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When Your Loved One Has Dementia: A Simple Guide for Caregivers
Joy A. Glenner
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Description for When Your Loved One Has Dementia: A Simple Guide for Caregivers
Paperback. The result is a guide that integrates the practicalities of caregiving with the human emotions that accompany it. Num Pages: 152 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MJND; VFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Eighty percent of persons with dementia live at home, and the family members caring for them are often overwhelmed by the enormous responsibility and the complexities of care. This book is designed to support the caregivers and help them understand the needs and feelings of the person for whom they are caring. A central focus is the goal of sustaining a loving family relationship between the caregiver and the patient. Developed from a training program for professionals and family caregivers, this book teaches the basics of dementia care while emphasizing communication, understanding and acceptance, and personal growth through the caregiving ... Read more
Eighty percent of persons with dementia live at home, and the family members caring for them are often overwhelmed by the enormous responsibility and the complexities of care. This book is designed to support the caregivers and help them understand the needs and feelings of the person for whom they are caring. A central focus is the goal of sustaining a loving family relationship between the caregiver and the patient. Developed from a training program for professionals and family caregivers, this book teaches the basics of dementia care while emphasizing communication, understanding and acceptance, and personal growth through the caregiving ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801881145
SKU
V9780801881145
Shipping Time
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99-1
About Joy A. Glenner
Joy A. Glenner is the president of the George G. Glenner Alzheimer's Centers. Jean M. Stehman is the director of the Glenner School of Dementia Care. Judith Davagnino is the director of operations for the Glenner Alzheimer's Family Centers. Margaret J. Galante is the director of nursing, and Martha L. Green is the nursing education ... Read more
Reviews for When Your Loved One Has Dementia: A Simple Guide for Caregivers
"A succinct, original tool for caregivers of people with Alzheimer disease and other dementias. Highly recommended."-Peter V. Rabins, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and co-author, The 36-Hour Day; "This is a good beginning book for the person who is learning to care for someone with dementia. It is sensitive to the feelings and needs of the caregiver."-Nancy L. Mace, co-author, The ... Read more