Books: Caregivers

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Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others (Paperback)

by Lawrence M. Brammer (Author), this book covers many aspects of the caregiver experience with humor and examples. This book encourages the caregiver toward permission to care for oneself as the caregiver. This book is available through Amazon.com

New Sign Know the Night: A Memoir of Survival in the Small Hours

Hardcover – March 25, 2014, by Maria Mutch. More than a book about parenting and caring for a child with multiple disabilities. This book explores miraculous power of care and communication during the soul searching hours of the night.

The Carebook: A Workbook for Caregiver Peace of Mind (Hardcover)

by Joyce Beedle (Author) has developed a notebook to keep important information concerning health and medical records and assist the caregiver when speaking to doctors and other professionals concerning the person with disability for which they are caring. This book is available through Amazon.com

New Sign The Elderly Caregiver: Caring for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

This book provides insight into the physical, psychological and social needs of the growing number of elderly people caring for adults with developmental disabilities. Issues explored include: the needs of elderly parents caring for adult offspring with learning difficulties; changes in care-giving activities; the increasing burden of care-giving; the ordeal of planning future out-of-home placement; and the needs of care-givers of aging adults with Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease. A concluding chapter draws together implications for future directions in practice, policy and research.

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