Raleigh Geriatric Care Management Reading Room

11/20/2024

Whether you are fighting for the last piece of pumpkin pie or who will care for your aging parents, here's how to manage sibling conflict this holiday.

11/17/2024

"People in any generation with executive function challenges have a hard time letting go of stuff," a pro organizer told Newsweek.

10/31/2024

08/27/2024

Mom’s Gone Missing is not a how-to book. It’s a here’s-what-unfolded book, a daughter’s experience with a father’s decade-long Alzheimer’s journey and a mother’s lightning fast dementia decline and both of their deaths.

The narrative includes sibling tensions, an array of healthcare, financial and legal decisions, reconciliation of lifelong hurts, and the emotional tsunami that surges through it all.

This book invites you in, encourages you to find familiar thoughts and emotions, and provides compassion for your worst moments, your rawest reactions, and your urge to laugh in sometimes inopportune moments.

This true story of a thoughtful writer’s journey with her parents is written with clarity, honesty, and vulnerability. Its ultimate wish is to create a community within which to share stories and offer support. You, in whatever stage of angst or pain, are welcome here.

08/06/2024

In this profoundly honest memoir, Daniel Shapiro shares the reality of the fifteen years he spent living and caring for his wife while also single handedly raising their three young children. During those years Shapiro searched for answers: “Can I find happiness like this? Will the rest of my life be this way?” and the moral struggle of how far to take the marital vows of “in sickness and in health.”

02/08/2024

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We help adult children and aging parents to find resources and services to help navigate the complex world of eldercare resources and services in Raleigh, NC. A Certified Aging Life Care Manager/Geriatric Care Manager assists families with consultations, assessments, and immediate/long term care pla...

01/30/2024

The book provides insight and practical information that will guide a reader to greater self-awareness and wellness concepts. Knowledge gathered from a 40-year career in health care, an understanding of Biblical principles, her personal caregiving experience and the experiences of others engaged in caregiving, made this publication a reality. The author, Maydis Skeete retired from Health Care Administration in 2019 and now serves as a wellness coach and personal trainer in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She does public speaking and advocates for caregivers in her local community and surrounding areas.

10/24/2023

Edward Grinnan, Guideposts Editor-in-chief, understands the fear and panic of memory loss and Alzheimer’s all too well. He watched Alzheimer’s take its ruthless course with his lovely, funny, and intelligent mother, Estelle, and was haunted by the question—will it happen to me too? Now in his deeply personal story, you’ll walk with Edward as he travels that painful road of watching a loved one disappear into the fog of Alzheimer’s. He discovers – with God’s help – hope, courage and peace even in the midst of such loss and heartache.

09/12/2023

Caregiving can be needed at any point in your loved ones’ lives. In this book, Dr. Merle Griff looks at caregiving throughout the human lifecycle, starting with infancy through caring for adult parents. And she gives advice on how friends and family can help, either by lending a hand or by learning what to say―and what not to say.

For anyone searching for support in moments of family crisis, Solace in the Storm will serve as your lifelong resource for quick tips, resources, and words of support and encouragement―a companion you will turn to again and again.

08/08/2023

My Two Elaines: Learning, Coping, and Surviving as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver

One part love story, one part practical advice, My Two Elaines informs the reader on how to learn, cope and survive as an Alzheimer’s caregiver. In this book, author and former Governor of Wisconsin, Martin Schreiber watches his beloved wife, Elaine, transform from the woman he fell in love with to the Elaine who no longer recognizes Marty or their children.

My Two Elaines includes several unique features:

Excerpts from Elaine’s journal, recounting her thoughts, concerns, and frustrations as the disease progresses
Helpful takeaways for caregivers based on Martin’s observations of the disease progression
A Q&A between Martin and neuropsychologist Dr. Michelle Braun, to equip caregivers and empower them to advocate for their loved ones and their own needs

07/25/2023

Fulfilling the role of family caregiver is difficult, even if chosen willingly as an act of love to another. While the emotional, financial, and physical toll of caregiving is well documented, the high level of self-love and self-care within the caregiver to successfully put the needs of others first without self-destructing is not.

Caregiving can be a rewarding experience for all involved, but the stress of being a caregiver can lead to burnout, exhaustion, and in some cases, financial peril IF an Aging Plan is not in place. Consequently, the stress involved in caregiving causes caregivers to put themselves and their well-being in the background and focus on their needs last. This ongoing self-sacrifice causes a phenomenon known as compassion fatigue, leading caregivers to become the "invisible patient."

In The Invisible Patient, Annalee Kruger, Concierge of Senior Care Planning, writes how to manage aging, caregiving, understand changing family dynamics, and care options (at home and care communities). Caregiving can be a positive experience IF families better understand aging, understand the disease their loved one has, learn how to improve family communication, and have an Aging Plan. The Invisible Patient provides inspiration, encouragement, and step-by-step guidance to ease the caregiving journey.

07/11/2023

A surprise sink-or-swim lesson at the tender age of nine opens this gripping memoir of love, mental illness, and care giving. A swirling narrative carries readers from pre-WWII Illinois to the infamous Oregon State Mental Hospital of the 80s and forward along a harrowing chasm carved by dysfunctional parents, inhumane social systems, and driven by Dr. Nanette Davis’s powerful love for her mentally-ill sister and son. Raging Currents spans mental health therapies from sedation and isolation, to twelve-step programs, tough love, and modern neuroscience-driven treatments. Raging Currents offers more than an inspiring memoir: it provides practical advice and solace for modern caregivers, friends, family, and people living with mental illness.