Resources for Adult Families
Books
- The 36-Hour Day – A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss (6th edition). Nancy L. Mace, M.A. and Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H. (First edition published in 1981; sixth edition published in 2017)
- Caregiver’s Path to Compassionate Decision Making. Viki Kind, MA (2010)
- A Dignified Life – The Best FriendsTM Approach to Alzheimer’s Care. Virginia Bell, MSW. and David Troxel, MPH (2012)
- Mom Always Liked You Best: A Guide for Resolving Family Feuds, Inheritance Battles & Eldercare Crises. Arline Kardasis, Rikk Larsen, Crystal Thorpe & Blair Trippe (2011)
- Don’t Give Up on Me! Supporting Aging Parents Successfully. Jan Simpson (2010)
- The End of Alzheimer’s: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline. Dale Bredesen (2017)
- Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s. Joanne Koenig Coste (2003)
Other Resources
- At the Crossroads: Family Conversations about Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia & Driving from The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., and the MIT AgeLab – Free Booklet and Support Group Kit available
- Caregiving With Your Siblings online fact sheet published by the Family Caregiver Alliance, written by Francine Russo (2011)
- Five Wishes from Aging with Dignity. A “living will that talks about . . . personal, emotional and spiritual needs as well as . . . medical wishes” and meets legal requirements in 42 states
- Holding a Family Meeting. Online fact sheet published by the Family Caregiver Alliance (2003)
- Honoring Choices Massachusetts. Consumer focused, nonprofit organization which informs, empowers and helps adults make a health care plan and connect to quality care that honors their choices, all through their lives
- Lotsa Helping Hands. Free website to organize caregiving help
- We Need to Talk: Family Conversations with Older Drivers. Online seminar produced by AARP based on information created jointly by The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab
- Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?TM Workbook: A Guide to Passing on Personal Possessions. (1999). St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service
- Your Conversation Starter Kit – Online resource available for download, created by The Conversation Project and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in 2015