Download or read book Dementia Caregiver Guide written by Teepa L. Snow and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This simple, easy to read, 100 page guidebook helps family members, friends, and caregivers to better understand the changes that come with advancing dementia or other impairments in thinking, reasoning or processing information. It also reinforces the impact of Teepa Snow's guidance and person-centered care interventions including the GEMS and Positive Approach to Care techniques. The goal is to provide better support and care practices when someone is living with an ever-changing condition. By appreciating what has changed but leveraging what is still possible, care partners can choose interactions that are more positive, communication that is more productive, and care that is more effective and less challenging for all involved.

Download or read book Caregiving for Alzheimer s Disease and Related Disorders written by Steven H. Zarit and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assisting someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another illness that causes dementia is incredibly demanding and stressful for the family. Like many disabling conditions, Alzheimer’s disease leads to difficulty or inability to carry out common activities of daily life, and so family members take over a variety of tasks ranging from managing the person’s finances to helping with intimate activities such as bathing and dressing. Key coverage in Caregiving for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders includes: Early diagnosis and family dynamics Emotional needs of caregivers Developmentally appropriate long-term care for people with Alzheimer’s Family caregivers as members of the Alzheimer’s treatment Team Legal and ethical issues for caregivers Faith and spirituality The economics of caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease Cultural, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic issues of minority caregivers Advances in Alzheimer’s disease research Caregiving for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders offers a wealth of insights and ideas for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students across the caregiving fields, including psychology, social work, public health, geriatrics and gerontology, and medicine as well as public and education policy makers.

Download or read book Dementia Diary written by Robert Tell and published by Robert Tell. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PAPERBACK & DOWNLOAD EDITIONS---For 15 years, Robert Tell was his widowed Mom's caregiver as her mind and personality disappeared into the fog of dementia. He tells the tale with compassion and humor in this full length, fast moving memoir. His lesson: Caregiver burnout can be helped. If you are watching your loved one vanish into the sinkhole of Alzheimer's Disease (or another dementia), "Dementia Diary" will lift your spirits.

Download or read book Supporting the Caregiver in Dementia written by Sheila M. LoboPrabhu and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-06-19 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dementia is one of the greatest challenges facing seniors and their caregivers around the globe. Developed by experts in both research and practice, this guide for mental health clinicians explores the experience of caregiving in dementia, discussing the latest research developments and sharing clinical pearls of wisdom that can easily be translated to daily practice. The contributors explore the history of caregiving and then examine the current demographics of caregivers for persons with dementia. They discuss who provides care, the settings in which it is delivered, and the rewards and burdens of caregiving. They place special emphasis on understanding the psychological needs of both the person with dementia and the caregiver, as well as interpersonal bonds, spiritual dimensions, and reactions to grief and loss. Using a multidisciplinary approach to treatment for caregivers, this book addresses the role of pharmacotherapy, individual and family interventions, and social supports. Finally, the authors reflect on societal issues such as health care policies, ethnic elders, and ethics. This volume offers health professionals insights into the daily lives of caregivers, along with tools to provide their patients with the support they need.

Download or read book The Dementia Caregiver written by Marc E. Agronin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another neurocognitive disorder can be an unexpected, undesirable, underappreciated—and yet noble role. It is heartbreaking to watch someone lose the very cognitive capacities that once helped to define them as a person. But because of the nature of these disorders, the only way to become an effective caregiver and cope with the role’s many daily challenges is to become well-informed about the disease. With the right information, resources and tips on caregiving and working with professionals, you can become your own expert at both caring for your charge and taking care of yourself. In these pages, Marc Agronin guides readers through a better understanding of the changes their loved one may be going through, and helps them tap into the various resources available to them as they embark on an uncertain caregiving journey. Insisting that a caregiver also maintain his or her own health and well being, Agronin guides caregivers in their efforts to provide care, but to also look to themselves as recipients of care from themselves and others. Shedding light on the debilitating disorders themselves as well as their everyday realities, this book is a much-needed resource for anyone caring for another person suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other neurocognitive disorders.

Download or read book Dementia Caregiver Journal written by Paige Cooper Rn and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Caregiver's Diary To Write Medical Tracking Information in. This is a 6X9 101 Page Prompted Fill In Organizer for Those Caring For Seniors, Dealing With Dementia or Just At Home Caregivers. Makes A Great Gift for Caregiving Activities of Daily Living. Caregiving Journal Gift **Activity and Caregiving Notes **Toilet Schedule **Appointments Gift For Men Gift For Moms Elder Care Diary Dementia Care Alzheimers Caregiver Support Awareness Caregiving Support Diary To Write Important Information In.

Download or read book Begins the Night Music written by Samantha Mozart and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BEGINS THE NIGHT MUSIC: A Dementia Caregiver's Journal "I forgot how to use the microwave," said Emma one evening in 2005. Emma was beautiful, petite and feminine, loved travel, entertaining and humor. Multi-talented, she played the piano and electronic organ and was an accomplished watercolorist. She raised toy poodles, one of them becoming a champion. She loved hosting dinner parties and long weekends for family and friends at her beachfront home in Southern New Jersey. Her friends raved about these events until their dying days. Then Emma was diagnosed with dementia. She was 90. She needed help. There was no one but me. I felt the floor of my chest open and my heart plunge into my stomach. My lifestyle and the self I knew ceased to exist thenceforth. Thus began my mother's and my decade-long trek through dark tunnels and along half-lit paths. I stumbled often. Emma simply fell: I ran and got neighbors to help pick her up. I, the unpaid sole caregiver, often found no response of help from state and healthcare agencies. There were days when I told healthcare aides to leave and never come back, days when the aides left Emma alone for hours without telling me. Only near the end did we find the extraordinary support team we needed. For me the experience was spiritually life changing. This is the story of our long journey, Volume One. Frustration, tears and laughter combine with recipes, humorous essays, magazine stories, and photos. -Samantha Mozart A Salmon Salad and Mozart Book, Volume I

Download or read book Ageing Dementia and the Social Mind written by Paul Higgs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking exploration of the sociology of dementia — with contributions from distinguished international scholars and practitioners. Organised around the four themes of personhood, care, social representations and social differentiation Provides a critical look at dementia and demonstrates how sociology and other disciplines can help us understand its social context as well as the challenges it poses Contributing authors explore the social terrain, responding in part, to Paul Higgs’ and Chris Gilleard’s highly influential work on ageing Breaks new ground in giving specific attention to the social and cultural dimensions of responses to dementia

Download or read book The Dementia Caregiver written by Marc E. Agronin and published by Guides to Caregiving. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marc Agronin guides readers through a better understanding of the changes their loved one may be going through, and helps them tap into the various resources available to them as they embark on an uncertain caregiving journey.

Download or read book Meeting the Challenge of Caring for Persons Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners and Caregivers written by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Handbook on Dementia Caregiving written by Richard Schulz, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000-02-09 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection provides a comprehensive analysis of intervention approaches to dementia caregiving. It reviews the existing knowledge and provides a conceptual framework for organizing caregiver interventions of all types. Of special interest is the design of an intervention study for a culturally diverse community. The volume concludes with a discussion of how to translate intervention research into public policy, with an assessment of the future of caregiving and caregiving intervention research.

Download or read book The Caregiver Journal a Companion to Help Those Caring for Someone Living with Dementia written by Sam Cook and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-31 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important tools you will need as a caregiver to someone living with dementia is a good journal. With so many details to keep track of ... it can feel overwhelming. This journal is useful for documenting quick notes throughout the day so you will have accurate information to share with family members, doctors and other caregivers. You can also track doctor appointments, power of attorney details, transportation needs, day program activities, banking information, notes about touring long term care homes, medication changes and the overall health of the person you are caring for. You will also find inspirational quotes and caregiver tips to help remind you that you are not alone on this journey. The Caregiver Journal Features: 6" x 9" 152 pages Space for the caregiver to make important notes regarding loved one Inspirational quotes and tips for the caregiver Dedicated space to adhere business cards for easy access Resource page Beautifully designed cover A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this journal will be used to give back to those living in long-term care. "This journal is everything I was looking for. As a caregiver to my Mom, it was getting hard to keep track of her daily behaviours and needed one place to document it all. I also love the inspirational quotes - it was like you hand-picked them specifically for me." ~ Lisa M About the author: Sam Cook is a media personality with achievements that include; interning for "The Late Show with David Letterman" in New York City, co-hosting a popular '90s television show called "UHOH!" which aired on YTV (Canada) and Discovery Kids (USA), and hosting her own popular radio show on several major market radio stations in Toronto, Canada. She is also the Program Coordinator of the Radio Broadcasting program at Mohawk College.

Download or read book Innovative Interventions To Reduce Dementia Caregiver Distress written by David W. Coon, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002-10-31 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing evidence has demonstrated that caregivers of dementia victims are at risk for depression and other medical problems. In what ways can health care providers improve or maintain the well-being of dementia caregivers? This volume provides an overview of emerging themes in dementia caregiving research and presents a broad array of practical strategies for reducing caregiver distress, including interventions for specific populations such as ethnic minority caregivers, male caregivers, and caregivers with diverse sexual orientations. Innovative approaches include the value of partnering with primary care physicians to improve quality of life for both patient and caregiver and the use of technological advances to help distressed caregivers. A timely, cutting edge book written for clinicians of varying backgrounds who provide direct services to families of dementia victims. For Further Information, Please Click Here!

Download or read book Journal of an Alzheimer s Caregiver written by Winifred E. Johnson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-04-25 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a first hand account of what it is like to have a loved on develop Alzheimer's. With the help from my journal I will roll back the years to when I first observed some subtle changes that would eventually change my life and my husband's. Where do you turn when youfeel your life is suddenly shut half down? Who do you turn to hen you have decisions to be made? What happens to your life as you become a caregiver. These symptoms of Alzheimer's range over six years and I believe that other spouses who are in the same position will want to know that they are not alone. Also some people may be wondering iftheir loved one is a candidate for Alzheimer's. Hopefully this will help them.

Download or read book The 36 Hour Day written by Nancy L. Mace and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 36-Hour Day is the definitive dementia care guide.

Download or read book The Busy Caregiver s Guide to Advanced Alzheimer Disease written by Jennifer R. Stelter and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Dementia Connection Model is a recipe to connect families in a way that produces positive interactions and preserves their loved one's level of functioning for as long as possible. The model brings together three concepts in dementia care of what is happening to the person with Alzheimer disease and, more importantly, why these things are happening as the person's condition progresses and how to intervene successfully"--

Download or read book Caregiver Journal written by Caregiver Self-Care Books and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the National Institute on Aging, nearly 15 million Americans provide unpaid care to an older adult. And it is not uncommon for caregivers to experience many different emotions, both positive and negative, associated with their caregiving role. In fact, feeling overwhelmed, anxious, frustrated, and exhausted are just a few of the many common feelings experienced by caregivers. You are alone! There is a popular quote that states that you cannot pour from an empty cup. It is only when your cup is full or overflowing that you have something to offer others. That is why taking care of yourself should be a top priority. Journaling is a great way to add some self-care into each day and provides you with a the opportunity to reflect on your life. In fact, research shows that writing down your thoughts and feelings on a regular basis is linked to improved mental and physical health! Included in this journal: 150 pages for self-reflection One day per page Reflective Prompts regarding the caregiver's day, self-care routine, goals, improvement areas This journal makes a excellent gift for caregivers of those with impairments such chronic illnesses, dementia, Alzheimer's, disability, disease, old age, or mental health issues. EXTERIOR: Cover: High quality softcover with a matte finish. Binding: Secure professional trade paperback binding, i.e. it's built to last; pages won't fall out after a few months of use. Dimensions: 7" x 10".