The Dementia Caregiver: A Guide To Caring For Someone With Alzheimer's Disease And Other Neurocognitive Disorders (Guides To Caregiving) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Becoming a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another neurocognitive disorder can be an unexpected, undesirable, underappreciated—and yet noble role. It is heartbreaking to watch someone lose the very cognitive capacities that once helped to define them as a person. But because of the nature of these disorders, the only way to become an effective caregiver and cope with the role’s many daily challenges is to become well-informed about the disease. With the right information, resources and tips on caregiving and working with professionals, you can become your own expert at both caring for your charge and taking care of yourself. In these pages, Marc Agronin guides readers through a better understanding of the changes their loved one may be going through, and helps them tap into the various resources available to them as they embark on an uncertain caregiving journey. Insisting that a caregiver also maintain his or her own health and well being, Agronin guides caregivers in their efforts to provide care, but to also look to themselves as recipients of care from themselves and others. Shedding light on the debilitating disorders themselves as well as their everyday realities, this book is a much-needed resource for anyone caring for another person suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other neurocognitive disorders.
Series: Guides to Caregiving
Hardcover: 298 pages
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 1 edition (October 22, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1442231912
ISBN-13: 978-1442231917
Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1.1 x 9.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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We stumbled on this book at the Public Library, and thought so highly of it we decided to purchase a copy for reference material, highlighting, etc. It's definitely worth the asking price, when you consider the value of information on a still difficult to understand disease affecting our society. I realize "The 36-Hour Day" has been considered "the best" for many years. However, both books together have provided my family with some much needed guidance during difficult times. We have recommended this book to several people, including professionals in the field. Worth the asking price, and highly recommended.
This is an extraordinarily complete and compassionate guide for all caregivers caring for loved ones at all stages of NCD ( NeuroCognitiveDisorder - the new term for dementia). Dr Agronin's depth of medical expertise and patient care experience comes through in every page. When you care for someone with NCD you enter daily into unknown territory. It is frightening and upsetting for caregivers and family members. I have been caring for my wife for 5 years. Dr Agronin's guide is a constant, expert source of guidance, reference and reassurance. I am so very grateful for it.John R Preston
A book that every caregiver needs to read. Excellent!
Informative book and can be read in sections, pieces.
Excellent. I'm recommending to my friends.
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