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Family caregivers are not alone, which is why there is an increasing number of books written about caregiving from a variety of perspectives.

• To search for a book on caregiving, use the Minnesota Library Information Network (MnLINK) www.mnlink.org

• A Caregiver Library with approximately 150 books is available through DARTS www.darts1.org

• For reviews and ratings of hundreds of books, videos, magazines and more that address caregiving issues, visit the National Alliance for Caregiving web site www.caregiving.org.

• A Family Caregiver’s Guide to Planning and Decision Making for the Elderly
  By James A. Wilkinson

• Aging Parents and Common Sense, A Practical Guide for You and Your Parents

To order contact Children of Aging Parents,1609 Woodbourne Road, Suite 302A, Levittown, PA 19057, 1-800-227-7294

• Alzheimer’s Disease, The Family Journey
  By Wayne Caron, James Pattee and Orlo Otterson

This is available through the Alzheimer’s Association and the publisher. For a discount, call 1-800-232-0851 or 952-830-0512.

• Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders
  By Mary Bray Pipher

• Are Your Parents Driving You Crazy? How to Resolve the Most Common Dilemmas with Aging Parents
  By Joseph A. Ilardo and Carole R. Rothman

• As Parents Age: A Psychological and Practical Guide
  By Joseph A. Ilardo

• Avoiding the Medicaid Trap : How to Beat the Catastrophic Costs of Nursing-Home Care
  By Armond D. Budish

• Be Prepared: The Complete Financial, Legal, and Practical Guide for Living With a Life-Challenging Condition
  By David S. Landay

• Beat the Nursing Home Trap : A Consumer’s Guide to Assisted Living & Long-Term Care (3rd Ed)
  By Joseph L. Matthews

• Caregiver’s Handbook
  By Deni Bown

• Caregivers and Personal Assistants, How to Find, Hire, and Manage the People Who Help You (or Your Loved One!)
  By Alfred H. DeGraff

• Caregiver’s Reprieve : A Guide to Emotional Survival When You’re Caring for Someone You Love (The Working Caregiver Series)
  By Avrene L. Brandt

• Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents : How to Help, How to Survive
  By Claire Berman

• Choices at the End of Life: Finding Out What Your Parents Want Before It’s Too Late
  By Linda Norlander and Kerstin McSteen

• Circles of Care: How to Set up Quality Home Care for Our Elders
  By Ann Cason, Boston

• Consumer Reports Complete Guide to Health Services for Seniors: What Your Family Needs to Know About Finding and Financing, Medicare, Assisted Living, Nursing Homes, Home Care, Adult Day Care
  By Trudy Lieberman (Editor)

• Coping With Caregiver Worries
  By James Sherman – Email to [email protected] or call 763-553-9783. The books are discounted for mn-share-the-care participants.

• Coping With Your Difficult Older Parent : A Guide for Stressed-Out Children
  By Grace Lebow, et al

• Creative Caregiving
  By James Sherman – Email to [email protected] or call 763-553-9783. The books are discounted for mn-share-the-care participants.

• Daily Comforts for Caregivers
  By Pat Samples

• Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life
  By Ira Byock

• Elder Care: A six Step Guide to Balancing Work and Family
  By John Paul Marosy

• Elder Rage or, Take My Father… Please! How To Survive Caring For Aging Parents
  By Jacqueline Marcell

• Ethical Call Wills: Putting Your Values on Paper
  By Barry K Baines

• Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs and Communications of the Dying
  By Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley

• How to Care for Aging Parents
  By Virginia Morris, Robert Butler

• How to Care for Your Parents : A Practical Guide to Eldercare
  By Nora Jean Levin

• Keeping Them Healthy, Keeping Them Home: How to Care for Your Loved Ones at Home
  By Ellen Caruso and Ellen M. Caruso

• Long-Term Care Insurance Made Simple
  By Les Abromovitz

• Long-Term Care: Managing Across the Continuum
  By John R. Pratt

• Male Caregiver’s Guidebook
  By The Greater Iowa Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Available by calling 800-738-8071.

• Medicaid for Long Term Nursing Home Care
  By Richard Moran Enders

• Pitching In : When Your Elderly Parents Need Help
  By S. B. Ross

• Positive Caregiver Attitudes
  By James Sherman – Email to [email protected] or call 763-553-9783. The books are discounted for mn-share-the-care participants.

• Preventing Caregiver Burnout
  By James Sherman – Email to [email protected] or call 763-553-9783. The books are discounted for mn-share-the-care participants.

• Respecting Your Limits When Caring for Aging Parents
  By Vivian E. Greenberg

• Share the Care : How to Organize a Group to Care for Someone Who Is Seriously Ill
  By Cappy Capossela, Sheila Warnock and Sukie Miller

• The 36 Hour Day
  By Nancy Mace and Peter Rabins

• The Aging Parent Handbook
  By Virginia Schomp

• The Caregiver Helpbook
  By Vicki L. Schmall, Marilyn Cleland and Marilynn Sturdevant

• The Comfort of Home: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for Caregivers
  By Maria M. Meyer, Paula Derr , Mark O. Hatfield, Maria M. Meyer and Paula Derr

• The Complete Eldercare Planner : Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help
  By Joy Loverde

• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Caring for Aging Parents
  By Linda Colvin, Ed. D. Rhodes

• The Continuum of Long-Term Care
  By Connie J. Evashwick (Editor)

• The Family Handbook of Hospice Care
  By Fairview Health Services

• The Magic of Humor in Caregiving
  By James Sherman – Email to [email protected] or call 763-553-9783. The books are discounted for mn-share-the-care participants.

• The Resourceful Caregiver : Helping Family Caregivers Help Themselves
  By National Family Caregivers Association Staff

• The Unofficial Guide to Eldercare (The Unofficial Guide Series)
  By Chris Adamec

• When health is lost: providing for the costs of long-term nursing care
  By F. Bentley, Jr. Mooney

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families: Building a Beautiful Family Culture in a Turbulent World
  By Stephen R. Covey and Sandra Merrill Covey/li>