Alzheimer's & Dementia

With the goal of alleviating the paucity of knowledge about advanced dementia, and helping to improve the care and services that are increasingly needed for the growing numbers of people living with dementia-type diseases, this book provides...

This innovative care program blends nursing care and meaningful activities to promote peaceful and relaxing end-of-life experiences for older adults with late-stage dementia. The first program created specifically for this hardest-to-serve population,...

Enjoy the benefits and reduced stress that come from reconnecting people with dementia to lifelong activities they love. Using a strength-based approach, this guide shows step by step how to design meaningful, individualized activities that can be...

Expand and enrich your Best Friends activity programming with 149 all-new activities for individuals with dementia. Like the first book, this collection of fun and easy activities will add both meaning and enjoyment to the activities at your adult day...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788416233564Author Bruce FifeFormat PaperbackPage Count 584Imprint Editorial SirioPublisher Editorial SirioWeight(grams) 839gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950584161Author Kate HanleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Green Place BooksPublisher Green Writers PressWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 191mm *...

The ceasing of a member's ability to reason, function and respond is a family tragedy. With major increases in dementia predicted for the coming decade, a book like Dementia and Alzheimer's is needed more than ever to cut through clutter. It explains...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593541876Author Dale BredesenFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin Young ReadersPublisher Penguin Young ReadersWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780976133636Author Craig S. AtwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Elemental Basic Pub.Publisher Elemental Basic Pub.

Alzheimer's disease has not only profound medical consequences for the individual experiencing it but a life-changing impact on those around them. From the moment a person is suspected to be suffering from Alzheimer's or another form of dementia, the...

A practical, helpful guide on how to fight back against Alzheimer's disease-with expert medical advice and one woman's inspiring personal journey.Jamie Tyrone was forty-nine years old when she learned by accident through genetic testing that she had a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937585532Author Alia BucciarelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Mercury Learning & InformationPublisher Mercury Learning & InformationWeight(grams)...

Based on the findings of in-depth research and on the author's long-standing experience of working with people with dementia, this ground-breaking book provides fresh perspectives and ideas for policy and practice. In the first part of this extensively...

Despite the growth of interest in dementia and dementia care over the past two decades, services and interventions for younger people with dementia and their carers remain, on the whole, fragmented and poorly developed. The focus of social, psychological...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538158074Author Arnold R. EiserFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Rowman & LittlefieldPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm)...

The way in which dementia is understood and treated is changing, with a growing focus on the individual's experience and person-centred approaches to care. Introducing a new model of dementia care that reflects on the role of a person with dementia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991368891Author Dr Stephanie SeneffFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint New Voice PublicationsPublisher New Voice PublicationsWeight(grams)...

What do national dementia strategies, constantly evolving policy and ongoing funding difficulties mean for people living well with dementia? Adopting a broad and inclusive approach, Shibley Rahman presents a thorough critical analysis of existing...

Approximately one in ten adults over the age of 65 has greater memory or thinking problems than expected for their age. This is called mild cognitive impairment, or MCI. The previous edition was the first book exclusively geared towards people with MCI,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385313186Author Diana Friel McGowinFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735210905Author Tia PowellFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615411309Author Harriet RzetelnyFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Memory Care Home SolutionsPublisher Memory Care Home SolutionsWeight(grams)...

The unique demands on dementia care of remote and rural settings are explored in this first dedicated analysis. Drawing on evidence from the UK, Australia, Europe and North America, it examines the experiences and needs of those living with the condition...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496425607Author Dr. Daniel G. AmenFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Tyndale House PublishersPublisher Tyndale House Publishers

"Credentials don't come much loftier than Fotuhi's." --Washington Post "The book is a message of hope and reassurance for laymen, especially aging members of the baby-boom generation alarmed by all the attention being paid to Alzheimer's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989842010Author Lasting HappinessFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Richard NelsonPublisher Richard Nelson

Even in the later stages of the disease, when memory, words and relationships are affected, it is possible for people with dementia to express emotions, imagination, humour, sensitivities and personal preferences. This book demonstrates the many ways in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578269433Author Joseph KeonFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Hatherleigh Press,U.S.Publisher Hatherleigh Press,U.S.

There has been a considerable and welcome growth of publications about dementia care and Jessica Kingsley Publishers has certainly played a very useful part in this growth... we need more not less of this quality of work and writing if society is to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914523199Author Eileen MurrayFormat HardbackPage Count 104Imprint Murray BooksPublisher SJM BooksWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986245961Author Yvette BordelonFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Cumberland PressPublisher Cumberland PressWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781774854648Author Signe MarshallFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Simon DoughPublisher Simon DoughWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 10mm

With over 3.5 million copies sold, the bestselling guide to understanding and caring for people with dementia is now completely revised and updated!For 40 years, The 36-Hour Day has been the leading work in the field for caregivers of those with dementia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578267781Author Michelle HondaFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Hatherleigh Press,U.S.Publisher Hatherleigh Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473372958Author Gillian M ClaridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Dovetale PressPublisher Dovetale PressWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 244mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585428274Author Olivia Ames HoblitzelleFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 329g

From a Harvard- and Yale- trained neuropsychologist and a national leader in the field of brain health, a science-backed program to boost memory and dramatically decrease the risk of Alzheimer's in five steps. American adults fear Alzheimer(1)s more...

The book outlines a range of non-pharmacological therapies clinicians can adopt in their daily practice and sets out information and advice on each therapy and how to implement them in practice, illustrated with case studies and practical examples and...

Drawing on the author's first-hand experiences with families, this book provides crucial, accessible information and answers the difficult questions that often arise when a family member with an intellectual disability is diagnosed with dementia.Linking...

Reminiscence is a valuable tool for the professional carer as well as those who are looking after a family member or friend. It enhances and enriches the care relationship, and benefits both the person being cared for and the carer. This fully-updated...