The Dementia Caregiver's Survival Guide

An 11-Step Plan to Understand the Disease and How to Cope with Financial Challenges, Patient Aggression, and Depression Without Guilt, Overwhelm, or Burnout

De: Janet G. Cruz

Narrado por: Susanna Burney

The Dementia Caregiver’s Survival Guide

When a loved one is diagnosed with dementia, it can feel like the world has been turned upside down. As a caregiver, you may feel like you're navigating uncharted territory, struggling to provide the best possible care for your aging parents or family member with dementia while also coping with your own emotions and fears.

But you're not alone! The Dementia Caregiver’s Survival Guide is here to offer a lifeline to caregivers, providing practical advice and emotional support to help you cope with the complexities of dementia care. This survival guide offers a road map, empowering caregivers to understand the disease, manage difficult symptoms, and cope with financial challenges, patient aggression, depression, and much more.

Revolutionize your caregiving with knowledge and practical tips.

As a caregiver of a loved one with dementia, you face challenges that require knowledge and tools to provide the best possible care. This book for dealing with dementia-afflicted loved ones equips you with everything you need to become a better dementia caregiver, from understanding the progression of the disease to anticipating the patient's needs and preventing burnout.

Empathizing with the dementia patient.

Dementia is a complex and progressive disease that affects not only the patient's memory but also their emotions and behaviors. This dementia book for caregivers provides insight into the patient's perspective as well as the caregiver's perspective, helping you understand what your dearest one is going through living with dementia. By keeping lines of communication open and never giving up hope, you can create moments of connection and joy that strengthen your bond.

Taking care of yourself to better care for others.

Dealing with dementia a caregiver’s guide emphasizes the importance of self-care, providing strategies to reduce stress, prevent burnout, and maintain your own physical and emotional health. In our caregiver survival guide for navigating life with dementia, we recognize the importance of nurturing your caregiving spirit and highlight the essential role that taking a well-deserved break to recharge plays in achieving this.

Embrace caregiving's rewards by providing exceptional care and discovering moments of joy, finding fulfillment in your role as a caregiver.

Book details

Comprehensive guide: This book for navigating life with dementia features a complete guide to caregiving, covering everything from the basics of the disease to advanced caregiving strategies.

Eleven-step plan: With an 11-step plan, the book offers a road map to help caregivers to understand the complexities of dementia care with ease.

Dual perspective: The dementia caregiver book takes into account both the perspective of the dementia patient and the caregiver, providing a holistic approach to caregiving.

Written for: This self-help book is written for dementia caregivers, providing them with invaluable knowledge, tools, and emotional support to make their journey smoother.

Written by: The book for dealing people with dementia is authored by Janet G Cruz, an expert in dementia care with years of experience in helping caregivers navigate the challenges of dementia care.

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Very informative!

This has packed step by step information on dealing with dementia and how to care for others with it as well. Great listen!!

Great Dementia Guide

My father suffered from Alzheimer's and I did not know how to handle it well. He has passed away since and I wish I had this book to read during that time. The author has done a wonderful job of educating the public about dementia and how to properly handle it. Understanding the disease and how it affects the brain is the first step. You will learn how to handle aggressive dementia patients and their possible depression without getting burnout. You have to also take care of yourself. I highly recommend this book.

Rewind and Re-Listen. So comprehensive

I'm so appreciative I had the opportunity to listen to this audiobook. It's not only well written, but the honesty and vulnerability was showcased in this book. You can honestly feel the author's experience and knowledge shared in this book. It covers the patient's situation but also the caregiver's emotions and what he/she goes through during these times. Every example and scenario is covered. As a caretaker, whether you're feeling overwhelmed or preparing yourself for the future, this is a good book to re-read/ re-listen. Such a good book to keep and cherish.

A Must Read for Caregivers

I recommend this book for anyone that is caring for someone with dementia, particularly if the person you are caring for is a loved one.

The author provides both factual information as well as personal experiences that caregivers (or potential caregivers) can utilize in managing those with dementia. The book covers a wide range of topics related to this affliction, including diagnosis, treatment approaches, and caregiving strategies.

This book is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to better understand and support those afflicted with this terrible malady.

Invaluable Resource for Caregivers

Family members and now a friend have been afflicted with dementia including Alzheimer's. This book does a great job teaching about what it is and how to cope. There is so much t understand about what it is and what it is not. There are strategies for how to manage this disease and they will help you and the ones you care for. This book also reminds you how to care for yourself, which is key. You cannot be help to anyone if you are unable to help yourself. Highly recommended. Read it now and you will be more prepared for difficult times.

Great Resource

What an amazing audiobook! This is an amazing resource for caregivers who want to learn how to care for individuals battling with dementia. The author explained various forms of dementia, how it may affect relationship dynamics, how to create safe spaces for individuals with dementia to thrive, and so much more. This is the type of book you can always go back and refer to. I highly recommend this book!

So Important for Everyone

I am in healthcare and I see the struggles of dementia everyday - not only for the person diagnosed with dementia, but the family and caregivers who are trying to not only process and worth through their own emotions with the diagnosis, but also understand how to be a solid foundation for their loved one. It's a difficulty road that feels lonely and scary for many, but the advice shared in the this book helps provide a roadmap with laid out steps for taking it one day at a time. It's a marathon, not a sprint - use this book to help you through this journey.

Great Information I Need Right Now!

This is a book that, although I could have used to help with my wife's Parkinson's battle, I am now involved with a 95-year-old father with dementia. While he is now in the hospital after a recent fall, this book has helped me understand a lot more about the disease and about my reactions to it. It gives me options to consider and explains the many situations that my brother and I are scrambling to understand and deal with. There are no easy answers, but this book can help you better deal with a challenging situation and not be consumed by it. I highly recommend it.

Everything to know about caregiving!

If you are caring for a loved one with dementia, "The Dementia Caregiver's Survival Guide" audiobook is a must-read. The 11-step plan outlined in this audiobook is easy to follow and provides actionable advice to help ease your burden as a caregiver. The practical tips included in this audiobook are invaluable for navigating the challenges of being a caregiver while still taking care of yourself. What I appreciated most about this audiobook is the emphasis on balancing your own needs while caring for your loved one with dementia. The audiobook provides insight on how to manage challenging behaviors of the dementia patient while dealing with the overall decline in health. It also provides useful information on how to keep your loved one with dementia safe and comfortable at home. The narrator is engaging and presents the information in an easy-to-understand manner. This audiobook not only provides knowledge and power to caregivers, but it also emphasizes how caregiving can be a rewarding experience. I highly recommend this audiobook to anyone who is caring for a loved one with dementia.

Great Book and Motivation

This book is extremely well-researched and covers all of the different types of dementia, which was incredibly helpful in understanding the signs of dementia. This book for navigating life with dementia features a complete guide to caregiving, covering everything from the basics of the disease to advanced caregiving strategies.

This audiobook, I wish I had this book when my father was still alive. I could relate to the authors personal experiences and the wealth of information is incredible.

Highly recommended this book!