Dementia - Reading Well books on prescription service
Page contents:
- About the Reading Well Books on Prescription service
- Books about Dementia available from your local library
- Further help and support with Dementia
About the Reading Well books on prescription service
The Reading Well books on prescription service helps you to understand and manage your health and wellbeing through reading.
The books are recommended by health experts, as well as people living with the conditions covered in these books, their relatives and carers.
Reading Well books on prescription for dementia recommends books that you might find helpful if you have dementia, are caring for someone with dementia, or would like to find out more about the condition. The books provide information and advice, signposting to support for living well, advice for relatives and carers, and personal stories. The books are available from your local library for an extended loan period of six weeks. If the book you want is unavailable you can reserve it at your local library free of charge.
Books about dementia available from your local library
Normal ageing and memory problems:
- Ian Stuart-Hamilton. Introduction to the Psychology of Ageing for Non-Specialists
- Sallie Baxendale. Coping with Memory Problems
- Alex Bailey. Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias: Answers at Your Fingertips
- Nori Graham and James Warner. Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias
- Bernard Coope and Felicity Richards. ABC of Dementia
- Karen Dodd, Vicky Turk and Michelle Christmas. About Dementia: For People with Learning Disabilities
For children:
- Jessica Shepherd. Grandma
Living well with dementia:
- Simon Atkins. First Steps to Living with Dementia
- John Killick. Dementia Positive
- Bernie McCarthy. Hearing the Person with Dementia: Person-Centred Approaches to Communication for Families and Caregivers
Activities to share:
- Sarah Zoutewelle-Morris. Chocolate Rain: 100 Ideas for a Creative Approach to Activities in Dementia Care
- Helen Bate. Pictures to Share (various titles)*
Support for relatives and carers:
- Susan Elliot-Wright. When Someone You Love Has Dementia
- Graham Stokes. And Still the Music Plays: Stories of People with Dementia
- Jude Welton. Can I Tell You about Dementia? A Guide for Family, Friends and Carers
- Dave Pulsford and Rachel Thompson. Dementia: Support for Family and Friends
- June Andrews. 10 Helpful Hints for Carers: Practical Solutions for Carers Living with People with Dementia
- Rita Salomon. Seeing Beyond Dementia: A Handbook for Carers with English as a Second Language
Personal stories:
- Christine Bryden. Dancing With Dementia: My Story of Living Positively with Dementia
- Ian Donaghy. Dear Dementia: The Laughter and the Tears
- Lisa Genova. Still Alice
- Helen Beaumont. Losing Clive to Younger Onset Dementia: One Family’s Story
- Lucy Whitman. Telling Tales About Dementia: Experiences of Caring
- Martin Slevin. The Little Girl in the Radiator: Mum, Alzheimer’s and Me
- Chris Carling. But Then Something Happened: A Story of Everyday Dementia
*The following twelve titles are available in the Pictures to Share series by Helen Bate:
- Beside the Seaside in Pictures
- Childhood Days in Pictures
- The Countryside in Pictures
- Family Life in Pictures
- A Funny Old World in Pictures
- In the Garden in Pictures
- Pets in Pictures
- Proverbs and Sayings
- Shopping in Pictures
- A Sporting Life in Pictures
- Travelling in Pictures
- A World of Work in Pictures
Further help and support with dementia
You can find further information and support on Dementia here Living with Dementia