Resources in Print
Alzheimer's Disease
Caregiving: Alzheimer's and General
Death and Dying
Selected Titles on Aging

ADEAR. Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center U.S. National Institute on Aging
A helpful clearing house for up-to-date information, resources, and research concerning Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Alzheimer’s Disease Centers (ADCs) Directory National Institute of Health
A state by state directory for Alzheimer’s Disease Centers, which provide diagnosis and medical management as well as perform research and clinical trials.
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Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI)
This is the international umbrella organization for all the Alzheimer’s associations around the world. It provides information, research, and international resources.
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Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
An umbrella organization that brings together various resources to better serve caregivers of and those suffering from Alzheimer’s.
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Habilitation Therapy: A New Starscape
An excellent article by Paul Raia, Ph.D, a leader in field of Habilitation Therapy.
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Information on Alzheimer’s
Specific site for basic information on the disease and useful links.
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Alzheimer’s Research Foundation
An organization that seeks to unite information on the disease as well as dispense funding, resources, and referrals.
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Mayo Clinic – Alzheimer’s
Comprehensive information on treatment and care for Alzheimer’s from one of the nation’s leading health institutions.
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National Institute on Aging – Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral Center
National Institute of Health resource center for Alzheimer’s disease.
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WebMD – Alzheimer’s Disease Health Center
General overview of the disease and treatment options.
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The Alzheimer’s Store
The Alzheimer’s Store is dedicated to providing unique products and information for those caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease. Every product in the store has been carefully selected to make living with Alzheimer’s disease as easy as possible.
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Caregiving

Caring Connections
A branch of the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, it provides advocacy, information, and referral for caregivers and those in need of care.
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Eldercare Locator
A service of the US Administration on Aging that helps connect people to state and local agencies as well as community based groups who provide care for the aging.
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Family Caregiving 101
Excellent place to learn more about a caregiver’s role in caring for elders.
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Family Caregiver Alliance – National Center on Caregiving
Information, education, services, research, and advocacy for caregivers.
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National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information
Senior living alternatives and payment options.
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Medicare – Nursing Home Compare
Government sponsored health program that allows you to research different nursing homes in your community.
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The National Family Caregivers Association
An advocacy organization for family caregivers, which has a very useful resource list for those seeking information and assistance. See also the websites listed under End-of-life Planning, Hospice, and Bereavement Information.
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Strength for Caring
Award-winning user-friendly website that not only provides a host of valuable resources for caregivers, but also allows visitors to connect and chat with other caregivers and share information and support.
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Share the Care™
ShareTheCaregiving™ is dedicated to educating the caregiving communities about the effectiveness of the Share The Care™ model, and making it more accessible throughout the country.
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Lotsa Helping Hands
Lotsa Helping Hands is a simple, immediate way for families facing the challenges of long-term caregiving or caring for an aging loved one to organize and communicate with other family members, friends, and neighbors.
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The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation
Nestled within your own community, Leeza's Place integrates educational programs, connective social activities, emotional support, and intergenerational programming designed to help you navigate through your community's continuum of care.
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Hospice Resources (Buddhist and General)

Buddhist Hospice Directory & Buddhist Bereavement
An international directory of hospices that specialize in Buddhist practice.
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Buddhist Spiritual Caregiving
Combining Buddhist wisdom and insight into the hospice experience.
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Hospice Directory
A valuable guide full of links and information on caring for those who are dying.
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The Metta Institute
An educational and advocacy organization committed to Buddhist approaches to death and dying.
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Zen Hospice Project
A San Francisco based hospice service that integrates Buddhist practice into the experience. The website offers information and resources concerning the subject.
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Grief

Buddhist Bereavement
A place to find resources concerning death and dying in the Buddhist tradition.
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GriefNet
Online community for those dealing with grief, death, and major loss.
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WidowNet
A place where widows and widowers can come together and share resources.
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Additional Buddhist Resources

BuddhaNet
A Buddhist educational resource that is designed for the beginner to the advanced practitioner.
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DharmaNet
A place for Buddhists from various different traditions to connect online.
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Living Without Regret
Growing old in the light of Tibetan Buddhism
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Spirituality, Alzheimer's, and Related Articles

The Mayo Clinic has many Alzheimer’s related articles. We’ve listed a few here. At the bottom of each article are links to more articles.

Alzheimer’s: Spirituality Can Be Comforting
Caregivers find capacity for spirituality lingers: Alzheimer’s, dementia patients respond to songs, prayers, religious symbols.
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Alzheimer’s: Balancing Needs of Caregiver and Loved One
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Alzheimer’s Caregiving: Maintain Your Support Network
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Alzheimer’s: Spirituality Can Be Comforting
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Are You Prepared for Death? Death is Unavoidable, But From the Buddhist Perspective, It’s Not Something to Be Feared
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God & Memory: Can Dementia and Spirituality Co-exist?
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Living Until the End With Love
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Communicating Effectively with a Person Who Has Alzheimer’s
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Intimations of the Great Unlearning: Interreligious Spirituality and the Demise of Consciousness Which is Alzheimer's
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Spirituality, Religious Practice May Slow Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
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Tangled Minds: Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and other Dementias
by Muriel R. Gillick
New York: Plume, 1999.
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The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life
by Nancy L. Mace & Peter V. Rabins
Baltimore: John Hopkins Press, 2001.
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The Forgetting—Alzheimer’s: A Portrait of an Epidemic
by David Shenk
New York: Anchor Books, 2001.
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Still Alice
By Lisa Genova
New York: Pocket, 2009.
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The Little Word Catcher
by Danielle Simard (Author), Genevieve Cote (Illustrator)
Toronto: Second Story Press, 2008.
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Caregiving: Alzheimer's and General

Circles of Care: How to Set Up Quality Home Care for Our Elders by Ann Cason
Boston: Shambhala, 2001.
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Alzheimer’s: A Handbook for the Caretaker
by Eileen Higgins Driscoll
Boston: Branden Books, 1994.
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Family Care Guide (6th Edition)
Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts Chapter
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Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Guide and Source Book
by Howard Gruetzner
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1992.
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Caregiver’s Handbook: A Complete Guide to Home Health Care
Visiting Nurses Association of America
New York: DK Publishing, 1998.
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Chasing Dragonflies: Life and Care in Aging
by Lauren Smerglia Seifert
Cuyahoga Falls, OH: Clove Press, 2007.
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Death and Dying

Graceful Exits: How Great Beings Die
by Sushila Blackman
Boston: Shambhala, 2005.
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Advice on Dying: and Living a Better Life
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Translated and Edited by Jeffrey Hopkins
New York: Atria Books, 2002.
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The Way We Die: Brain Death, Vegetative States, Euthanasia and Other End-of-life Dilemma
by Leslie Ivan & Maureen Melrose
Grosseto, Italy, Pari Publishers, 2007.
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On Death and Dying
by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1969.
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A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as if it Were Your Last
by Stephen Levine
New York: Bell Tower, l997.
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Coma: Key to Awakening
by Arnold Mindell
Boston: Shambhala, 1989.
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Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying
by Ram Dass
New York: Riverhead Books, 2000.
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Living in the Light of Death: On the Art of Being Truly Alive
by Larry Rosenberg
Boston: Shambhala, 2000.
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Lessons from the Dying
by Rodney Smith
Somerville, Mass: Wisdom Publications, 1998.
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Rinpoche Sogyal
San Francisco: HarperOne, 2003.
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To Die Well: Your Right to Comfort, Calm, and Choice in the Last Days of Life
by Sidney Wanzer, M.D. & Joseph Glenmullen, M.D.
Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2007.
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Selected Titles on Aging

Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
by Mitch Albom
New York: Bantam, Doubleday, Dell, 1997.
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Winter Grace: Spirituality and Aging
by Kathleen Fischer
Nashville, TN: Upper Room Books, 1998.
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Let Evening Come: Reflections on Aging
by Mary C. Morrison
New York: Doubleday, l998.
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Aging: The Fulfillment of Life
by Henri Nouwen
New York: Bantam, Doubleday, Dell, l990.
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Old Age: Journey Into Simplicity
by Helen M. Luke
New York: Parabola Books, l996.
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Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders
by Mary Pipher
New York: Riverhead Books, 1999.
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A Time to Live: Seven Tasks of Creative Aging
by Robert Raines
New York, Dutton, 1997.
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From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing Older
by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi & Ronald S. Miller
New York: Warner Books, 1997.
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