Selected Readings for Family Members and Caregivers
Alzheimer's - A Caregiver's Guide and Sourcebook by Howard Gruetzner. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2001
When Your Loved One Has Dementia – A Simple Guide for Caregivers by J. Glenner, J. Stehman, J. Davagnino, M Galante, M Green. Johns Hopkins, 2005
Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s by Joanne Koenig Coste. Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
What You Need to Know About Alzheimer’s by John Medina, Ph.D., CME Inc., New Harbinger Publications, 1999
Alzheimer's Early Stages: First Steps in Caring and Treatment by Daniel Kuhn, MSW. Hunter House Inc. Second edition, 2003
Speaking Our Minds - Personal Reflections from Individuals with Alzheimer's by Lisa Snyder, LCSW. W.H. Freeman and Co., 2000
The 36 Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons With Alzheimer's Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses and Memory Losses in Late Life by Nancy Mace and Peter Rabins. Johns Hopkins Press, revised 1999
Staying Connected While Letting Go – The Paradox of Alzheimer’s Caregiving by Sandy Braff and Mary Rose Olenik. M.Evans and Co., 2003
A Dignified Life – The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer’s Care – A Guide for Family Caregivers by Virginia Bell and David Troxel. Health Communications Inc., 2002.
Alzheimer's Disease-A Guide for Families and Caregivers by Lenore Powell and Katie Courtice. Perseus Publishing. Revised and updated, 2002.
The Loss of Self - A Family Resource For the Care of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, by D.Cohen, Ph.D., &C. Eisdorfer, Ph.D.,M.D. W.W. Norton. Updated, 2002.
What If It’s Not Alzheimer’s? Edited by Lisa Radin and Gary Radin. Prometheus Books, 2003.
Coping with Alzheimer’s – A Caregiver’s Emotional Survival Guide by Rose Oliver and Frances Bock. Dodd, Mead and Co., 1987.
Resources for Children and Young Adults
What's Happening to Grandpa? by Maria Shriver; Little, Brown and Company, 2004
Grandma’s Cobwebs by Ann Frantti, Dagney Publishing, 2002.
Maria 's Grandma Gets Mixed Up by Doris Sanford. Multonomah, 1989.
Something to Remember Me By by Susan V. Bosak with Laurie McGaw. The Communication Project, 2000.
Sachiko Means Happiness by Kimiko Sakai. Children's Book Press, 1990
Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox. Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 1985
Grandpa Doesn't Know It's Me by Donna Guthrie. Human Sciences Press.
Through Tara's Eyes - Helping Children Cope with Alzheimer's Disease by Kathy Baumann and Erin Conners. Available through American Health Assistance Foundation at 1-800-437-2423 or (301) 948-3244
Fading Memories: An Adolescent's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease, Available through American Health Assistance Foundation at 1-800-437-2423 or (301) 948-3244.
ElderCare Online has an excellent resource section for teens that includes information, resources, and a chat room at http://www.ec-online.net/Knowledge/SolutionSets/teens.htm.
