A loving approach to dementia care Making meaningful connections while caregiving
Book - 2021
"This is the third edition of Laura Wayman's guide for caregivers of individuals with dementia. The book is concise, down to earth, and practical. Each chapter begins with a real-life vignette that the author then analyzes. For this third edition, the content has expanded by approximately 13,000 words, including two new chapters and a section of resources"--
Saved in:
- Subjects
- Published
-
Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press
2021.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- Third edition
- Physical Description
- viii, 190 pages ; 21 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781421440064
- Thanks and Appreciation
- 1. Introduction: Navigating the Journey
- 2. Peggy: The Ultimate Toll
- 3. Deborah: A Daughter's Journey
- 4. Charles: There Is Nothing Wrong with Me
- 5. Frances: What Is Dementia?
- 6. Jill: Into the Dementia Wonderland
- 7. Natalie: Much More than Words
- 8. Vada: Past, Present, and Future
- 9. Joe: Communicating the Gift of Value
- 10. Lucy and Betty: Thinking Outside the Box
- 11. Edna: You're Just Imagining Things
- 12. Margie: If You Keep Doing What You Are Doing ...
- 13. Harry: It's Bath Night!
- 14. Rose, Edith, and Samuel: One Size Does Not Fit All
- 15. Susan: Dealing with Disruption
- 16. Grace: Moving beyond Guilt
- 17. Virginia: Laughter Is Therapeutic
- 18. Maria and Andreas: In Sickness and in Health
- 19. Beatrice and Henry: The Power of Gratitude
- 20. Sean: The Puzzling Pieces of Grief
- 21. Lessons, Perceptions, and Approaches: A Reader's Guide
- The Dementia-Aware Guide to Caregiving
- References
- About the Authors
- Index