Caregiver Resources
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App.
Science Hub by the Alzheimer’s Association
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Resources and Websites.
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Books.
The 36 Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer’s Disease, Related Dementias and Memory Loss, Nancy Mace MA and Peter Rabins, MD, MPH.
Loving Someone Who has Dementia: How to Find Hope While Coping with Stress and Grief, Pauline Boss, PhD
The Myth of Closer: Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic and Change, Pauline Boss
Finding Grace in the Face of Dementia, John Dunlop, MD (overtly Christian perspective on dementia care)
Creative Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer’s Journey, Jolene Brackey
Still Alice, a Novel, Lisa Genova
Ten Thousand Joys and Ten Thousand Sorrows: A Couple’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s, Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle
Living with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias: 101 Stories of Caregiving, Coping, and Compassion, Amy Newmark and Angela Timashenka Geiger (A Chicken Soup for the Soul Book)
On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s, Greg O’Brien
My Life Story: My Memories of the Past, Present, and Thoughts for the Future - Guided Prompts to Help Tell Your Story
Alzheimer’s Early Stages: First Steps for Family, Friends, and Caregivers, 3rd edition Paperback, Dan Kuhn, MSW.
The Art of Dementia Care, Dan Kuhn, MSW.
Coach Broyles Playbook for Alzheimer’s Caregivers: A Practical Tips Guide, Spiral Bound, 2006
A Tattoo on my Brain: A Neurologist’s Personal Battle against Alzheimer’s Disease, Daniel Gibbs & Teresa H. Barker
Living at the End of Life: A Hospice Nurse Addresses the Most Common Questions, Karen Whitley Bell RN., 2011
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Virtual Support Groups.
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Magazine.
Christian Resources
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Books.
Finding Grace in the Face of Dementia, Dunlop
Every Moment Holy, Volume II (A Liturgy of Intercession For One Slowly Losing Function, A Liturgy for Those Who Tend a Loved One in Decline)
Songs of Suffering: 25 Hymns and Devotions for Weary Souls, Joni Eareckson Tada, August 2, 2022
Novel: The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip, Sara Brunsvold, 2022
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Scripture for Caregivers.
Micah 6:8
Luke 10:25-37
Philippians 2:1-18
Galatians 6:9-10
John 13: 34-35
Colossians 3:12-17
Jesus Rested:
Genesis 2:2-3
Exodus 20:8-10
Psalm 23:2-3
Psalm 62:1-2
Matthew 11:28-30
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Activity Idea.