Caring for a parent with dementia changes everything — your role, your relationships, and the way you move through the world.

This book is a clear, compassionate guide for adult children who suddenly find themselves navigating dementia caregiving without a roadmap. It speaks honestly about what you're facing, explains what's happening without medical jargon, and gives you practical systems to survive the day-to-day realities of care.

Inside, you'll learn how to manage difficult behaviors, make decisions when your parent resists you, handle medical visits, protect your loved one from scams and accidents, and navigate daily challenges like eating, bathing, sleep disruption, and sundowning. You'll also find guidance for emotionally charged moments — when your parent doesn't recognize you, when family conflict makes everything harder, and when guilt, anger, grief, and exhaustion set in.

The book doesn't shy away from the hardest stages, including when it's time to consider memory care and how to cope with loss and life afterward. Throughout, the focus remains on compassion — for your parent and for yourself.

This is not a clinical manual. It's a survival guide written for real caregivers, facing real moments, who need clarity, reassurance, and practical support.

Inside you'll find:

• How to manage difficult behaviors and make decisions when your parent resists you
• Strategies for handling medical visits and protecting your loved one from scams and accidents
• Practical guidance for daily challenges like eating, bathing, sleep disruption, and sundowning
• Support for emotionally charged moments — when your parent doesn't recognize you, when family conflict makes everything harder
• Tools to navigate guilt, anger, grief, and exhaustion
• Guidance on when it's time to consider memory care
• How to cope with loss and life afterward
• Compassionate, real-world systems that help you survive the day-to-day realities of care

About This Guide

Created by SkillBinder — Guides for life's complexities.

This book speaks honestly about what you're facing as a caregiver, explains what's happening without medical jargon, and gives you practical systems to survive the day-to-day realities of dementia care. It's written for real caregivers, facing real moments, who need clarity, reassurance, and practical support.

The focus throughout remains on compassion — for your parent and for yourself. This is not a clinical manual. It's a survival guide that acknowledges the hardest stages while providing the tools you need to navigate them with greater clarity and confidence.