Jolene Brackey

"The beloved best seller has been revised and expanded for the fifth edition. Jolene Brackey has a vision: that we will soon look beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's disease to focus more of our energies on creating moments of joy. When people have short-term memory loss, their lives are made up of moments. We are not able to create perfectly wonderful days for people with dementia or Alzheimer's, but we can create perfectly wonderful moments, moments that put a smile on their faces and a show more twinkle in their eyes. Five minutes later, they will not remember what we did or said, but the feeling that we left them with will linger. The new edition of Creating Moments of Joy is filled with more practical advice sprinkled with hope, encouragement, new stories, and generous helpings of humor. In this volume, Brackey reveals that our greatest teacher is having cared for and loved someone with Alzheimer's and that often what we have most to learn about is ourselves." show less

An easy to read book of suggestions and anecdotes for caregivers, both family and professional, of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Somewhat repetitive, and very focused on moderate to late-stage disease. A few too many sweeping generalizations but written with a lot of heart, humor, and compassion.

I read this to prepare for a presentation (as source documentation) that I will soon be giving on dementia and activities. Brackey has some very good insight in almost all areas, but I found there to be a few ideas she had that differ from most of the leading dementia experts. Overall, this is a good book for family caregivers while the person with dementia is at home; I also feel it would be useful for many professional caregivers in nursing homes, assisted living centers, and/or specific show more memory care units. show less

In this [book], Brackey reveals that our greatest teacher is having cared for and loved someone with Alzheimer's and that often what we have most to learn about is ourselves. (courtesy of the publisher)