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  • I'm Ralph, I'm Dad I'm Ralph, I'm Dad
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    I'm Ralph, I'm Dad

    Ralph Wood was diagnosed with dementia, and over the ensuing years his daughter, a medical doctor, along with other close family members, walked that journey beside him.Through poems, drawings and brief comments, I'm Ralph, I'm Dad lovingly tells the...
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  • Serving the Elderly Serving the Elderly
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    Serving the Elderly

    Broadly speaking there are two kinds of professional practice skills relevant to the burgeoning field of gerontological human service: clinical modalities and macro strategies. This book identifies seven essential approaches to clinical gerontology,...
    $120.41

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  • Facing Alzheimer's and Dementia Head On Facing Alzheimer's and Dementia Head On
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    Facing Alzheimer's and Dementia Head On

    We are two retired RNs who took care of our husbands with Alzheimer's and Brain Injury Dementia at home. This book is designed to help you through all parts of your journey, explaining what is happening in your loved one's brain as the changes occur. We...
    $49.55

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    The Millenium Caregiver
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    The Millenium Caregiver

    For most people, their twenties and thirties are the busiest times of their life, a period of new careers, new friends, new cities, new families. What few count on is that they might also be called to additional responsibilities as caregivers of parents,...
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    Meditation for Older People

    This practical guide gives information and resources on running meditation groups with older people, in any setting. Drawing on examples from recent research with frail older people living in a residential aged-care setting, this guide will not only help...
    $36.58

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  • Expressive Lives of Elders Expressive Lives of Elders
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    Expressive Lives of Elders

    Can traditional arts improve an older adult's quality of life? Are arts interventions more effective when they align with an elder's cultural identity? In Folklore and the Expressive Lives of Elders, Jon Kay and contributors from a diverse range...
    $170.43

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  • 13 Months 13 Months
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    13 Months

    When it comes to grieving, there's no such thing as a schedule.For therapist and instructor Jaye Tee, her grandmother had always been a source of comfort, the person she could turn to when she needed help.As her grandmother grew older, their roles...
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  • Just Another Day in the Retirement Home Just Another Day in the Retirement Home
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    Just Another Day in the Retirement Home

    "Just Another Day in the Retirement Home" is a memoir about an eight year journey experienced by Janet Fraser, whose aging parents were living their final years in a retirement home. It is a poignant journey of the heart, from the first...
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  • The Ultimate Cat The Ultimate Cat
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    The Ultimate Cat

    This short novel shares all the personal highs and lows of one B.C. teacher and her husband upon entering into retirement. It is a humorous look at elderly parent care, selling the family home, dealing with disgruntled siblings and estates, and suddenly...
    $32.00

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  • Handbook on Ageing with Disability Handbook on Ageing with Disability
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    Handbook on Ageing with Disability

    Mainstream gerontological scholarship has taken little heed of people ageing with disability, and they have also been largely overlooked by both disability and ageing policies and service systems. The Handbook on Ageing with Disability is the first to...
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    Avoiding the Ageing Parent Trap, Second Edition
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    Avoiding the Ageing Parent Trap, Second Edition

    “An invaluable guide.” Noel Whittaker, International bestselling author and finance writerWinner of the Australasian Journal on Ageing (AJA) Book Award. Informative and insightful, this is the essential family guide to navigating elder care and...
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  • The Accidental Caregiver
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    The Accidental Caregiver

    An invaluable resource for everyone concerned for the vulnerable people in their lives.Estimates suggest almost half of the adult population will someday be a caregiver, whether for an aging parent, an ailing partner, or a disabled family member. It is a...
    $35.00

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  • Dementia Together
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    Dementia Together

    Dementia is an illness that causes no physical pain. But just ask anyone who cares about someone with Alzheimer's or another dementia if their heart isn't aching. The pain in dementia comes from feeling hopeless, alone, or disconnected from loved...
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    Cannabis for Seniors

    Key Note: Seniors is the fasting growing demographic of pot users in the U.S. And everyone is talking about it! This book is HOT! CANNABIS FOR SENIORS explains how seniors aged 55 and older can employ the therapeutic uses-both social and medical-of...
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  • The Golden Rule
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    The Golden Rule

    The Golden Rule – Lessons in Living from a Doctor of Ageing by Lucy Pollock is an essential guide for navigating the complexities of ageing with grace, dignity, and understanding. As a geriatrician, Dr. Pollock draws on decades of experience working with...
    $37.00

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