing
anxieties
and
setbacks,
she
reorganizes
their
world
and
priorities
to
enable
them
both to
lead
surprisingly fulfilling
lives,
as
recounted
in this
memoir
of
crisis,
love,
and
hope.
www.us.macmillan.com/tolovewhatis
US$22.00
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 The
Fearless Caregiver
This practical, sympathetic and comprehensive guide
published by the experts at Today’s Caregiver
magazine shows caregivers how to be an informed,
effective, and fearless caregiver while still having
time for yourself.
caregiver.com
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