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When Your Loved One Has Dementia: A Simple Guide for Caregivers

by Joy A Glenner Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub Date:
05/2005
ISBN:
9780801881145
Format:
Pb+ 152 pages

Eighty percent of persons with dementia live at home, and the family members caring for them are often overwhelmed by the enormous...

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Complete Guide to Alzheimer's Proofing Your Home 2ed

by Mark Warner Purdue University Press
Pub Date:
06/2000
ISBN:
9781557532022
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Pb+ 196 pages

Written by a practicing architect and gerontologist this book is the only source that shows you how to create a home environment...

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Who Will I be When I Die?

by Christine Bryden Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub Date:
02/2012
ISBN:
9781849053129
Format:
Pbk 176 pages

Christine Bryden was 46 years old when she was diagnosed with dementia, and in this book she describes her remarkable emotional,...

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Carer's Cosmetic Handbook: Simple Health and Beauty Tips for Older Persons

by Sharon Tay Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub Date:
02/2009
ISBN:
9781843109730
Format:
Pbk 160 pages

Taking care of your appearance and hygiene increases self esteem and is essential for your general wellbeing. As people age or...

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Dementia Care Training Manual for Staff Working in Nursing and Residential Settings

by Danny Walsh Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub Date:
07/2006
ISBN:
9781843103189
Format:
Pbk 240 pages

This accessible, interactive resource book encourages front-line staff working with dementia sufferers in nursing and residential...

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Activity Year Book: A Week by Week Guide for Use in Elderly Day and Residential Care

by Anni Bowden and Nancy Lewthwaite Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub Date:
03/2009
ISBN:
9781843109631
Format:
Pbk 240 pages

Engagement in meaningful activity is an important aspect of human existence, regardless of one's cognitive abilities. Even in...

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Just Love Me: My Life Turned Upside-Down by Alzheimer's

by Jeanne Lee Purdue University Press
Pub Date:
03/2003
ISBN:
9781557532985
Format:
Pbk 150 pages

Just Love Me reveals the thoughts and emotions of a woman struggling with a suddenly unmanageable life; numerous hospitalizations,...

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Ageing, Spirituality and Well-being

by Albert Jewell Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub Date:
11/2003
ISBN:
9781843101673
Format:
Pbk 224 pages

How can we promote the enduring well-being of those who are moving into the 'fourth' age of life? Ageing, Spirituality and Well-being...

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Wholeness in Later Life

by Ruth Bright Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub Date:
07/1997
ISBN:
9781853024474
Format:
Pbk 272 pages

Examining the care of older people from a holistic viewpoint, Ruth Bright argues that all of geriatric care - physical, psychological,...

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Group and Individual Work with Older People: A Practical Guide to Running Successful Activity-based Programmes

by Swee Hong Chia, Julie Heathcote and Jane Marie Hibberd Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub Date:
09/2011
ISBN:
9781849051286
Format:
Pbk 208 pages

Being active is fundamental to a person's sense of physical and mental wellbeing, and the need to engage in purposeful and meaningful...

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Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care

by G Allen Power Health Professions Press
Pub Date:
01/2010
ISBN:
9781932529562
Format:
Pbk 288 pages

If you could provide a life more affirming and meaningful than current care practices provide, would you do it? Of course, you...

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Hearing the Voice of the People with Dementia: Opportunities and Obstacles

by Malcolm Goldsmith Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub Date:
06/1996
ISBN:
9781853024061
Format:
Pbk 192 pages

Based on interviews with sufferers and professionals working in the field, on an extensive literature search, and on a consultative...

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Guide to the Spiritual Dimension of Care for People with Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementia: More Than Body, Brain and Breath

by Eileen Shamy Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub Date:
02/2003
ISBN:
9781843101291
Format:
Pbk 176 pages

In this sensitive and informative book, Eileen Shamy, a pioneer of ministry to people with Alzheimer's disease, discusses how...

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Understanding Dementia: The Man with The Worried Eyes

by Richard Cheston and Michael Bender Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub Date:
09/1999
ISBN:
9781853024795
Format:
Pbk 250 pages

Over the last ten years a number of new concepts have emerged within social psychology, gerontology, socio-linguistics and psychotherapy...

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Importance of Food and Mealtimes in Dementia Care: The Table is Set

by Grethe Berg Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub Date:
05/2006
ISBN:
9781843104353
Format:
Pbk 96 pages

Mealtimes are about much more than just re-fuelling, and the importance of mealtimes in the care of people with dementia cannot...

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