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Jessica Kingsley
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Written with both family and professional carers in mind, this book clearly explains what happens to communication as dementia progresses, how this may affect an individual's memory, language and senses, and how carers might need to adapt their approach as a result.
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Summersdale
Pub. Date
2015
Description
This title gives the basic information needed to understand what dementia is, how to recognise it, and, most esentially, how to deal with it, including details on: the different types of dementia; risk factors and investigation; the various treatments and supports available; and daily living, diet, exercise, and attitude.
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Vermilion
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Dementia is a little understood & currently incurable illness, but much can be done to maximise the quality of life for people with the condition. Oliver James outlines a practical method for managing dementia that will allow both sufferer & carer to maintain the highest possible quality of life, throughout every stage of the illness.
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Jessica Kingsley
Pub. Date
2010
Description
30 carers of different ages, backgrounds and circumstances share their experiences of looking after a parent, partner or friend with dementia. Their stories reveal that the quality of diagnosis, treatment and care in the UK is, in many cases, unsatisfactory.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2021
Description
A major effect of dementia is its impact on communication. Alison Wray explains why the changes occur and offers practical ideas for avoiding key pitfalls. With attention also to the fraught question of well-intentioned lying, this book offers a wealth of ways to improve conversations and relationships when someone is living with a dementia.
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Radcliffe Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
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This guide is specifically designed for dementia carers with English as a second language. It is a concise compendium of current thinking on person-centred dementia care that features a sample vocabulary and sentences ideal for working specifically with dementia patients. It focuses on the importance of good day-to-day communication skills and positive interaction between patients and carers during different activities. Whether used as a self-study...
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New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Caring for a loved one with dementia can be extremely stressful. This essential guide provides skills for dealing with the accompanying emotional and physical stress, and offers tools to help you manage your own needs, in addition to the needs of your loved one.
14) Dementia
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Publisher
Jessica Kingsley
Pub. Date
2013
Description
For friends and family members of people with dementia, understanding the condition and coping with the impact it has on their lives can be extremely challenging. This book explores each stage of the journey with dementia and explains not only how it will affect the person with the condition, but also those around them and how best to get professional and informal help.
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Vermilion
Pub. Date
2013
Description
When a loved one has been diagnosed with dementia, many family members assume new roles as carers, helping their relative to remain safe, happy and as independent as possible. This text presents a practical, realistic and reassuring guide to help you and the person with dementia on the journey ahead. Written by a real carer with first-hand experience of the challenges dementia poses, the book is full of essential advice, personal insights and helpful...
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Sheldon Press
Pub. Date
2016
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This guide falls into three sections - living at home, when care needs increase, finding and settling your parent into a care home. Other topics include: Dealing with the diagnosis: Your parent has been diagnosed - what happens next? What support are they likely to need if they want to stay at home?, making them safe at home: items to help them cope, such as a pendant alarm, key safe, giving neighbours a set of house keys, informing the neighbours...
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Vermilion
Pub. Date
2020
Description
When a loved one has been diagnosed with dementia, many family members assume new roles as carers, helping their relative to remain safe, happy and as independent as possible. This text presents a practical, realistic and reassuring guide to help you and the person with dementia on the journey ahead. Written by a real carer with first-hand experience of the challenges dementia poses, the book is full of essential advice, personal insights and helpful...
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Trigger Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
Description
There can be a lot of understandable fear and worry when a loved one receives a diagnosis of dementia. Whilst the stigma of dementia can be powerful it should not restrict a person from finding meaning and purpose in life. Psychologists Dr Michelle Hamill and Dr Martina McCarthy believe that a holistic and relationship-centred understanding of dementia can help to acknowledge the challenges of the condition, whilst enabling people to live with dignity....
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2019
Description
Practical and innovative, this book provides guidance for people with dementia, their families and carers. Comprehensive myth-busting information on nutrition, stress, communication, sleep and cognitive rehabilitation techniques will allow readers to build a personalised self-care plan to reduce dementia symptoms and improve quality of life.