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Resources

There are many causes of memory loss and finding answers when you need them can often be difficult.  While by no means comprehensive, here we've compiled a list of helpful books, websites, and other trusted sources of information.

Books

These books can be easily found at your local library or on Amazon:

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  • The 36 Hour Day by by Nancy Mace & Peter Rabins

  • An Unintended Journey: A Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia by Janet Shagam

  • Dementia Reimagined: Building a Life of Joy & Dignity From Beginning to End  by Tia Powell

  • Where Memories Go: Why Dementia Changes Everything  by Sally Magnusson

  • Caregiving Both Ways: A Guide to Balancing it All While Caring for a Loved One With Dementia  by Molly Wisniewski

  • The Caregiver's Encyclopedia : A Compassionate Guide to Caring for Older Adults by Muriel Gillick

  • Floating in the Deep End : How Caregivers Can See Beyond Alzheimer's by Patti Davis

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For Children:

  • My Book About Brains, Change and Dementia by Lynda Moore

Websites

 

Daily Living Aids

 

  • The Wright Stuff                                                                                 Has many products available for older adults, from                                                                                                                     door threshold ramps, to adaptive eating utensils, to                                                                                                                   grab bars, and much more.   

  • The Alzheimer's Store                                                                       Has games, therapeutic sensory items, easy-to-use                                                                                                                       phones, and more. 

  • MOBI Connect Automatic Pill Dispenser                                      Helps with medication management and reminders

  • Mom's Meals                                                                                       Prepackaged refrigerated meals for meal assistance

  • Tales & Travel Memories                                                                  "Armchair travel" programs for those with memory                                                                                                                     loss

  • Reminisce Magazine                                                                            A magazine specially designed for older adults     

  • Remind Magazine                                                                                A nostalgic magazine for older adults

  • Spiritual Eldercare                                                                             Recorded non-denominational services and hymns                                                                                                                     for older adults.

  • Front Porch Communities                                                                Free Well Connected program allows older adults to                                                                                                                   connect online for social programs

Videos

 

Clinical Trials

 

Dementia Stories From Around the World

 

Articles, Blogs, & Podcasts

 

Caregiver Tip Sheets

To download tip sheets or view them in Spanish, visit the Tennessee Commission on Aging

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