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.
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- 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’s by 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 Vermilion
- Understanding Dementia by Alan Jacques published by Churchill Livingstone
- The Simplicity of Dementia – A Guide for Family and Carers written by Huub Buijssen 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 dementia published 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 Set by Grethe Berg with foreward by Aase-Marit Nygard 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
- Alzheimer’s Society Fact Sheets on a very wide range of topics.
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