Literature Guide

Here is a short list of some of the books that our residents and staff have found helpful.

These books provide information for caregiver:

• Visiting Mom: An Unexpected Gift by Sherry M. Bell, Ph.D.
• Coping with Your Difficult Older Parent: A Guide for Stressed-out Children by Grace Lebow, Barbara Kane and Irwin Lebow
• Talking to Alzheimer’s: Simple Ways to Connect When You Visit with a Family Member or Friend by C.J. Strauss
• As Parents Age: A Psychological and Practical Guide by Joseph A. Ilardo
• How to Care for Aging Parents by Virginia Morris and Robert Butler
• Coping with Aphasia by Jon G. Lyon
• The Family Guide to Surviving Stroke and Communication Disorders by Dennis Tanner
• Quick Tips for Caregivers by Marion Karpinski
• Caring for Aging Loved Ones by Focus on the Family
• Respecting Your Limits When Caring for Aging Parents by Vivian E. Greenberg
• Talking to Myself: The Inspirational Journal of a Mad Caregiver by Bernadette McKiernan
• Simplifying Life as a Senior Citizen: Hundreds of Tips to Make Everyday Living Easier by Joan Cleaveland
• Easy Things to Make Things Easy: Simple Do-It-Yourself Home Modifications for Older People and Others with Physical Limitations by Doreen Brenner Greenstein and Suzanne Bloom
• How to Care for Your Parents: A Practical Guide to Eldercare by Nora Jean Levin 

These books are about issues relating to aging:

• Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development by George E. Vaillant, M.D.
• Staying Strong: A Seniors Guide to a More Active and Independent Life by Lorie A. Schleck
• The Johns Hopkins Medical Guide to Health After 50: The Latest Recommendations from the Hopkins Specialists by Simeon Margolis
• Keep Your Brain Young: The Complete Guide to Physical and Emotional Health and Longevity by Guy M. McKhann and Marilyn Albert
• Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders by Mary Bray Pipher
• Successful Aging by Robert Louis Kahn and John Walles Rowe

Interesting and enjoyable reading:

• I’ll Move Over: The Story of a Great Love by J. Robert Boggs
• My Twice-Lived Life: A Memoir by Donald M. Murray
• Create a Life that Tickles Your Soul: Finding Peace, Passion and Purpose by Suzanne Willis Zoglio
• Age Doesn’t Matter Unless You’re a Cheese by Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras
• You’re Not Old Until You’re Ninety: Best to Be Prepared, However by Rebecca Latemer
• Aging Without Growing Old: Take Charge of Your Health As Your Years Increase by Judy Lindberg McFarland
• When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple by Sandra Haldeman Martz and Jenny Joseph
• Rules for Aging: A Wry and Witty Guide to Life by Roger Rosenblatt
• No More Words: A Journal of My Mother, Anne Morrow Lindbergh by Reeve Lindbergh
• Growing Old is Not for Sissies: Choices for Senior Americans by Art Linkletter
• Growing Old is Not for Sissies II: Portraits of Senior Athletes by Etta Clark