Archive for July 2011
The 36-Hour Day, fourth edition: The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss in Later Life, 4th Edition
July 31, 2011 | 
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Revised in 2006 for its twenty-fifth anniversary, this best-selling book is the “bible” for families caring for people with Alzheimer disease, offering comfort and support to millions worldwide. In addition to the practical and compassionate guidance that have made The 36-Hour Day invaluable to caregivers, the fourth edition is the only edition currently available that includes new information on medical research and the delivery of care.
The new edition includes:
-new information on diagnostic evaluation-resources for families and adult children who care for people with dementia-updated legal and financial information-the latest information on nursing homes and other communal living arrangements-new information on research, medications, and the biological causes and effects of dementia
Also available in a large print edition
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Poem: Living Colors (Nursing Home, Staff Shortage, Poor Vision, Alzheimers Disease, Hospice)
“Living Colors,” a poem by Frances Shani Parker, is one of several original poems from “Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes,” her nationally endorsed book. With poems, stories, and general information, “Becoming Dead Right” explores hospice care, urban nursing homes, caregiving, dementia, death preparations, and bereavement. Strategies for improving eldercare and nursing homes are examined. This groundbreaking book is published by Loving Healing Press. Author’s Website: www.FrancesShaniParker.com Author’s Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog hospiceandnursinghomes.blogspot.com Book Praise “This may be Ms. Parkers greatest gift to her readers bringing to life people and events that are indeed so often invisible. This book is truly a gift. The writing is eloquent and powerful, and the stories are instructive and lasting.” Dr. Peter A. Lichtenberg, Director, Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan “This book is filled with poetry, stories, wisdom and common sense that can help boomers, students, caregivers and policy makers understand their own aging and realize that our society can – and should – make important changes that can ensure safe, dignified, individualized care at the end of our lives.” Alice Hedt – Executive Director, National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform “The second part of the book is about what we as individuals and as a society must do to improve things for those who are dying. I particularly …
