Jane Gross of The New Old Age says the best self-help book for family members caring for one of their own with Alzheimer's is
The book preaches a counterintuitive approach she calls “habilitation,’’ which is a fancy word for entering the topsy-turvy reality of the cognitively impaired person rather than trying to force them into a world they no longer understand.
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More such common-sense and compassionate tips can be found in Ms. Koenig-Costes’s book and also in a recent interview she did with Caring.com. In the interview, she says that of all the things she wishes she had known when her late husband was diagnosed, none would have been more useful than the value of lying.
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“The secret is to focus on one thing at a time. That’s all an Alzheimer’s person can do