Listed below are books and websites recommended by staff members at Hospice of the Shoals as good resources for those providing care for a loved on in the home.
BOOKS
Hard Choices For Loving People by Hank Dunn
Caregiving: Hospice-Proven Techniques For Healing by Douglas Smith
Caregiving: Hosopice-Proven Techniques For Healing Body and Soul by Douglas Smith
Chicken Soup For The Caregiver’s Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and LeAnn Thieman
Clear And Wide Open by Sandi Kimmel and Patrrick Murphy
Loving Care For Alzheimer’s Patients by Katie Lovette
On His Own Terms by Joseph Sacco
One You Love Is Dying by James E. Miller
Pathways For Caregivers and Patients by Bill Webster
The Comfort of Home by Maria M. Meyer and Paula Derr
This Time Of Caregiving by James E Miller
The Selfish Pig’s Guide to Caring by Hugh Marriott
(our people say to not be put off by the title of this book, it is actually an excellent resource)
WEBSITE LINKS
www.caregiver.org (Family Caregiving Alliance)
www.strengthforcaring.com
www.carepages.com
www.alz.org (Alzheimer’s Association)
www.nfcacares.org (National Family caregiver’s Association)
www.caregiving.org (National Alliance For Caregiving)
www.sharethecare.org (Share The Care)
www.caps4caregivers.org (Children Of Aging Parents)
www.journeyofhearts.org (Journey of Hearts)
www.ec-online.net (Elder Care Online)