DEMENTIA AND THE HOLIDAYS: 50 Simple Ways Caregivers Can Create Calm, Meaningful Celebrations for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s - Couverture souple

WHITMORE, JAMES R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798177725703

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

The holidays don't have to feel like one more thing to survive.

If you're caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, the season that once brought joy can now bring exhaustion, grief, and a quiet sense of dread. You're not alone—and you're not failing.

This book is your permission slip to do the holidays differently.

Inside, you'll find 50 simple, practical ways to create calm, meaningful celebrations for your loved one—and for yourself. No superhero expectations. No magazine-perfect gatherings. Just real tools for real families, organized so you can find what fits your situation quickly.

What you'll discover:

· Prepare the environment — simplify sound, soften lighting, create one calm room, and keep pathways clear before guests arrive
· Adapt traditions — keep what still brings joy, let go of what no longer fits, shrink the timeline, and move the celebration to your loved one's best hours
· Involve your loved one — give them a real job, invite them into the kitchen gently, and let them set the table their way
· Connect through the senses — music from their decade, the scent of the season, photo albums as conversation (not quiz), and familiar textures
· Manage family and guests — brief guests beforehand, assign a "buddy," give scripts for hard moments, and plan an exit strategy for overwhelm
· Rethink gifts — choose for the senses, let them give too, wrap for ease, and skip the surprise
· Create new rituals — a candle-lighting moment, a simple blessing, a memory jar, and a family recipe retold
· Keep everyone safe — decoration audits, food texture considerations, medication scheduling, fire safety, and wandering prevention
· Protect yourself — build in a recovery hour, say no without guilt, lower the bar for "good enough," and find one person who understands
· Hold grief and grace — grieve the holiday you're not having, redefine "together," and give yourself the same compassion you give them

Plus: A 30-day countdown, holiday safety checklist, planning worksheet, sample day hour-by-hour, guidance for long-distance and solo caregivers, and a letter-writing exercise for next year.

Written for spouses, adult children, siblings, friends, and paid caregivers—anyone who shows up with love, day after day.

You don't need to fix the holidays. You just need to make them fit the person in the room.

Calm over perfection. Connection over tradition. Presence over performance.

Scroll up and click "Buy Now" to give yourself—and your loved one—a gentler, warmer holiday season.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798177725703
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.de/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg