Take Your Oxygen First

Co-authored by Dr. Rosemary Laird, MD, the founder of Navigating Aging Needs, Take Your Oxygen First is designed to help those giving care to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory loss disorders. This informative and inspiring guide explores how to take care of oneself in order to meet the challenges of giving care to another. Heartfelt, candid accounts by television host Leeza Gibbons and the members of her family—who cared for Leeza’s mother, Jean, for more than a decade after her Alzheimer’s diagnosis—are combined with current medical, nutritional, psychological, and spiritual information and advice for caregivers.
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The BrainFlex Workbook Series

The BrainFlex Workbook series includes interactive workbooks, each packed with brain-stimulating activities that go beyond typical brain games. All of the workbooks are designed for individuals who are interested in aging well, and this is why each workbook places a focus on ‘the whole person’. This includes the brain, body, mind, spirit, emotions, and relationships. According to research, engaging in activities that contribute to the health of these areas is the very best way for seniors to stay healthy and maintain their independence.

Workbooks are available for:

• Prevention of Memory Loss

• Mild Cognitive Impairment

• Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease

See the entire series here.

Clock:

A clock that not only gives the time and day, but also whether it is morning or afternoon, can be helpful. There are many available to suit your needs; here’s an Amazon choice:

This clock for seniors can also display photos and video. The clock face is large, with day, date, and time.

Calendar:

A large type calendar can help your loved one see important upcoming events. Here’s one example listed as an “Amazon Choice”

Pill Dispenser:

A simple method for organizing the medications your loved one needs to take every day. Here is one inexpensive but highly rated product

Weighted Blanket:

If your loved one has problems with sleeping, sleep deprivation or even more serious conditions, then a weighted blanket could help them get a peaceful sleep. Here is a highly rated product:

Shower Stool:

A shower stool offers a safe solution to any fall-risk individuals or who have problems standing while showering. Here is one highly rated example:

Medical ID Bracelets & Jewelry:

There are a variety companies that offer attractive medical ID bracelets/jewelry. Here is one example.

Brightly-Colored Tableware:

Brightly colored tableware can help show the contrast between your loved one’s food and the plate, helping them notice that it is there, showed a Boston University study. The study found that patients eating from red plates consumed 25 percent more food than those eating from white plates. Here is one highly rated product.

Large-grip, Bendable Cutlery:

Having a knife, fork, and spoon that is easy to grip and can be bent to fit a particular angle of eating can be a boon to a loved one challenged by small motor ability in their hands. Here is one highly-rated example.

Gratitude Journal:

Scientific studies have shown that taking a few moments each day to be thankful for one’s life, and what we have in it, can have a huge impact on well-being and a positive outlook. The simple practice of jotting down a list of things for which you are grateful can make a big difference in how you feel each day. There are many formats in which to do this. Here is one highly rated notebook.