Care-Giving in Dementia V3

Care-Giving in Dementia V3
Author: Gemma M. M. Jones
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2004-09-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1135479739

Care-Giving in Dementia, Volume 3 is updated to incorporate the rapid and palpable changes that have taken place in this area. It will prove invaluable to health and mental health professionals caring for people with dementia.

Care-giving in Dementia

Care-giving in Dementia
Author: Gemma M. M. Jones
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1997
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780415138444

This second volume of contributions from leading practitioners and researchers around the world is a handbook for all those involved in 'hands-on' caring or in planning care for persons with dementia.

Care-Giving in Dementia V3

Care-Giving in Dementia V3
Author: Gemma M. M. Jones
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2004-09-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1135479720

The first two volumes of Care-Giving in Dementia integrated up-to-date neurobiological information about dementia with specific developments in care-giving. Taking the same multidisciplinary approach, and drawing contributions from leading practitioners, this third volume will prove invaluable to health and mental health professionals caring for people with dementia. Key themes in Volume 3 include: personal construct psychology and person-centred care; living in lifestyle groups in nursing homes; music therapy for people with dementia; support programmes for caregivers of people with dementia; coping in early dementia; stress and burden on care-givers; the Alzheimer Café concept and new support groups for people with dementia; ethical issues in the care of elderly people with dementia in nursing homes.

Dementia Caregiving from a Biblical Perspective

Dementia Caregiving from a Biblical Perspective
Author: Dorothy Gable
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2019-10-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 197367663X

2022 Grand Prize Winner CWFL (Christian Writer's for Life) Book Award What is dementia and how does it differ from Alzheimer’s? What are the signs of dementia and how will my loved one progress along the path? What changes in the brain cause the behaviors? This book is your guide for the journey. Dementia Caregiving from a Biblical Perspective: Your Guide for the Journey contains information about the four main types of dementia and is illustrated by stories. It will help prepare you for the future, recognize pitfalls, as well as highlight the joys of each stage of dementia. Drawing from a Biblical perspective, it points to God’s sustaining grace in the midst of a difficult season. One person can make a difference—the most effective care is nurturing love.

Dementia and Society

Dementia and Society
Author: Mathieu Vandenbulcke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2022-06-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1108911358

Dementia is increasingly being recognised as a public health priority and poses one of the largest challenges we face as a society. At the same time, there is a growing awareness that the quest for a cure for Alzheimer's disease and other causes of dementia needs to be complemented by efforts to improve the lives of people with dementia. To gain a better understanding of dementia and of how to organize dementia care, there is a need to bring together insights from many different disciplines. Filling this knowledge gap, this book provides an integrated view on dementia resulting from extensive discussions between world experts from different fields, including medicine, social psychology, nursing, economics and literary studies. Working towards a development of integrative policies focused on social inclusion and quality of life, Dementia and Society reminds the reader that a better future for persons with dementia is a collective responsibility.

Dementia Care - The Adaptive Response

Dementia Care - The Adaptive Response
Author: Paul T M Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1351699105

The process of dementia makes the experience of day-to-day living an acute challenge. This could be mediated with educated and timely inputs and the caring contract negotiated to preserve both dignity and quality of life. The premise of the adaptive response model is that armed with the knowledge of human systems and their ability to adapt and adjust and with a firm application and emphasis on person-centred approaches to dementia care then the experience can be enhanced and living with one of the dementias can be made less traumatic. This holistic approach proposes a method of using environmental and social psychology to maximise function in the individual and to minimise the negative and destructive elements of the perceived and real environment.

Loving Someone Who Has Dementia

Loving Someone Who Has Dementia
Author: Pauline Boss
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2011-08-09
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1118002296

Research-based advice for people who care for someone with dementia Nearly half of U.S. citizens over the age of 85 are suffering from some kind of dementia and require care. Loving Someone Who Has Dementia is a new kind of caregiving book. It's not about the usual techniques, but about how to manage on-going stress and grief. The book is for caregivers, family members, friends, neighbors as well as educators and professionals—anyone touched by the epidemic of dementia. Dr. Boss helps caregivers find hope in "ambiguous loss"—having a loved one both here and not here, physically present but psychologically absent. Outlines seven guidelines to stay resilient while caring for someone who has dementia Discusses the meaning of relationships with individuals who are cognitively impaired and no longer as they used to be Offers approaches to understand and cope with the emotional strain of care-giving Boss's book builds on research and clinical experience, yet the material is presented as a conversation. She shows you a way to embrace rather than resist the ambiguity in your relationship with someone who has dementia.

Supporting People with Dementia Using Pervasive Health Technologies

Supporting People with Dementia Using Pervasive Health Technologies
Author: Maurice D Mulvenna
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2010-02-02
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 184882551X

Information and communication technologies can provide new paradigms in healthcare provision. In particular, new Pervasive Healthcare technologies can revolutionise the dynamics of healthcare, enabling people to remain at home for longer, at lower costs to health and welfare organisations. This book reveals how pervasive healthcare technologies can be designed in conjunction with users and carers, as well as exploring the application of novel methods and technologies.

Family Caregiving in the New Normal

Family Caregiving in the New Normal
Author: Joseph E. Gaugler
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2015-05-08
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 012417129X

Family Caregiving in the New Normal discusses how the drastic economic changes that have occurred over the past few years have precipitated a new conversation on how family care for older adults will evolve in the future. This text summarizes the challenges and potential solutions scientists, policy makers, and clinical providers must address as they grapple with these changes, with a primary focus given to the elements that may impact how family caregiving is organized and addressed in subsequent decades, including sociodemographic trends like divorce, increased participation of women in the workforce, geographic mobility, fewer children in post-baby boom families, chronic illness trends, economic stressors, and the current policy environment. A section on the support of caregivers includes technology-based solutions that examine existing models, personal health records, and mobile applications, big data issues, decision-making support, person-centered approaches, crowd-sourced caregiving such as blogs and personal websites that have galvanized caregivers, and new methods to combine paid and unpaid forms of care. - Provides a concise "roadmap" of the demographic, economic, health trends, and policy challenges facing family caregivers - Presents potential solutions to caregiving so that scientists, policymakers, and clinical providers can best meet the needs of families and communities in the upcoming decades - Includes in-depth, diverse stories of caregivers of persons with different diseases who share perspectives - Covers person-centered care approaches to family caregiving that summarize effective community-based services of psychosocial intervention models - Examines how existing efficacious models can more effectively reach and serve individual families