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The Caregiver's Guide to Dementia: Practical Advice for Caring for Yourself and Your Loved One Paperback – 21 January 2020
by CAEd, Gail Weatherill RN, (Author)
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Part of: Caregiver's Guides (4 books)
Care for yourself, while caring for a loved one with dementia
When caring for someone with dementia, your own mental stability can be the single most critical factor in your loved one's quality of life. The Caregiver's Guide to Dementia brings practical and comprehensive guidance to understanding the illness, caring for someone, and caring for yourself.
From understanding common behavioral and mood changes to making financial decisions, this book contains bulleted lists of actions you can take to improve your health and your caregiving. Inspirational and compassionate, it focuses on the caregiver's underlying love and humanity that cannot be taken away by any disease.
In The Caregiver's Guide to Dementia you'll find-
Dementia defined-Understand dementia and its many forms, with an explanation of the illness and its variations. Caregiver wellness-At the end of each chapter, a small section provides relaxation and mindfulness exercises and reflection for dementia caregivers. Practical approach-The back of the book is filled with resources, from financial planning to tips on safety, along with questions for health care professionals, lawyers, accountants, therapists, and friends.
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"The Caregiver's Guide to Dementia is a must-read for family caregivers dealing with the many forms of dementia and brain failure. Filled with practical information, action steps, resources, and encouragement, Gail's compassionate and expert knowledge is evident on every page. I highly recommend this book for families to use as a trusted reference that offers guidance, support, and, most of all, hope."--Michelle Podlesni, president of the National Nurses in Business Association
"The Caregiver's Guide to Dementia presents readers with a wealth of valuable information that is organized for easy accessibility. An indispensable tool for both new and seasoned caregivers, it will become a classic."--Carol Bradley Bursack, journalist in elder care issues, author of Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories
"This book is a necessity for anyone new to or dealing with dementia. It is filled with sound information, shares great examples, gives the reader questions to ask, guides them on things to say and do, and helps those who care for others learn to pause in order to evaluate their own health and life balance."--Lori La Bey, founder of Alzheimer's Speaks (www.AlzheimersSpeaks.com)
"As a neurologist and caregiver for my father who had Alzheimer's, I wish my mother and I had had access to a resource as practical and helpful as The Caregiver's Guide. What sets the book apart is its consistent attention to caregiver health and well-being, imploring them to stop and check in with themselves, making use of mindfulness and other techniques of centering in the present moment. Gail's rich experience, knowledge, and compassion come through on every page. This book gets my highest recommendation."--Daniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN, neurologist, author, advocate
"Gail draws on her decades of experience to give dementia caregivers exactly what they need on this journey. The depth of her love and care comes across on every page, and it is so clear that she GETS IT. The lists of what to do or say, and what to ask the doctor, take this book to the next level as a resource caregivers can actually USE in their day-to-day experience. I recommend this book to all caregivers."--Lisa K. Baker, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist & Dementia Coach
About the Author
GAIL WEATHERILL has been a registered nurse for 40 years, specializing in the care of people living with dementia and their families for the past two decades. As a certified Alzheimer educator and the co-founder of the online support group, Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregivers Support with over 50,000 members worldwide, Gail now trains and coaches family and professional caregivers as "the Dementia Nurse." You can learn more about Gail's advocacy at www.thedementianurse.com.
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Publisher : Callisto
Publication date : 21 January 2020
Edition : 1st
Language : English
Print length : 184 pages
ISBN-10 : 1646113926
ISBN-13 : 978-1646113927
Item weight : 363 g
Dimensions : 15.24 x 1.17 x 22.86 cm
Part of series : Caregiver's Guides
Best Sellers Rank: 202,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)139 in Alzheimer's Disease
143 in Health Care Delivery (Books)
163 in Dementia
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Gail Weatherill RN CAEd
Gail Weatherill is a Registered Nurse and board-certified Alzheimer's Educator. Her career has spanned four decades and many settings. From an intensive care head nurse in Saudi Arabia to the Director of Nursing in a Virginia nursing home, Gail has done it all.
For the last twenty years, Gail has focused on the care of people living with dementia and the education of their caregivers. She practices as her professional alter ego, The Dementia Nurse. Her ability to hear hearts instead of brains gives Gail a unique understanding of those with dementia and the people who love them.
Gail became a family caregiver herself when a beloved client with no family moved in with her and her family for her last few years of life. She understands the demands of 24/7 care of a loved one with dementia. She now works to compensate for our health "care" system's failure to support caregivers in meeting those demands.
Gail's irreverent approach to the American health care machine makes her an effective and sought out advocate for those in deepest need. She has participated in the Nurses Take DC movement for safe staffing ratios in our hospitals and long term care facilities.
Through her writing, speaking, and coaching, Gail lives to educate dementia caregivers "one heart at a time". She maintains a closed caregiver support group on Facebook, a group that has grown to 50,000 members from over 100 countries. The need is global and great. As Gail enters her fortieth year of nursing practice, she will tell you she is just getting started. You can keep up with her at https://thedementianurse.com.
When she's not busy rabble-rousing for health care causes, Gail can be found reading, sewing fidget quilts, and missing her two daughters whom she says live entirely too far from their mother. She shares her home in Charlottesville, VA with a cat named Baby Silas who lets her use the laptop when he's not busy warming his belly on it.
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"The Caregiver's Guide to Dementia is a must-read for family caregivers dealing with the many forms of dementia and brain failure. Filled with practical information, action steps, resources, and encouragement, Gail's compassionate and expert knowledge is evident on every page. I highly recommend this book for families to use as a trusted reference that offers guidance, support, and, most of all, hope."--Michelle Podlesni, president of the National Nurses in Business Association
"The Caregiver's Guide to Dementia presents readers with a wealth of valuable information that is organized for easy accessibility. An indispensable tool for both new and seasoned caregivers, it will become a classic."--Carol Bradley Bursack, journalist in elder care issues, author of Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories
"This book is a necessity for anyone new to or dealing with dementia. It is filled with sound information, shares great examples, gives the reader questions to ask, guides them on things to say and do, and helps those who care for others learn to pause in order to evaluate their own health and life balance."--Lori La Bey, founder of Alzheimer's Speaks (www.AlzheimersSpeaks.com)
"As a neurologist and caregiver for my father who had Alzheimer's, I wish my mother and I had had access to a resource as practical and helpful as The Caregiver's Guide. What sets the book apart is its consistent attention to caregiver health and well-being, imploring them to stop and check in with themselves, making use of mindfulness and other techniques of centering in the present moment. Gail's rich experience, knowledge, and compassion come through on every page. This book gets my highest recommendation."--Daniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN, neurologist, author, advocate
"Gail draws on her decades of experience to give dementia caregivers exactly what they need on this journey. The depth of her love and care comes across on every page, and it is so clear that she GETS IT. The lists of what to do or say, and what to ask the doctor, take this book to the next level as a resource caregivers can actually USE in their day-to-day experience. I recommend this book to all caregivers."--Lisa K. Baker, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist & Dementia Coach
About the Author
GAIL WEATHERILL has been a registered nurse for 40 years, specializing in the care of people living with dementia and their families for the past two decades. As a certified Alzheimer educator and the co-founder of the online support group, Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregivers Support with over 50,000 members worldwide, Gail now trains and coaches family and professional caregivers as "the Dementia Nurse." You can learn more about Gail's advocacy at www.thedementianurse.com.
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Gail Weatherill RN CAEd
Gail Weatherill is a Registered Nurse and board-certified Alzheimer's Educator. Her career has spanned four decades and many settings. From an intensive care head nurse in Saudi Arabia to the Director of Nursing in a Virginia nursing home, Gail has done it all.
For the last twenty years, Gail has focused on the care of people living with dementia and the education of their caregivers. She practices as her professional alter ego, The Dementia Nurse. Her ability to hear hearts instead of brains gives Gail a unique understanding of those with dementia and the people who love them.
Gail became a family caregiver herself when a beloved client with no family moved in with her and her family for her last few years of life. She understands the demands of 24/7 care of a loved one with dementia. She now works to compensate for our health "care" system's failure to support caregivers in meeting those demands.
Gail's irreverent approach to the American health care machine makes her an effective and sought out advocate for those in deepest need. She has participated in the Nurses Take DC movement for safe staffing ratios in our hospitals and long term care facilities.
Through her writing, speaking, and coaching, Gail lives to educate dementia caregivers "one heart at a time". She maintains a closed caregiver support group on Facebook, a group that has grown to 50,000 members from over 100 countries. The need is global and great. As Gail enters her fortieth year of nursing practice, she will tell you she is just getting started. You can keep up with her at https://thedementianurse.com.
When she's not busy rabble-rousing for health care causes, Gail can be found reading, sewing fidget quilts, and missing her two daughters whom she says live entirely too far from their mother. She shares her home in Charlottesville, VA with a cat named Baby Silas who lets her use the laptop when he's not busy warming his belly on it.
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Esther miller
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring
Reviewed in Australia on 25 September 2024
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Found this very helpful and understand dementia as my husband going threw this
Not so frustrating too as U relize they do not rember and it easier to try not tell them that you already told them
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Gabriel Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars essential reading
Reviewed in Australia on 25 December 2021
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Such a well written easy to follow guide to assist you with this rocky road. I found it really invaluable
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Irma Rappaport
5.0 out of 5 stars The Caregiver's Guide to Dementia is a Great Resource!
Reviewed in the United States on 20 August 2025
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The Caregiver's Guide to Dementia is a thorough and comprehensive guide. From defining dementia to different kinds of dementia, how to interact with someone with dementia, home care vs. living in a facility, support for the caregiver, and lots of resources at the end. Gail Weatherill explains things in an understanding, gentle way. High recommend!
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Julie jones
5.0 out of 5 stars easy understanding
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2023
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Loved the whole of the book, gave an insight and understanding of what to expect further along with my mom who suffers with mixed dementia
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randall jonas
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative
Reviewed in Canada on 5 January 2025
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It is a helpful book filled with compassion and honesty.
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teresa
5.0 out of 5 stars What a gem
Reviewed in Canada on 26 September 2021
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I bought this for my father whom is my mother caregiver. It is one of the most valuable books we have ever had. My father is amazed at how it’s helped him in caring for my mother. Thank you so much. We can not express our gratitude and appreciation.
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MrsC
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative and easy to read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 December 2020
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Excellent book that is easy to read and great advice
Given us lots of information and guidance
Definitely recommend to any struggling to know what to do when caring for a loved one with dementia
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Robert B. Pearce
5.0 out of 5 stars Caregivers Life Line to help and hope
Reviewed in the United States on 22 September 2025
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Excellent book that provides practical clear concise help for the caregiver. Support and understanding whats happening with your loved one and how to help them and the caregiver survive the dementia journey. Recommend this is a real life saver for the caregiver. Must read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!
Reviewed in the United States on 21 December 2021
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Just what I needed!!!! My grandmother was just diagnosed with vascular dementia, and I was at a loss as what to do. This book is very well written, easy read, yet packed with How To's and suggestions not only as to what to do but also what to say and not say. It's also very real, the author is very honest and realistic as to what can happen, everything I read was just what was happening, and the suggestions really work. Another thing that was really useful was the definitions at the begging of the book really helped me understand what dementia is and what it is not. I recommend this book to anyone who has no idea what to do when facing this new stage of their loved one's life. Dementia is really frustrating and confusing for all involved, this book helps deal with that and help the caregivers process their emotions and gain a positive perspective and avoid mistakes.
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Kay Forty
4.0 out of 5 stars Light Printing!
Reviewed in Canada on 23 January 2024
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This is a very informative book. The printing is grey. I wish it was black. It's not great for senior caregivers with eye issues. It's still a very well written book!
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Rebecca P. Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book.
Reviewed in the United States on 11 October 2025
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This book was very informative and helped me to understand what my late husband was going through.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Concise, not comprehensive. easy to read.
Reviewed in Canada on 17 August 2025
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Joined her online group….was not functioning. Book has some good info based on the authors experience in the field, as a nurse.
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Annie Pulido
4.0 out of 5 stars Educational
Reviewed in Canada on 25 November 2023
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Educational book
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Boje
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for caregivers!
Reviewed in the United States on 1 May 2025
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If you buy just one book to guide you through the world of dementia caregiving, this is the one! Written in a warm and friendly style, it’s packed with practical information for whatever stage your loved one with dementia might be in, and for whatever you, as the caregiver, might be thinking and feeling. The author speaks from her years of experience using real-life examples to help with understanding the many aspects that will inevitably be encountered such as behavioral issues, daily living concerns, legal and financial needs, and end-of-life care. While all of that is incredibly informative and offers excellent guidance, her support for the caregiver’s needs is worth the price alone! She offers humor, empathy, compassion and understanding throughout.
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Linda
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
Reviewed in the United States on 17 April 2025
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This is a good book on dementia care. Very easy to read.
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I am so obsessed with this set. It is such high-quality and it definitely sucks you in around the stomach. Love the color too.
5.0 out of 5 stars EVERYONE NEEDS THIS BOOK!!
Reviewed in the United States on 21 June 2025
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So I’m 19 years old my grandmother just for diagnosed with dementia. I have no idea what I’m doing or where to start. When I got this book I read it all in just a week! I am so incredibly grateful for this book. It explains so many different things and helps you understand and know what to do. I recommend this book to absolutely everyone.
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James L. Hallenbeck
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb guide for dementia caregiving
Reviewed in the United States on 23 April 2025
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I'm a physician, who has cared for many patients with dementia. I am very familiar with the available literature on dementia and caregiving. This is one of the finest books on the topic I have read. Well, written, compassionate, and very practical.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fast delivery
Reviewed in the United States on 13 July 2025
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Good book with lots of insights. Very well writen.
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MARIA
4.0 out of 5 stars Forget me not
Reviewed in the United States on 28 November 2024
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This is a good book to learn about dementia Alzheimer's in the Aging person it could be a parent or cousin a grandparent it could be a friend and you know everybody thinks they know something about this but really and truly when it hits home it's very very difficult to deal with because the person that has this Dreadful terrible disease is literally at the mercy of anybody or everybody to help care for that person and if this book teaches you how this book teaches you how to deal with things have a talk about them how to find resource groups you know because it's a long journey taking care of someone you love with this terrible dementia and Alzheimer's and it could strike anybody at any time I recommend this book highly and others that are on this Amazon site 100% worth it
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4.0 out of 5 stars Dementia book
Reviewed in the United States on 28 March 2025
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Interesting book with many facts about dementia but simplified for a non- doctor mind
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MZZZ T.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on 4 July 2025
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This book was very helpful
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Rashell Loomis
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for knowledge regardless of personal situation
Reviewed in the United States on 22 February 2025
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So far it’s a very good book. The author seems very well educated and experienced, and has an interesting and enlightening viewpoint. This is a good book to read whether your family has alz/deme, you’re a memory care employee, or you just want to learn more about brain failure. (A term used in the book, which I find perfectly describes the effects dementia has on the brain.)
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jennifer snell
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Reviewed in the United States on 28 March 2025
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Really love the way the other breaks down things and the great advice that is given
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Kim Fyffe
5.0 out of 5 stars Dementia book plus a free gift
Reviewed in the United States on 5 June 2021
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Wonderful book , I haven't been able to sit down and really read it yet but the little that I have read is written well and interesting. They included a second book free about being a caretaker . This book was about a couple who were forced to deal with the wife developing MS, leading to her complete disability and eventual death. It was an a disturbing reality as , though the vendor had no way of knowing of course, I am dealing with my own MS. It was rather disconcerting to read her devastating course of her disease. The disease symptoms I have are quite different from the authors wife but it was a bit scary to read .
The book about dementia I think will be helpful and I am glad I ordered it. The order came quickly , was packaged well and would be a great addition to anyone's collection that is dealing with this horrible disease in their family. I must say it was a nice thing for the seller to add the second book as a gift , I know it would be very helpful for others to receive.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for caregivers
Reviewed in the United States on 16 April 2025
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Currently reading, great information
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JA
5.0 out of 5 stars Most practical and comprehensive!
Reviewed in the United States on 23 July 2024
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I ordered multiple books for caregiving and I had highlighted something on nearly every page of this book when I was done. This is the most practical and encouraging book that I have read on caregiving for dementia. It cover the whole gamut from guilt to finances to meds to therapists/doctors, etc. Lots of resources in the back and tips to keep your own sanity and when it may be time to move to a care facility. Buy this for every member of the patient’s family!
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Cristie Kay
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to understand, great information. So thankful that I've now purchased over 12 copies to share,
Reviewed in the United States on 6 December 2024
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Such a great book and so appropriate to life. So many friends have been so thankful that I gave them such a complete help to this most awful disease. Thank you for taking the time to write this, Ms Weatherill!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on 17 April 2025
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Excellent book
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Hulabelle
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book on Dementia
Reviewed in the United States on 18 September 2024
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I am a retired nurse and now a caregiver to my husband who has dementia. I had no idea how to navigate this terrifying journey with him. This book is outstanding in so many ways, with details that seem to cover so much ,
and I love that the author is a nurse too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best $15 I've ever spent
Reviewed in the United States on 23 March 2020
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For 3 years I've been caring for my spouse, who has dementia. Turns out I've been doing most things wrong, which explains why it's so frustrating and draining. This author has been there and come through, again and again, and i am learning from her at a rapid rate. "You'll never win an argument with someone who has dementia," she points out. So simple, and so true! How much time have I wasted trying to persuade my spouse to see it my way. "Therapeutic lying" is okay; you are not manipulative, just practical. Trust your care team, or get help you can trust. It never occurred to me that I needed a care team ... but I do. This is not airy-fairy, feel-good-about-yourself self help, but practical information to put to use right now, this minute, complete with resource listings. Reading it, I've cried silent tears and sobbed with relief, and laughed out loud, and found new confidence that I can do this, I will do this. At whatever stage your loved one with dementia may be (or wherever you yourself may be), this book will become a daily dose of "get 'er done," and I'm grateful.
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