Surviving Alzheimer's: Practical tips and soul-saving wisdom for caregivers by Scott, Paula Spencer
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Surviving Alzheimer's: Practical tips and soul-saving wisdom for caregivers by Scott, Paula Spencer

Surviving Alzheimer's: Practical tips and soul-saving wisdom for caregivers

Eva-Birch Media
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(Text refers to the first edition.)

What every family member of a loved one with dementia needs to know: How to help without sacrificing YOU. In Surviving Alzheimer's you'll find:

  • The best, most current thinking on how to enhance quality of life and safety while minimizing stress on everyone involved
  • The "Why This, Try This" approach to understanding what's behind odd, frustrating behaviors-and what you can do about them
  • How to defuse resentment, guilt, anger, and family friction
  • Lifesaving insights from a team of top dementia-care experts from geriatrics, psychiatry, social work, law, dementia therapy, and caregiver advocacy
  • Stories and ideas from real families

  • All in a fast, scannable format, unlike any other Alzheimer's guide, perfect for short-on-time caregivers.

    "Regular doses of Paula Spencer Scott's supportive and instructive wisdom should be prescribed to every family member dealing with Alzheimer's. Her why-this, try-this approach is a winner." -Lisa P. Gwyther, MSW, LCSW, associate professor, Duke University School of Medicine, director of the Duke Family Support Program, and co-author, The Alzheimer's Action Plan

    "Insightful and practical guidance for the millions of caregivers struggling to help their loved ones suffering from dementia." -Gary Small, MD, director of the UCLA Longevity Center and co-author, The Alzheimer's Prevention Program

    "Fantastic " -Leeza Gibbons, television personality and founder, Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation



    Author: Paula Spencer Scott
    Publisher: Eva-Birch Media
    Published: 01/05/2014
    Pages: 368
    Binding Type: Paperback
    Weight: 1.15lbs
    Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d
    ISBN13: 9780615936413
    ISBN10: 0615936415
    BISAC Categories:
    - Health & Fitness | Diseases | Alzheimer's & Dementia

    About the Author
    PAULA SPENCER SCOTT is a former contributing editor of Caring.com and a Met Life Foundation Journalists in Aging fellow, a program of the Gerontological Society of America. Her previous 11 books include Like Mother, Like Daughter, Momfidence (based on her longtime Woman's Day magazine column), and the collaborations The V Book and The Happiest Toddler on the Block. Five close family members have had dementia.

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