The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) Paperback – April 18, 2017

This is the clearest, most easy to read guide to understanding what a person with dementia is going through I have seen. It gives useful, practical, evidence-based coping strategies to caregivers. I have recommended it to everyone I know who is a caregiver for a dementing loved one for many years.

This is the textbook for families dealing with dementia. It has been revised numerous times. You can read the chapters that are applicable to you and skip around instead of reading it straight through. If covers everything from behaviors and how to deal with them and legal documents to get in place to handle things.

I HIGHLY recommend this book for everyone on the journey with a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's or another dementia. My personal experience was with my father & Dementia with Lewy Bodies (plus Parkinson's). If I had read this early in our journey, I'm convinced everything could've gone so much more smoothly, & our entire family, especially my Dad, could've had a much better quality of life. Education is the key, about what to expect & how to react. This book educates in everyday language (not medical jargon) without making the reader feel ignorant or ashamed of what she/he/they don't know. It comes in large-formatted printing, making it easier on older or just tired eyes. I bought this particular copy for a friend (I have an older edition). I've given it to other friends, & have placed a copy in the library at work.

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With a very close loved one having been diagnosed with dementia I went to a support group meeting. It was there I was introduced to the book, THE 36 HOUR DAY.by a lady that offered to loan her copy to me. After reading the first two chapters I was so impressed by the information in the book that I immediately ordered both the Kindle version and a hard copy!!The book is absolutely indispensable for anyone faced with the prospect of caring for a person suffering from any of the diseases causing dementia! To emphasize the importance of the book I mentioned it to our family doctor and he not only approved the book ... he immediately turned to his nurse and suggested the book to her! One has no idea of the problems one is facing when a loved one is diagnosed with dementia! Better to know in advance and have the opportunity to prepare than to be suddenly bogged down in problems and hardships, legal, physical, and mental, that you didn't even know existed!!Even if you personally are not involved in the care of a close loved one with dementia you will be better prepared to understand what someone you know is going through after reading the book. The authors have done their homework!Did I mention that I highly recommend the book?

A beloved member of our family has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. We first heard about THE 36-HOUR DAY from friends who also have a family member coping with that terrible diagnosis. Then a neurologist recommended the book to us. It turns out to be a life-saver, especially for caregivers who must shoulder so much responsibility, physically but also emotionally. So I cannot recommend this book highly enough for anyone in a similar circumstance. It is becoming our family's "Bible" and a much needed resource for answers to difficult questions, reassurances about oftentimes confusing behaviors, helpful advice in so many aspects of caregiving (e.g. getting outside help, combativeness, financial worries), and a source of simple but vital encouragement. If you are, like my family, facing a future having to care for someone you love who has Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia, you will want a copy of this book!

This book should be a required read for anyone with a close relationship with someone suffering from Alzheimer’s or dementia. It helped me understand what my grandmother was going through, and I can see for many, it will save your relationship with someone you care about who does suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s

Helped immensely. Someone in a similar situation recommended it to me. I finally got around to reading it and wish I had read it earlier as it was very helpful. Unfortunately most of the topics covered are applicable to our situation but it really helps to explain what is going on from the other person’s perspective so that you are better able to understand and cope with it yourself. I would recommend this as Someone in a similar situation recommended it to me. I finally got around to reading it and wish I had read it earlier as it was very helpful. Unfortunately most of the topics covered are applicable to our situation but it really helps to explain what is going on from the other person‘s perspective so that you are better able to understand and cope with it yourself. I would recommend this as “ Mandatory reading” for everyone in the family who was impacted by someone with these issues as it is so informative. Easy to read well written. A real blessing. Highly recommend.