The Best Friends Daily Planner shows you how simple it is to be a Best Friend to a person with dementia each and every day. This handy and practical book provides you with Best Friends guiding principles and reflection questions, as well as more than 150 quick, easy, and surprising activities to support your caregiving each week. The Best Friends ......
People with early dementia face enormous challenges in coping with their condition, yet they typically receive no personalised education or support following the diagnosis. Counselling empowers them to understand and come to terms with the illness while also learning to manage and make healthy adaptations to it. With the rapid increase in people ......
Part of the series Leading Principles & Practices in Elder Care, Culture Change in Elder Care is a one-of-a-kind exploration of the ongoing efforts to revolutionise elder care in America, with contributions from many of the innovators who have championed the 'culture change' movement. Supporting the ideals of person-centred care from economic, ......
In today's competitive marketplace, it takes more than degrees and aspirations to become a leader at a hospital or healthcare organisation. Get the edge you need in Climbing the Healthcare Management Ladder, where you can learn from the direct experiences of today's top healthcare executives about what it takes to achieve your highest aspirations ......
A Program for Engaging People with Dementia through the Natural World of Birds
Bird Tales is an easy-to-implement therapeutic programme that uses multisensory stimulation and the natural outdoor world of birds to help people living with dementia interact with their environment and share a meaningful experience with others. Observing birds through sight, sound, smell and touch can encourage staff and family interactions even ......
The brain-stimulating approach known as Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming (TTAP) has a proven record of improving the lives of people with dementia by increasing their engagement and functioning. In Transforming Dementia through Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming: A New Psychology of Art, the Brain, and Cognition you now have all the tools ......
Learn the essential principles and techniques of the Validation method through demonstrations by Validation originator Naomi Feil and Master Teacher Vicki de Klerk-Rubin in this short training DVD. The powerful communication techniques can be used by medical, nursing, and paraprofessional staff to connect with disoriented older adults, relieve ......
Nothing causes seniors to experience a greater decline in health and emotional well-being than social isolation. Producing more than just feelings of loneliness and hopelessness, social isolation makes seniors less safe, puts them at greater risk for financial, emotional, or physical abuse, and may contribute to rapid deterioration. This book ......
Your starting point is the ECAT Manual - a user's guide, technical manual, and educational resource all in one easy-to-use book. The Manual details how limitations associated with dementia can impact communication, describes step-by-step how to complete the assessments, and includes appropriate interventions and modifications in handy tables ......
