I thought the course was amazing and feel honored to have been part of it. Thanks for all your hard work!
In listening to the experiences of people living with dementia and their family members, the feelings of isolation, adjustment and community are common. We must consider these experiences in any area of dementia care.
Handouts
Resources
Books
Bryden, Christine, Dancing with Dementia, My Story of Living Positively with Dementia, New Jersey, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005
Boss P, Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2011
Davis, R, My Journey Into Alzheimer's Disease: Helpful Insights for Family and Friends. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House; 1989.
Genova, L, Still Alice. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster; 2014.
Henderson, C, Partial View: An Alzheimer's Journal. Dallas, Texas: Southern University Methodist Press; 1998.
Hoblitzelle, Oliva Ames, Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows: A Couple's Journey Through Alzheimer's, New York, New York: Penguin Press; 2010
O'Brien, G, On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's. Brewster, MA: Codfish Press; 2018.
Pearce, Nancy, Inside Alzheimer's: How to Hear and Honor Connections with a Person who has Dementia, Taylors, South Carolina, Forrason Press, 2010
Petersen, B, Jan's Story: Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer's. Lake Forest, California: Behler Publications; 2010.
Raushi, T, A View From Within: Living with Early Onset Alzheimer's. Chicago, IL: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association; 2001.
Rose, L, Show Me the Way to Go Home. Forest Knolls, CA: Elder Books; 1996.
Schneider, C, Don't Bury Me Now: It Ain't Over Yet. Author House; 2006.
Synder, L, Living Your Best with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease, North Branch, MN: Sunrise River Press; 2010
Snyder, L, Speaking our Minds: Personal Reflections from Individuals with Alzheimer's, Baltimore, MA: Health Professions Press; 2009
Taylor, Richard, Alzheimer's from the Inside Out, Baltimore, Health Professions Press, 2006
Books for Children
Fox, M,. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. Brooklyn, New York: Kane/Miller Book Publishers; 1985.
McCormick, Susan and Timur Deberdeev, Granny Can't Remember Me: A Children's Book About Alzheimer's, Carroll Press, 2017
Scacco, Linda, Always My Grandpa: A Story for Children about Alzheimer's Disease, Magination Press, 2005
Schnurbush, Barbara, Striped Shirts and Flowered Plants: A Story About Alzheimer's Disease for Young Children, Magination Press, 2007
Shriver, Maria, What's Happening to Grandpa?, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2004
Tauber Prior, Beatrice and Mary Ann Drummond, Grandma and Me: A Kid's Guide for Alzheimer's and Dementia, Morgan James Kids, 2017
Videos
Alzheimer's from the Inside Out - Dr. Richard Taylor
Too Soon to Forget: The Journey of Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
Websites
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
Material from the National Institute on Aging
The Toolkit Project
A resource developed by the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center for Dementia Support Group Leaders