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The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer’s
Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses and Memory Loss in Later Life
by Nancy L. Mace, M.A., Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H. 1991.
It has been estimated that fi ve percent of older people suffer from severe intellectual impairment. So
these two eloquent and readable guides will be much in demand as the number of families facing the
challenge of caring for a relative with some form of dementing illness continues to grow . . .
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Alzheimer’s Early Stages: First Steps for Family, Friends and Caregivers
by Daniel Kuhn, MSW.
Where do you turn if someone you love has just been diagnosed with or shows signs of having
Alzheimer’s? According to author Daniel Kuhn, the early stages of Alzheimer’s are a diffi cult time for
relatives and friends because they may not know much about the disease or how they can help. His
highly practical book fills the information gap . . .
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To Love What Is: A Marriage Transformed
by Alix Kates Shulman
From Publishers Weekly: A fall from a loft bed left author Shulman’s 75-year-old husband with traumatic
brain injury and utterly dependent on his wife, as she recounts in this deeply affecting memoir of their
ordeal together. The fall in the summer of 2004 in their Maine seaside cottage . . .
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Pressure Points: Alzheimer’s and Anger
by Edna L. Ballard, MSW, ACSW, Lisa P. Gwyther, MSW, LCSW, T. Patrick Toal, MSW
In simple, easy-to-read language, this booklet addresses such issues as setting boundaries, managing
anger positively, risk factors for anger in AD care, and children or professionals getting angry at the
person with AD. It offers tangible action steps for responding appropriately rather than abusively when
feeling anger . . .
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Homes that Help: Advice from Caregivers for Creating a Supportive Home
by Richard Olsen, Ph.D., Ezra Ehrenkrantz, Ph.D., Barbara Hutchings, M. Arch. 1993.
Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia at home is a very challenging task.
Confused people need a calm, comfortable and safe environment that also offers appropriate things to
do. Homes that Help is a manual containing strategies for keeping your loved one calm yet occupied . . .
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roadway Baker is dedicated to creating fresh, allnatural
baked goods with passion, heart & art — all
packaged with recycled, degradable products. So,
why is the NYC Chapter excited about Broadway Baker
— other than the fact that the products are irresistible?
Because Broadway Baker donates a percentage of sales to
the NYC Chapter. Jim Osorno, partner and founder of
Broadway Baker, fulfilled his lifelong dream by performing
on Broadway for fifteen years. Now, he is fulfilling another
longtime dream; to share with others his passion for
baking. When the mother of Jim’s dear friend developed
Alzheimer’s and died at the age of 67, Jim vowed to help
his friend and others aff ected by Alzheimer’s disease by
supporting the New York City Chapter.
