What others are saying about . . .
“Never has there been a caregiving book more needed than Sharing
The Care! Every day I see families
experiencing guilt and fear as they search for a care community for their loved
one. We have always known that if we
all join together for the good of the residents, it works best. Now, Sharing The Care takes us to
another level of understanding how both sides think and how we can all do it
right! I want all my families and staff
to read Sharing The Care because we truly believe we do share the care.”
—KATHY KALK, General Manager,
Harbor Place, Port St. Lucie, Florida
“Lyn and Bill Roche have done it again! They’ve come up with a caregiver companion piece that is an easy
to understand common sense approach to caring for a loved one. Sharing
The Care provides simple, positive activities and suggestions that benefit
residents, facility personnel and family members alike. The cross-reference topic index is a
valuable resource for anyone who is sharing the care. Almost all family caregivers need help with the residual guilt
they feel. This book will be very
helpful in reducing caregiver guilt and stress because it emphasizes quality
visits and ways to stay involved.”
—SANDY GEHRMANN, Director, St. Croix County Department on Aging, Hudson, Wisconsin
“Reading Sharing The Care is
like having a wise friend who provides a great source of practical guidance and
courage. It is the perfect gift for
supporting a caregiver–family or professional.
It’s also a must for any friend of a nursing home resident. Sharing
The Care is packed with excellent tips and ideas. It should be given to every family with a loved one in a care
facility.”
—BILL GOODRICH, Co-author of Nursing Home Ministry, President and
Founder, God Cares Ministry, Avon Lake, Ohio
“Some family caregivers say, ‘No one else can care for my family as
well as me, so these nursing homes had better be really good for the money they
charge!’ In Sharing The Care, Bill and Lyn Roche provide a guide to a different
way of thinking and feeling about the role of the nursing home and the caring
family. They offer sage advice for
establishing the conditions for a team approach to loving care, with the family
and the facility staff working together.
This is a much needed, thoughtful and loving approach to long term care
for a member of your family.”
—ROBERT J. DOYLE, Former Executive
Director, Southwest Florida Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, Sarasota,
Florida
“The old adage ‘less is more’ is definitely the case when it comes
to Sharing The Care. This pocket-sized book is packed with
wisdom and encouragement that could only come from someone who has already walked
the path that caregivers are facing. It
offers daily guidance and inspiration to help caregivers make the transition
into being partners with care facilities.
Anyone who is a caregiver or looking at that prospect in the future,
will appreciate Sharing The Care. This insightful book, filled with short
bursts of experience, will help all caregivers. While each daily reading takes less than a minute, the lessons
they teach will last for a lifetime.”
—CARMEN LEAL, Author of The Twenty- Third Psalm for Caregivers,
Faces of Huntington’s, and Portraits of Huntington’s, Partner in care with
a nursing home, Naples, Florida
“Dad has been in an assisted living facility for one year and
though the staff is wonderful, there are still questions and feelings I was at
a loss to understand. I have searched
for help and Sharing The Care with
its loving insights and practical suggestions is truly an answer to prayer.”
—CAROL HOPKINS, Family Caregiver,
Pultneyville, New York
“At last—a resource specifically designed for caregivers who must
share the care of their loved ones! In Sharing The Care, Lyn and Bill Roche
provide words of wisdom and strength for all of us. Placement of someone in a care facility requires special
nurturing to all involved. Caregivers will
find this book manna for their spirits.
Educational and uplifting, these small lessons of love will become a
training manual for all who read it, and a sustaining place for caregivers to
turn each day.”
—VICTORIA McCARTY, Caregiving Specialist,
Author and Publisher of Care Tender, a monthly newsletter for caregivers,
Camano Island, Washington
“As a nurse and the director of an assisted living facility, I know
what a struggle it is for families to reach the decision to place a loved one
with us. I believe Sharing The Care is a great resource for caregivers. It’s a wonderful book!”
—DONNA POWELL, Executive Director, Crown
Pointe Assisted Living Community, Sebring, Florida
“As with Coping With Caring, Lyn
and Bill have once again through Sharing
The Care, revealed caregiving from a caregiver’s perspective. I strongly recommend both books as required
resources for all who have the responsibility of care for a loved one. The authors are able to answer the tough
questions because as caregivers themselves they have asked them. As the Chaplain of one of the largest
multi-level care communities in our area, I am often asked by caregivers for
specific resources that will give them hope.
Lyn and Bill are my authors of choice.
Their love of the Lord and their compassion for caregivers shines
through every book, tape and seminar.”
—STEVE NYHAN, Chaplain, The Palms of
Sebring, Sebring, Florida
“Sharing The Care will
stimulate your mind to the many facets of caring for an elderly loved one. It targets the simplistic and yet vital
steps you can take to make the experience rewarding and productive. The time spent by you and others can help
discover a healthy approach to the adult care lifestyle.”
—DAVID and WANDA
ROBINSON, Senior Pastors, Church of God, Montcalm, West Virginia
“There are plenty of books and booklets designed to help in the
selection of a care facility, but Sharing
The Care is the first we’ve found to sustain and guide us as we meet the real
challenges and changes in our continued role as caregivers for Mom. The insights the authors have from their own
personal experiences are valuable beyond measure! Through Sharing The Care, we
feel someone truly understands and is willing to walk beside us on this part of
the journey.”
—SHARON and
HORACE JAMES, Family Caregivers, Mesa, Arizona
“Sharing The Care is an
inspirational and exemplary work written with a compassion and wisdom that
transcends the mundane and builds caring concepts into all of us! Bill and Lyn Roche have delivered an
authentic treasure filled with wisdom born out of life experience that will
bless every reader. Their gentle and
loving insights are extremely helpful not only for caregivers, but for anyone
who faces the challenge of daily ministering to others. Their sensitivity is truly engaging and
makes the reader feel that he or she is not alone, that there is someone who
has personally faced, and accurately understands caregiving. We found their writing style to be very
practical and down to earth, clear and easy to understand, yet, demonstrating
an exceptional sensitivity that is truly engaging. Sharing The Care speaks
to the potential in all of us to become loving, compassionate, knowledgeable,
and faithful caregivers!”
—ARLAN and MARY
SAPP, Pastors, Restoration Center, Sebring, Florida
“As a 24/7 caregiver for my wife Carol, who has late stage
Alzheimer’s Disease, I can attest to the value of having such a resource to
help the caregiver get through the many trials and tribulations one encounters
while providing care for a loved one.
Many of the problems encountered in the adult care facility are
identical to those in the loved one’s home environment. Many of the suggested remedies in Sharing The Care can be applied in the
home environment as well. From my
perspective as a homebound caregiver, I heartily endorse this landmark
reference resource for caregivers–whether the loved one is at home or in an
adult care facility. All caregivers
regardless of the loved one’s diagnosis, will benefit from reading this
book. It is indeed a ‘must read’ for
all caregivers!”
—WILLIAM F. ANDREW, Family Caregiver,
Vice-Chairman, Polk County Family Caregivers, Inc. and Accredited Support Group
Facilitator, Winter Haven, Florida
“As not only a Geriatrician, but as a son to a mother who was a
sufferer of Alzheimer’s, I find Sharing
The Care by Lyn and Bill Roche to be extremely insightful, helpful, and
inspirational. A family never knows if
they are doing the right thing for their loved one when they are placing them
in an extended care facility. There is
always much soul searching and fear associated with the decision. Sharing
The Care helps with the transition from one-to-one caregiving, to
caregiving as a shared responsibility.
I had to make this decision for my mother. My wife Shirley and I cared for her at home for many years. Then when Mother suffered a stroke, the
medical doctor in me told me it was time for an extended care facility, but the
son in me had many doubts. It would
have given me more comfort if I’d had a resource as great as Sharing The Care. I plan to use this book for my many patients who are having a
hard time reaching a decision about what is best for their loved one. I highly and strongly endorse Sharing The Care.”
—GORDON J. RAFOOL, M.D., Geriatric
Specialist, Gessler Clinic, Winter Haven, Florida
“Bill and Lyn Roche have written a warm-hearted, insightful, and
useful book for all those who care about and for the aging and elderly. It was obviously birthed through their own
personal involvement, and so the thoughts come to us already field-tested
through years of experience. It is
chocked full of practical insights and pointers for loving action. It is organized in easy to read portions,
with a valuable index. This book will
take much of the unnecessary anxiety and uncertainty out of such caregiving and
further enrich anyone’s ongoing commitments.
It is a companion to keep close at hand through good times and bad. I highly recommend this book for both
veterans and newcomers to the growing cadre of caregivers blessed to spend time
with the aging elderly.”
—TOM McCORMICK,
Co-author Nursing Home Ministry,
Seminary Professor with over thirty years experience working in nursing homes,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada