Dementia and Caregiving

Caregiving Books

• The 36-Hour Day, 5th edition: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss in Later Life, by Nancy L. Mace, MA, and Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH
• What If It’s Not Alzheimer’s: A Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia, by Gary and Lisa Radin
• A Parkinson’s Primer: An Indispensable Guide to Parkinson’s Disease for Patients and Their Families by John M. Vine

Caregiving Websites and Associations

• Alzheimer’s Association
• This Caring Home
• Family Caregiver Alliance
• NIH Alzheimer’s Page

Local Day Programs

• Misler Adult Day Center (Rockville)
• Kensington Club (Rockville)
• Holy Cross Hospital (Silver Spring)
• Takoma Park Senior Center
• Washington-McLaughlin Adult Day Care Center (Takoma Park)
• Club Memory at Sibley Memorial Hospital (DC)
• IONA Senior Services (DC)
• Friends Club (Men Only; Bethesda)

Local Aging Services, Elder Law, and Advocacy

• Montgomery County DHHS, Senior Services
• PG County Administration on Aging
• Alzheimer’s Association DC Chapter 
• Jewish Social Service Agency 
• J. Carol Williams Law Office
• Byrd & Byrd

Caregiving in Aphasia

Caregiving for Aphasia