Thoughtful Dementia Care: Understanding the Dementia

Thoughtful Dementia Care: Understanding the Dementia Experience
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An easy-to-read and sensitive portrayal of the changing world of people with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease or other diseases, and those who care for them. Offers insights into emotional reactions and practical suggestions based on deep understanding of the way people with dementia view many situations.The author carefully explains the loss of various types of memory and other thinking processes. She describes how these losses affect the day to day life of people with dementia, their understanding of the world around them and their personal situations. The many portrayals of real life experiences clarify and deepen the explanations. Jennifer is a nurse who worked for many years as an educator and counsellor for people with dementia and their families, as well as others in caring roles. She addresses the emotional and grief issues in the contexts in which they arise for families living with dementia. This book is intentionally written in easily understood plain language. "Thoughtful Dementia Care" is an expansion of the free paper by the same author, "Understanding the Dementia Experience,â€ which has been widely distributed online since 2002 and received much praise over the years. Here are some of the comments that have been received: â€œThis is one of the best things that I have read on the subject of Alzheimerâ€™s.â€ â€œIâ€™ve only gotten to page four and Iâ€™ve found the answers to half a dozen situations that have been driving me crazy.â€ â€œMost books are more high-level and donâ€™t address the moment-to moment issues that can arise. Your article cuts to the emotional and practical core of things, and for that I am grateful.â€ â€œGreat article. Going to make copies of it and give them to family and friends that keep saying to me, â€˜But he seems OK to me.â€™ One of the best articles I have read.â€ â€œI printed a copy of this article because I believe it may be the best I have read to help those who are not impaired understand our experience. I am deeply grateful to Jennifer Ghent-Fuller for writing such a wonderful piece.â€ The links in the 'Suggested Reading, References and Resources' section were updated in September 2019. This book was translated into Spanish in the summer of 2019. * â€œAtenciÃ³n especializada de la demencia: ComprensiÃ³n del padecimiento de demenciaâ€ ya estÃ¡ disponible en espaÃ±ol." *
Country USA
Brand CREATESPACE
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781480007574
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	CREATESPACE
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781480007574
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Thoughtful Dementia Care: Understanding the Dementia Experience

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