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13 Kinds of Diseases that Cause Dementia

By Esther Heerema — 2020

Dementia is an umbrella term that covers many types of cognitive impairment. Symptoms of dementia generally include memory loss, poor judgment, communication difficulties, and personality changes.

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Eldercare For Dummies

Need help caring for an elderly loved one? This sensitive, reassuring guide provides strategies for assessing older persons’ needs, arranging for care, ensuring their safety, and enhancing quality of life—all while respecting their dignity.

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Rachelle Zukerman
2025
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The Sudden Caregiver: A Roadmap for Resilient Caregiving

Are you a sudden caregiver? When an unforeseen medical crisis robs someone you love of their health and wellbeing, do you feel caught off guard and ill-prepared for your caregiving role? Plenty of research confirms what you may already know: caregiving is depleting, worrying, and exhausting,...

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Karen Warner Schueler
2025
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Cruising through Caregiving: Reducing the Stress of Caring for Your Loved One

Caregiving is no vacation, but you can cruise more smoothly through it! If you’re facing the daunting reality that you’re about to become a caregiver whether you planned for it or not, Cruising through Caregiving is the down-to-earth and authoritative answer you need.

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Jennifer L. FitzPatrick
2025
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No Saints around Here: A Caregiver’s Days

When we promise “in sickness and in health,” it may be a mercy that we don’t know exactly what lies ahead. Forcing food on an increasingly recalcitrant spouse. Brushing his teeth. Watching someone you love more than ever slip away day by day.

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Susan Allen Toth
2025
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Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer’s Journey: A Guide for Families and Caregivers

The beloved bestseller has been revised and expanded for the fifth edition. Jolene Brackey has a vision: that we will soon look beyond the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease to focus more of our energies on creating moments of joy.

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Jolene Brackey
2016
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Tips for Cancer Caregivers | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

During cancer treatment, the needs of the patient’s caregiver are often overlooked. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute social worker Nancy DiPerna explains why it’s important for caregivers to minimize stress in their own lives.

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2007
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When Reasoning No Longer Works: A Practical Guide for Caregivers Dealing with Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care

Nearly five million families deal with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia on a daily basis. They do this with little training, and often only their good intentions guide them. When Reasoning No Longer Works is the training manual these family caregivers have been searching for.

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Angel Smits
2025
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Cancer Caregiving A to Z: An At-Home Guide for Patients and Families

Whether caring for one’s self at home or providing care for a loved one, this indispensable quick reference can improve quality of care and quality of life for those with cancer.

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American Cancer Society
2008
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The Caregiver’s Guide to Cancer: Compassionate Advice for Caring for You and Your Loved One

Looking after someone with cancer can be complex, overwhelming, and emotionally draining all at once. As a caregiver, you may also overlook your own well-being while you focus on your loved one.

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Victoria Landes
2021
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Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout in America

Already Toast shows how all-consuming caregiving can be, how difficult it is to find support, and how the social and literary narratives that have long locked women into providing emotional labor also keep them in unpaid caregiving roles.

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Kate Washington
2022
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