Skip to content

References: Daily Living and Caregiving Skills

A curated list of high-quality resources to deepen your understanding of daily living and caregiving skills in dementia. Wikipedia articles offer free, well-sourced overviews; textbooks provide authoritative depth; online resources from major dementia organizations give practical, up-to-date guidance.

  1. Activities of daily living - Wikipedia - Explains the basic and instrumental tasks of daily living that caregivers increasingly support as dementia progresses, a foundation for this chapter.

  2. Caregiver - Wikipedia - Overview of the caregiver role, including informal and formal caregiving, which frames the responsibilities discussed throughout this chapter.

  3. Caregiver stress - Wikipedia - Describes the emotional and physical toll of caregiving and evidence-based approaches to reducing it, central to the self-care topics in this chapter.

  4. The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss (6th ed.) - Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins - Johns Hopkins University Press - The classic, comprehensive family caregiving guide covering daily tasks, routines, and problem-solving, deeply aligned with this chapter.

  5. Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer's Journey - Jolene Brackey - Purdue University Press - Offers practical, compassionate strategies for daily caregiving interactions, providing an emotional complement to the skills discussed here.

  6. Caregiving - Alzheimer's Association - Extensive caregiver hub covering daily care, safety, and self-care, one of the most comprehensive free resources for topics in this chapter.

  7. Caring for a Person With Alzheimer's Disease - National Institute on Aging - Federal caregiving guide with sections on bathing, dressing, eating, and other daily tasks, directly supporting this chapter's skill focus.

  8. Caregiving Resources - Family Caregiver Alliance - Major nonprofit dedicated to caregivers, with fact sheets, support groups, and practical guides covering the full range of daily caregiving.

  9. Caring for someone with dementia - Alzheimer's Society (UK) - Practical caregiving pages on personal care, nutrition, daily routines, and emotional support, reinforcing the chapter's hands-on focus.

  10. Caregiving - AARP - Wide-ranging caregiving content including daily care, work-life balance, and financial planning, useful for family caregivers facing the full scope of this chapter.