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A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier.

An estimated 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. That number continues to grow. By 2050 the number of individuals with Alzheimer's disease could range from 11.3 million to 16 million. Alzheimer's disease is not a normal part of aging. It is a disorder of the brain's nerve cells that impairs memory, thinking, and behavior.

Written for those with the disease, their families, and caregivers, A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier will help readers understand what is physically happening in the brain. Caregivers will be helped with knowledge about how to empower the skills and talents of those with the disease throughout the disease process. The book is divided into three sections that correspond to the progression of Alzheimer's disease and the unique challenges and opportunities encountered at each stage. Read More

Alzheimer's Disease--The Dignity Within: A Handbook for Caregivers.

Of the estimated 5 million Americans who have Alzheimer's disease, more than 7 in 10 live at home, primarily cared for by family and friends. Alzheimer's Disease -- The Dignity Within: A Handbook for Caregivers, Family, and Friends is written in a workbook format aimed at increasing the caregiver's knowledge of the disease. As a result, these caregivers -- whether family members, friends or health professionals -- will be better equipped to nurture the “dignity within” persons living with Alzheimer's disease and feel more confident doing so. The book is a tool for caregivers that will impact not only the way they relate to persons with Alzheimer's disease, but other relationships as well. Read More