Dementia Reading List

Relevant reading material for people with dementia and their carers. This is produced for information and is not necessarily a recommended reading list.

Let us know of any books or publications you have read and particularly enjoyed or found helpful.
    • The National Dementia Strategy published by the Department of Health February 2009
    • Now Where Did I Put My Glasses? – Caring for Your Parents – A Practical and Emotional Lifeline written by Jackie Highe published by Simon & Shuster UK Ltd.
    • Becoming a Carer: A Booklet about looking after someone with dementia produced by the Mental Health Foundation download or call 020 78031100 for a free copy
    • Caring for a Parent in Later Life written by Judith Cameron published by Life Guides
    • The Selfish Pig’s Guide to Caring written by Hugh Marriott published by Sphere
    • Contented Dementia written by Oliver James published by Vermilion
    • Living in the Labyrinth: a personal journey through the maze of Alzheimer’sby Diana McGowin published by Elder Books
    • The Daily Telegraph Caring for Loved Ones in Old Age published by Lawpak Publishing Ltd.
    • Caring for your Elderly Parent written by Julia Bunton-Jones published by Sheldon Press
    • Elder Rage written by Jacqueline Marcell published by Impressive Press
    • Losing Clive to Younger Onset Dementia One Family’s Story written by Helen Beaumont published by Jessica Kingsbury Publishers
    • What Shall We Do With Mother? written by Rosie Stal and Richard Craze published by White Ladder Press
    • Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s : The New Approach to Living Positively With Alzheimer’s Disease written by Joanne Koenig-Coste published by VermilionBack to top of page
    • Understanding Dementia by Alan Jacques published by Churchill Livingstone
    • The Simplicity of Dementia – A Guide for Family and Carers written by HuubBuijssen published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
    • Challenging Behaviour in Dementia – A Person-Centred Approach written by Graham Stokes published by Speachmark Publishing Ltd.
    • And Still The Music Plays: Stories of People With Dementia written by Graham Stokes published by Speachmark Publishing Ltd.
    • Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias written by Harry Cayton, Dr.Nori Graham, Dr. James Warner published by Class Publishing
    • Remind Me Who I Am, Again written by Linda Grant published by Granta Books
    • Dancing with Dementia – My Story of Living Positively With Dementia written by Christine Bryden published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
    • Caring for Someone with Dementia (Carer’s Handbook) written by Jane Brotchie published by Age Concern Books
    • Coping with Dementia – A Handbook for Carers written by Kate Fearnely published by NHS Health Scotland
    • Who Cares? Information and support for the carers of people with dementiapublished by the Department of Health download Who Cares? or call 08701 555 455 for a free copy
    • Find the Right Care Home: a step-by-step companion written by Rosemary Hurtley and Julia Burton Jones published by Age Concern England
    • What If It’s Not Alzheimer’s – A Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia written by Lisa and Gary Radin published by Prometheus Books (this book is specifically about frontotemporal dementia)
    • You Are Words: Dementia Poems written by John Killick published by Hawker (compiled from the words of people with dementia)
    • Openings: Dementia Poems and Photographs by J Killick and C Cordonnier published by Hawker
    • The Importance of Food and Mealtimes in Dementia Care: The Table is Setby Grethe Berg with foreward by Aase-MaritNygard published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
    • Dementia: Walking not Wandering edited by Mary Marshall published by Hawker
    • Natural Therapies for Older People by Wendy Rigby published by Hawker
    • Keeping Busy: Handbook of Activities for Persons with Dementia written by James R Dowling published by The Johns Hopkins University Press

Reminiscence Theatre – Making Theatre from Memories written by Pam Schweitzer published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers