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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
- Narrated by: Susanna Burney
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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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