Caregiver Library

Caregiver Books & Guides   Organization Web Address AARP http://www.aarp.org Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/ Medicare http://www.medicare.org National Alliance for Caregiving http://www.caregiving.org National Family Caregivers Association http://www.nfcacares.org Senior Health Insurance Information Program http://www.state.in.us/idoi/shiip The Caregivers Marketplace http://www.caregiversmarketplace.com The Well Spouse Foundation http://www.wellspouse.org Grandparents Resources Brookdale Foundation Group http://www.brookdalefoundation.org The Foundation for Grandparenting http://grandparenting.org Generations United http://www.gu.org Grandparent Information http://www.aarp.org Center AARP http://www.aarp.org Family Education Network http://www.GrandparentsEdge.com

A Dignified Life:  The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer’s Care – A Guide for Family Caregivers. 2002. Virginia Bell & David Tropel. Deerfield Beach, GL:  Health Communications, Inc.

A Family Caregiver’s Guide To Planning & Decision Marking for the Elderly – forms, checklists, and practical advice.  1999. James A. Wilkinson.  Minneapolis, MN: Fairview Press.        NEW

Always On Call:  When Illness Turns Families into Caregivers. 2000. Carol Levine, (ed.)., New York United Hospital Fund.

Alzheimer’s Early Stages:  First Steps for Family, Friends, & Caregivers. 2003. Daniel Kuhn. Alameda, CA:  Hunter House, Inc.

And Thou Shalt Honor. 2002. Beth Witrogen McLeod. Rodale.

Caregiver Guide:  Tips for Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s Disease. 2001. Gaithersburg, MD:  National Institute on Aging.

Changing Places:  A Journey with My Parents into Their Old Age. 2000. Judy Kramer. New York: New York: Riverhead Books.

Complete Eldercare Planner, The. 2000. Joy Loverde. New York: New York, Three Rivers Press.

Complete Guide to Health Services for Seniors. 2000. Trudy Lieberman. New York: New York, Three Rivers Press.

Coping With Your Difficult Older Parent: A Guide for Stressed-Out Children.  Grace Lebow & Barbara Kane.  New York:New York, HarperCollins.

Daily Comforts for Caregivers. 1999. Pat Sample. Minneapolis, MN:  Fairview Press.

Elder Care 911. 2002. Susan Beerman & Judith Rappaport-Musson. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books.

Grandparents as Parents:  A Survival Guide for Raising a Second Family. 1995. Sylvie de Toleda & Deborah Edler Bornw. New York: New York. The Guilford Press.

Granparenting: The joys and challenges.  2004. AARP. Washington, DC.

Juggling Work and Family with Hedrick Smith.  Hedrick Smith. South Carolina:  Hedrick Smith Productions.

Losing My Mind:  An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer’s. 2002. Thomas DeBaggio. New York: New York. The Free Press.

Loss of Dreams:  A Special Kind of Grief. 1996. Ted Bowman. St. Paul, MN:  Ted Bowman.

Love, Honor, & Value.  A Family Caregiver Speaks Out about the Choices & Challenges of Caregiving.  2002.  Suzanne Mintz. Sterling, :Virginia. Capital Books, Inc.                 NEW

Raising Our Children’s Children. 1996. Deborah Coucette-Dudman with Jeffrey R. LaCure.  Minneapolis, MN:  Fairview Press.

Speaking Our Minds:  Personal Reflections from Individuals with Alzheimer’s. 2000. Lisa Snyder. New York: New York. W.H. Freeman & Company.

Successful Aging. 1998. John W. Rowe & Robert L. Kahn. New York: New York. Pantheon Books.

Talking to Alzheimer’s Simple Ways to Connect when You Visit with a Family Member or Friend.  2001.  Claudia J. Strauss. Oakland, CA:  New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

The Aging America Resource Guide: Blessed are the Caregivers. 2002. Charles Puchta. Aging America Resources Inc.

The Book of Choices. 2002. Mike Magee. New York: New York, Spencer Books.

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Caring for Aging Parents. 2001. Linda Rhodes, Ed.D. Indianapolis , :Indiana.  Alpha Books.                   NEW

The Forgetting- Alzheimer’s:  Portrait of an Epidemic. 2001. David Shenk. New York: New York. Doubleday.

Contact your local library or check internet sites such as, www.amazon.comfor information on ordering any of the books listed above.       

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The following resource materials may be borrowed from Elder Solutions at CICOA by calling 317-803-6000: Caregiver Wellness. The Home Care Companion Video Collection. Caregiving Series. 2001. Healing Arts Communication.

Communication:  How to Communicate with someone who has Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementia. . The Home Care Companion Video Collection. Caregiving Series. 2001. Healing Arts Communication.

Grandparents as Parents:  A Survival Guide for Raising a Second Family. 1995. Sylvie de Toleda & Deborah Edler Brown. New York: New York. The Guilford Press.

Raising Our Children’s Children. 1996. Deborah Coucette-Dudman with Jeffrey R. LaCure.  Minneapolis, MN:  Fairview Press.

The following resource materials will be mailed to you upon request by calling 317-803-6000:

At the Crossroads:

 A Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia & Driving. 2000. Hartford, CT: The Hartford

When a Loved One Has Alzheimer’s Disease: Caregiver’s Handbook. 2001. South Deerfield, MA:  Channing L. Bete Co.

Shopping for a Health Care Facility, Assisted Living Facility, or Continuing Care Retirement Community. 2004.

So Far Away: Twenty Questions for Long-Distance Caregivers  from the National Institute on Aging

Rev.April 2006