A Guide to Living, Loving, and Laughing with Dementia

"A Guide to Living, Loving, and Laughing with Dementia" is a brief guide for caregivers. Dementia is an all-encompassing word for people dealing with many disorders. Alzheimer's disease is merely one facet that people with dementia might manifest. Our aging population has dementia at increasing rates, therefor the number of people thrown into the role of caregiver will also increase. Time is a precious commodity for any caregiver. This guide is very short, but packed with tips, hard truths, and humor. It will help anyone navigate the rough waters of care giving. The author, Ruth Sifton, MSPH in Gerontology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Director of the adult day care center, "Aged to Perfection" for 13 years, is a down-to-earth, compassionate helmsman on this voyage.