A Caregiver's Guide to Dementia
Author | : Laura N. Gitlin |
Publisher | : Camino Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : 1933822902 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781933822907 |
Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "[This book] explores the use of activities and other techniques to prevent, reduce and manage the behavioral symptoms of dementia. Separate sections cover daily activities, effective communication, home safety and difficult behaviors, with explicit strategies to handle agitation, repetitive questions, acting-out, wandering, restlessness, hoarding, resistance to care, incontinence, destructiveness, sexually and socially inappropriate acts at home and in public, aggressiveness, depression, and sleep disturbances. Worksheets are provided to help caregivers customize the strategies that work best for them." -- Back cover.