“The Alzheimer’s Guidebook” by Sherri Largent is now available for purchase
“There were times that she would put things on the stove, forget about it, and find out later that the food was burning. Other times she would find that the food was partially cooked or supper was started, but never finished. Her family did not realize there was a problem, but she did.”
– an excerpt from the book
AR Press is honored to publish “The Alzheimer’s Guidebook” by Sherri Largent. The book is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the ARPress website.
Alzheimer’s and dementia are out there in our world, creating distress and sadness in the lives of millions of people every day and more in the years to come. The number of people with this disease is staggering—millions. Who is going to be taking care of these people? If it’s not the family, it will be caregivers at home or staff in facilities. The concern is, will they be prepared?
Does someone you know—a loved one, perhaps—have Alzheimer’s? Are you concerned for a loved one who has increased forgetfulness, behavior changes, and/or has wandered off and forgotten where they were or how to get home? Do you work with Alzheimer’s patients and feel you would like to have a better understanding of this disease? Are you having a difficult time coping with someone with this disease, and you just don’t know how to handle things or even how the disease will progress?
IF YOU ANSWERED “YES” TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU.
Sherri Largent is a registered nurse who worked in an Alzheimer’s/Dementia facility for nine years, which housed approximately 50 patients on a daily basis. The names in this book are fictitious. Names and scenarios are not in any way related to each other. Suggestions and comments are from the author. They are based on the actions, responses, and comments presented to me by those with Alzheimer’s or dementia and their families. She has tried to cover a variety of situations. Some you may or may not encounter. She only hopes they help you understand and respond to this illness with a little more clarity, a little more insight, and a little more understanding.
This is a simple, easy-to-read guidebook. It is designed to help you care for and better understand a person with Alzheimer’s. Many people have not been educated on what to expect or how to properly care for someone with this disease.
As a registered nurse working for a hospice, she had the opportunity to manage the care of Alzheimer’s or dementia patients for over nine years, on a daily basis, in many aspects of their disease process. She shared in the lives of their families as she listened, watched, learned, and took notes. From those notes, she composed this guidebook.
It includes actual stories told by families who have dealt with this disease, personal experiences, and factual information, and is put together with tips and scenarios.
The author’s message:
“My hope, as the writer of this book, is that by sharing this information, people will have a better understanding of this disease, and they will respond to situations with compassion, so that the dignity of the patient is maintained and better care is provided. At the same time, by having this information, they will be filled with more enjoyable, easier days as situations arise, versus days with troubles, stress, sadness and the lack of adequate care.”
“The Alzheimer’s Guidebook” by Sherri Largent is now available for purchase via ARPress Bookstore: https://authorreputationpress.com/bookstore/the-alzheimers-guidebook/.