The Sandy Shoreline

I am so happy that I found this book. I am a hospice volunteer, and most of my patients have Alzheimer's. I read this to the later stage patients. The first time I read it, other patients gathered around and sat listening. I couldn't believe it. I used to struggle to find appropriate reading material - and this is perfect. The photos keep my patients interested. For the ones who are speaking, this book had lead to dialogue and many smiles.I love this book for how much interest and joy it brings to my patients, and also the meaningful moments it has given us together.

I purchased this book for my mother. I have not read the book yet, but felt the authors statement that no where in the book does it refer to being for dementia patients was wonderful, because I don't want it to be a reminder. I just wanted her to possibly enjoy reading again. I purchased the kindle version. Unfortunately, on every page it says The Sandy Shoreline: Books for Dementia Patients. A constant reminder of what I am trying to get away from. This is not even the title of the book, Amazon, is there a way you can address this and allow an option to only show the actual title??? Or refund my money, unfair to the author, because it prevents my mother hopefully enjoy it. I would like to update my review after Amazon addresses the problem Thank you.

Used this to read to an alzheimer's patient at a nursing home. She is fairly advanced. It took about a half hour to read out-loud with some talk and a little distraction along the way. It seemed to keep her attention and focus on the book. She looked at the pictures, commented on the crab photo and sunset photo, and told me she likes sunrises. The few pictures repeat on multiple pages and it seemed to be helpful that we were seeing each picture more than once. It is not a "story" or "plot" in the traditional sense of each page building on another. It is words making images describing a person walking along a beach so the recipient only needs to remember what they are hearing at the moment, and not what came before, to understand the various things described on the beach (bird, crab, etc). I printed a pre-school level free downloadable coloring page of fish and brought it along to go with the book. She picked out a few crayon colors for us to fill in the fish after we read about the beach. I appreciate the book does not say dementia or alzheimer's anywhere. That shows consideration and understanding by the author/publisher. It looks like a regular book and has large print. The labeling is important and a main reason I think this is a good purchase option. I've ordered a few other books by this author to give to the nursing home.

Gave this to my Mom who used to be an avid reader then lost her memory to dementia. She had to stop reading because by the time she got to the bottom of a paragraph she had forgotten the beginning, and finally was at the point she couldn't keep a full sentence in her mind long enough to make sense of it. She read this book and was bored because not much happens, but amazing thing is She Could Read It. She could understand it. Short sentences with short paragraphs. She retained it enough of the book to know it was a little boring. So after reading this book she went back to try to read a full novel and was again frustrated that she couldn't read a normal book. So in time, as her dementia increases, I think this book will be perfect for her.I have 2 of these books and plan to get the rest.

When I was a child my Mother always read my books first to check their content for me. I'm happy to say that I also checked the content of this book before passing it to an extended family member who suffers from mental challenges. This book has a simple fun story line, but not too simple. It still has a story that the reader can understand and enjoy with out feeling belittled. I really wish I had had copies of this when I had a very close relative who was dying but still wanted to read and was unable to make it through regular books. The only "down" side to this book is that you might need to pack up and take a trip to the beach after your loved one reads it. This book is good for not only those suffering with dementia, but for other adults with cognitive issues. There is nothing baby-ish about it. I'm grateful to have these books available and have been sharing their existence with my friend and other family members.

I got this for my mom with mild dementia. Pros: she loved the typeface - she commented several times that the font was easy to read. I also saw no mention of "dementia" anywhere on the book which I greatly appreciated. The best part of the book is she actually was able to read it all. She hasn't been able to finish a book in a very long time.Cons: my mom said she didn't care much for the storyline. I think she is at the point of her dementia to appreciate the size and font but more of a plot would have been better for her. (I read it too and it didn't hold my interest - of course, it isn't meant for me).

Mom with dementia loves this book! She has read and enjoyed many times. I know she has missed the ability to read with enjoyment (she can't retain plot lines or character development adequately for "regular" books). Appreciate that the paperback edition doesn't have any mention of Dementia or Alzheimer's. Provides dignity and the pleasure of escape that reading should provide! Good use of memory priming gives the patient an opportunity for success, thus increasing engagement and cognitive stimulation. Also normalized forgetfulness in an appropriate way. The unusual coated(?) paper felt weird to me, to the point that I disliked holding the book, but my mom didn't seem to notice. I will be buying the others in this series for her.

read these books to my Grandma who has dementia. She also has cataracts so she can’t read to herself but she enjoys the stories and comments on the stories.

Mum has dementia and described as Boring

Mum loves it

I bought this book for someone with more advanced dementia as I had expected this book to have far fewer words and more pictures. In fact it is a story illustrated with pictures and is suitable for people with milder cognitive impairments/early stage dementia. I wanted to share my experience to save others making a similar error.

This book is regularly picked up Mum and the other residents in her home. The book appears to hold her attention and be enjoyable.