Download or read book The Insider s Guide to Dementia Care written by Katherine E. Goethe and published by WingSpan Press. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know someone with dementia? Are you seeking the best care for a loved one with Alzheimer's? Are you confused by the many options available for dementia care? Are you frustrated by broken promises and poor care? You are not alone. Using examples from actual experiences of families and those in long-term care settings, The Insider's Guide to Dementia Care strives to inform consumers about the growing crisis of dementia care in assisted living. The authors provide families with the knowledge and resources they need to stand up for the rights of their loved ones: the right to be treated with dignity and the right to be cared for by properly trained professionals. More importantly, the book serves to encourage and motivate readers to take direct action toward the goal of improved care.

Download or read book Are the Keys in the Freezer written by Patricia Woodell and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2015-06-21 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are the Keys in the Freezer? is an artful blend of practical advice and the compelling story of a family's search for the right care for their mother with dementia. This well-researched book is a must-read for families in the US looking for resources and ideas about care facilities, hospices, finances and costs of care, advance directives and other topics related to managing the affairs of the elderly with dementia. A story of conflict and of light-hearted moments, Are the Keys in the Freezer? is the rich personal testimony of a family's struggle to navigate the confusing world of dementia care choices for their mother. The book is an insider's guide to unravelling medical, legal, and regulatory issues that affect the quality of care for loved ones who cannot make care decisions for themselves. The book's easy, conversational tone turns complex issues into everyday language, making it an easy read for newcomers to the world of caring for people with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

Download or read book Insider s Guide to Better Nursing Home Care written by Donna M. Reed and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on her ten years of experience working as a Licensed Practical Nurse in many care facilities, attorney Donna M. Reed shares her insider knowledge to help ensure that nursing home residents receive the best care possible.

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 A Guide to Dementia Care written by David Moore and published by Straightforward co Ltd. This book was released on 2009-01-25 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an increasingly aging population, the area of dementia and dementia care is of growing concern to many people, whether layperson or professional. A GUIDE TO DEMENTIA CARE is a wide ranging introduction to the nature of dementia and also the existing support framework. Now revised and updated to 2009, it is the perfect book for all those who wish to develop their knowledge of this area. Includes information on the brain, behaviour, causes and symptoms, treatments, therapies, and financial support.

Download or read book When Your Loved One Has Dementia written by Joy A. Glenner and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2005-06-17 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The result is a guide that integrates the practicalities of caregiving with the human emotions that accompany it.

Download or read book The Harsh Realities of Alzheimer s Care written by Andrew Seth Rosenzweig MD and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-07-06 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prominent geriatric psychiatrist details the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of places where those with dementia are treated—from emergency rooms and psychiatric hospitals to assisted living facilities and nursing homes. The Harsh Realities of Alzheimer's Care: An Insider's View of How People with Dementia Are Treated in Institutions is the first book of its kind. Written by an eminent geriatric psychiatrist who has worked with dementia patients in more than 70 facilities, the book distills all he has learned about dementia care, for better and, more often, for worse. Both a shocking exposé and a practical guide, the book takes readers into nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. It reveals the inadequacies and dangers of these institutions, detailing issues that result in poor care including federal standards for minimum staff training that are, in some cases, lower than those established for dog groomers. The author cites improvements that must be made in emergency rooms and inpatient psychiatric facilities treating victims of dementia, and he documents the downside of memory clinics. But there are steps caregivers can take to protect their loved ones—and themselves. Each chapter concludes with "reality lessons" that offer practical, affordable strategies for coping with dementia's many challenges.

Download or read book A Caregiver s Guide to Dementia written by Janet Yagoda Shagam and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *New Edition with Updated dementia, dementia care, and resource information.* According to the Alzheimer’s Association, there are more than six million people living in the United States have Alzheimer's disease or some other form of dementia. Not reported in these statistics are the sixteen million family caregivers who, in total, contribute nineteen billion hours of unpaid care each year. This book addresses the needs and challenges faced by adult children and other family members who are scrambling to make sense of what is happening to themselves and the loved ones in their care. The author, an experienced medical and science writer known for her ability to clearly explain complex and emotionally sensitive topics, is also a former family caregiver herself. Using both personal narrative and well-researched, expert-verified content, she guides readers through the often-confusing and challenging world of dementia care. She carefully escorts caregivers through the basics of dementia as a brain disorder, its accompanying behaviors, the procedures used to diagnose and stage the disease, and the legal aspects of providing care for an adult who is no longer competent. She also covers topics not usually included in other books on dementia: family dynamics, caregiver burnout, elder abuse, incontinence, finances and paying for care, the challenges same-sex families face, and coping with the eventuality of death and estate management. Each chapter begins with a real-life vignette taken from the author's personal experience and concludes with "Frequently Asked Questions" and "Worksheets" sections. The FAQs tackle specific issues and situations that often make caregiving such a challenge. The worksheets are a tool to help readers organize, evaluate, and self-reflect. A glossary of terms, an appendix, and references for further reading give readers a command of the vocabulary clinicians use and access to valuable resources.

Download or read book The 36 Hour Day written by Nancy L. Mace and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-10-07 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1981, The 36-Hour Day was the first book of its kind. Thirty years later, with dozens of other books on the market, it remains the definitive guide for people caring for someone with dementia. Now in a new and updated edition, this best-selling book features thoroughly revised chapters on the causes of dementia, managing the early stages of dementia, the prevention of dementia, and finding appropriate living arrangements for the person who has dementia when home care is no longer an option.

Download or read book The Caregiver s Guide to Memory Care and Dementia Communities written by Rachael Wonderlin and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When is it time to move a person living with dementia into a senior living community? How do you avoid an argument with someone who no longer knows what year it is? What do you do if the person you're caring for has trouble recognizing you? How can you lessen the guilt and anxiety that come with dementia caregiving? All of these questions-and more-are answered in this helpful guide through the difficulties of dementia care. Care partners to those living with dementia will find this book a helpful guide into an unfamiliar and challenging world, and professionals in the industry will come away with dementia knowledge they have not gotten anywhere else"--

Download or read book An Unintended Journey written by Janet Yagoda Shagam and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the 2009 census, more than five million people living in the United States have Alzheimer's disease or some other form of dementia. Not reported in these statistics are the fifteen million family caregivers who, in total, contribute seventeen billion hours of unpaid care each year. This book addresses the needs and challenges faced by adult children and other family members who are scrambling to make sense of what is happening to themselves and the loved ones in their care. The author, an experienced medical and science writer known for her ability to clearly explain complex and emotionally sensitive topics, is also a former family caregiver herself. Using both personal narrative and well-researched, expert-verified content, she guides readers through the often-confusing and challenging world of dementia care. She carefully escorts caregivers through the basics of dementia as a brain disorder, its accompanying behaviors, the procedures used to diagnose and stage the disease, and the legal aspects of providing care for an adult who is no longer competent. She also covers topics not usually included in other books on dementia: family dynamics, caregiver burnout, elder abuse, incontinence, finances and paying for care, the challenges same-sex families face, and coping with the eventuality of death and estate management. Each chapter begins with a real-life vignette taken from the author's personal experience and concludes with "Frequently Asked Questions" and "Worksheets" sections. The FAQs tackle specific issues and situations that often make caregiving such a challenge. The worksheets are a tool to help readers organize, evaluate, and self-reflect. A glossary of terms, an appendix, and references for further reading give readers a command of the vocabulary clinicians use and access to valuable resources.

Download or read book The Common Sense Guide to Dementia For Clinicians and Caregivers written by Anne M. Lipton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Common Sense Guide to Dementia for Clinicians and Caregivers provides an easy-to-read, practical, and thoughtful approach to dementia care. Written by two specialists who have cared for thousands of patients with dementia and their families, this ground-breaking title unifies the perspectives of neurology and psychiatry to meet a variety of caregiver needs. It spotlights many real-world concerns not typically covered in standard textbooks, while simultaneously presenting a more detailed medical perspective than typical caregiver manuals. This handy title offers expert guidance for the clinical management of dementia and compassionate support of patients and families. Designed to enhance the physician-caregiver interaction and liberally illustrated with case examples, The Common Sense Guide espouses general principles of dementia care that apply across the stages and spectrum of this illness, including non-Alzheimer's types of dementia, in addition to Alzheimer's disease. Clinicians, family members, and other caregivers will find this volume useful from the moment that symptoms of dementia emerge. The authors place an emphasis on caring for the caregiver as well as the patient. Essential topics include how to find the right clinician, make the most of a doctor's visit, and avert a crisis - or manage one that can't be avoided. Sometimes difficult considerations, such as driving, financial management, legal matters, long-term placement, and end-of-life care, are faced head-on. Tried, true, and time-saving tips are explained in terms of what works - and what doesn't - with regard to clinical evaluation, medications, behavioral measures, and alternate therapies. Medical, nursing, and allied health care professionals will undoubtedly turn to this unique overview as a vital resource and mainstay of clinical dementia care, as well as a valuable recommendation for family caregivers.

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 The 36 Hour Day written by Nancy L. Mace and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 36-Hour Day is the definitive dementia care guide.

Download or read book The Dementia Care Partner s Workbook written by Edward G. Shaw and published by Companion Press (Company). This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Dementia Care Partner's Workbook is a support group manual and a self-study guide for care partners of a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia such as vascular, frontotemporal, Parkinson's, or Lewy body. It provides 13 lessons for support group participants or individuals who desire independent study, as well as a free downloadable leader's manual valuable to professional or lay leaders from secular or faith-based organizations. Each lesson offers understanding, education, and hope and covers topics that include the different types of dementia, brain structure and function, stages of dementia, changing relationships, emotional and mental health challenges, communicating love, attachment loss and problematic behaviors, care at home versus residential care, wellness and self-care, existential and spiritual issues, important questions for doctors and attornies, and helpful resources for the journey."--Amazon

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 Outsmart Your Brain written by MD Ginger Schechter and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You're never too young to start developing healthy habits that can ultimately impact your cognition. People of all ages will benefit from the easy-to-follow and practical advice in Outsmart Your Brain: The Insider's Guide to Life-LongMemory.