The Complete Family Guide to Dementia
Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Parent and Yourself

Quite obviously this is not a read for everyone, but as someone who is in the situation I found many interesting attitudes and approaches that will be helpful now and as my father declines.......more

I started reading this book after my grandmother was taken out of my care. So i have read it in spite. Its helped me cope with the decisions i had to make for her knowing that what i chose in the end is what lots of medical professionals would have recommended. Its helped me understand interacting w......more

I am the sole primary caregiver for my mother, who has multifactorial dementia. When I first became her caregiver, the amount I didn't know about the diagnosis of dementia was almost as scary as hearing the diagnosis itself. What is dementia? More than just a terminal, progressive disorder, it's a d......more

I think that this was a very helpful book for understanding the myriad decisions and emotions that a family care provider goes through, and in understanding what the person with dementia or even other aging issues may experience in decline. I think the suggestions both generally and specifically, ca......more

This was an EXCELLENT book - gave very practical advice and tips, explained things that totally made sense, and went well beyond just standard examples. Describing the changes in your parent and the challenges that you go through as a caregiver and as a family were so very true. I only wished it had......more