Navigating the Alzheimer's Journey A Compass for Caregiving By Carol Bowlby Sifton, B.Sc.OT, O.D.H.

"Sifton packs this manual with practical information to inform as well as nurture the overstressed caregiver … sure to become a well-used reference book for many years to come."
-Activities, Adaptation, and Aging


"The knowledge and wisdom written here provides useful and sound advice for all who seek it."
-Journal of Dementia Care


"If there is an opportunity for enhancing the life of the Alzheimer’s patient, this book provides the method for so doing."
-The Director


"a complete, definitive, and thoroughly 'user-friendly' guide to caring for men and women in all degrees of Alzheimer's"
-The Midwest Book Review


"This is an excellent resource for anyone caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or anyone who wants to understand the caregiving experience. It is much more than a sourcebook or a ‘how-to’… This book is the first that tries to provide a portrait of the 'total caregiving experience.' "
-Lou Burgio, Ph.D, Director, Center for Mental Health and Aging, University of Alabama


“This book offers both hope and practical suggestions for navigating one's way along a long and winding road. [It] is so rich with ideas and examples that it should not be read once, shelved and forgotten. It should be kept within easy reach for reference again and again.”
-Daniel Kuhn, M.S.W.,  Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging and author of Alzheimer's Early Stages


“Carol Bowlby Sifton is a visionary and practical genius when it comes to enhancing the lives of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers. Navigating the Alzheimer’s Journey will appeal to the everyday caregiver who just wants to know what to do and how to do it.”
-Stephen G. Post, Ph.D., Professor, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, and author of The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer’s Disease


“Alzheimer’s caregiving is a very rocky road. But with the compass Carol Bowlby Sifton provides, you will always have a strong sense of direction. Few people are as experienced in caregiving as she is. And fewer still write with the insight, wisdom, and grace she brings to this invaluable guide.”
-Michael Castleman, Co-author, There’s Still a Person In There: The Complete Guide to Treating and Coping with Alzheimer’s