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Caregiver Resources Available at the HIC

Book List

Alzheimer's Disease

The 36-hour day : a family guide to caring for persons with Alzheimer disease, related dementing illnesses, and memory loss in later life / Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins. 4th edition Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
 Consumer Health WT 155 M141t 2006

The Alzheimer's sourcebook for caregivers : a practical guide for getting through the day / Frena
Consumer Health WT 155 D252a 1999

Alzheimer's : a caregiver's guide and sourcebook / Howard Gruetzner. New York : Wiley, 2001.
Consumer Health WM 220 G886a 2001

Alzheimer's disease : a handbook for caregivers / editors, Ronald C. Hamdy, James M. Turnbull, Joellen Edwards, Mary M. Lancaster. St. Louis : Mosby, c1998.
Consumer Health WT 155 A4783 1998

Alzheimer's disease : caregiver's home management / by Robert H. Rogge. Chapel Hill, N.Car. : Longleaf Press, c1996.
Consumer Health WT 155 R733b 1996

Surviving Alzheimer's : caregiver's home management of Alzheimer's disease / by Robert H. Rogge. Chapel Hill, N. Car. : Robert H. Rogge, c1995.
Consumer Health WT 155 R733b 1995

Alzheimer's disease : a handbook for caregivers / Ronald C. Hamdy ... [et al.]. St. Louis : Mosby Year Book, c1994.
Consumer Health WM 220 A4785 1994

Caring for the caregiver : a guide to living with Alzheimer's disease. Morris Plains, N.J. : Parke-Davis, c1994.
Consumer Health WT 155 C277 1994

Taking care of caregivers : for families and others who care for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia / D. Jeanne Roberts. Palo Alto, Calif. : Bull Pub. Co. ; Emeryville, CA : Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West, c1991.
Consumer Health WM 220 R643t 1991

Caregiver Stress

The fearless caregiver : how to get the best care for your loved one and still have a life of your own / Gary Barg, editor-in-chief. Sterling, Va. : Capital Books, 2003, c2001.
Consumer Health In Process

Stress reduction for caregivers / Jodi L. Olshevski, Anne D. Katz, Bob G. Knight ; with guest author T.J. McCallum. Philadelphia, PA : Brunner/Mazel, c1999.
Consumer Health WT 30 O52s 1999

Witness to illness : strategies for caregiving and coping / Karen E. Horowitz and Douglas M. Lanes. Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, 1992.
Consumer Health W 21.5 H816w 1992

Caregiving : how to care for your elderly mother and stay sane. E. Jane Mall. New York : Ballantine Books, 1990.
Consumer Health WT 120 M252c 1990

Taking time for me : how caregivers can effectively deal with stress / Katherine L. Karr. Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, c1992.
Consumer Health WM 172 K18t 1992

The eldercare sourcebook / Joan Carson Breitung.
Chicago : Contemporary Books, c2002.
Consumer Health In Process

Others

The American Medical Association guide to home caregiving / Angela Perry, medical editor. New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c2001.
Consumer Health WY 200 A512 2001

Fourteen Friends' guide to eldercaring : practical advice, inspiration, shared experiences, space for your thoughts / written by the Fourteen Friends, Joan Hunter Cooper ... [et al.] ; with photographs and illustrations by Judy Sherwood McLeod and friends. Sterling, VA : Capital Books, c1999.
Consumer Health WT 30 F782 1999

The nursing home decision : easing the transition for everyone / Lawrence M. Martin. New York : Wiley, c1999.
Consumer Health WT 27 M378n 1999

Caregiving : the spiritual journey of love, loss, and renewal / Beth Witrogen McLeod. New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c1999.
Consumer Health WY 200 M165c 1999

When your child has an eating disorder : a step-by-step workbook for parents and other caregivers / Abigail H. Natenshon. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1999.
Consumer Health WS 130 N273w 1999

Helping someone with mental illness : a compassionate guide for family, friends, and caregivers / Rosalynn Carter, with Susan K. Golant. New York : Times Books, c1998.
Consumer Health WM 140 C324h 1998

Keeping them healthy, keeping them home : how to care for your loved ones at home / Ellen M. Caruso. Los Angeles : Health Information Press, c1998.
Consumer Health WY 200 C329k 1998

Living with life-threatening illness :a guide for patients, their families, and caregivers / Kenneth J. Doka. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998.
Consumer Health WB 310 D6585L 1998

The complete bedside companion : no-nonsense advice on caring for the seriously ill / Rodger McFarlane, Philip Bashe. New York : Simon & Schuster, c1998.
Health Information Center (1st Floor) Consumer Health WX 162 M478c 1998

The comfort of home : an illustrated step-by-step guide for caregivers / Maria M. Meyer, with Paula Derr ; foreword by Mark O. Hatfield. Portland, Ore. : CareTrust Publications LLC, c1998.
Consumer Health WT 120 M613c 1998

Home care for older adults : a guide for families and other caregivers / Mary Ann Rosswurm, editor. New York : Springer Publishing Company, c1998.
Consumer Health WT 120 H765 1998

When living alone means living at risk : a guide for caregivers and families / edited by Robert W. Buckingham. Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1994.
Consumer Health WT 120 W567 1994

AIDS care at home : a guide for caregivers, loved ones, and people with AIDS / Judith Greif, Beth Ann Golden. New York : J. Wiley & Sons, Inc., c1994.
Consumer Health WY 150 G824a 1994

Taking care of aging family members : a practical guide / Wendy Lustbader, Nancy R. Hooyman. New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994.
Consumer Health WT 30 L972t 1994 c.1
Consumer Health WT 30 L972t 1994 c.2

Avoiding drugs used as chemical restraints : new standards in care : a guide for residents, families, and friends and caregivers / by the National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform [and] Sarah Greene Burger. Washington, D.C. : National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, c1994.
Consumer Health WX 27 AA1 N277ad 1994

When someone you know has AIDS : a practical guide / by Leonard J. Martelli ... [et al.]. New York : Crown Trade Paperbacks, c1993.
Consumer Health WC 503 W567 1993

After a stroke : a support book for patients, caregivers, families, and friends / Geoffrey Donnan, Carol Burton. Berkeley : North Atlantic Books, c1992.
Consumer Health WL 355 D685a 1992

Pamphlets

Newsletters

Videos

Alzheimer's disease : one question at a time, one day at a time. Pfizer Inc. and Eisai Inc., 1997.
Consumer Health Video WT 155 A4782 1997

The caregivers' journey produced by aXle Communications. Sherborn, MA : Aquarius Productions, c1996.
Consumer Health Video WY 200 C271 1996 tape 1
Consumer Health Video WY 200 C271 1996 tape 2

When someone you love has Alzheimer's: a practical guide for caregivers produced by Medcom; producer/director, Bill R. Irwin. Timonium, MD : Milner-Fenwick, c1995.
Consumer Health Video WM 220 W567 1995

Coping and home safety tips for caregivers of the elderly produced by Northwestern Virginia Health System Agency and Jefferson Area Board for Aging ; written by Kathryn Mulvey ; directed by Bryan C. Williams. Richmond, Va. : Commonwealth Films, 1987.
Consumer Health Video WY 200 87-143 1987
Consumer Health Video WY 200 87-143 1987 Guide

Watch Videos Online

Caregivers/Homecare Videos from Medical News Today
Caregiving Can Come with a Price
Till Death Do Us Part - Taking Care of a Spouse
Wandering Alzheimers

Support Groups

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Well Spouse Association

Associations

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