Responding to the sexual desires of older adults in residential environments is widely recognized as a challenge by care staff, administrators, and family members. This resource meets the challenge head on, exploring the issues surrounding sexual expression from all perspectives. It address the question of how, in an increasingly person-centered ......
The ethical dimensions of managing health services are daunting. The newest edition of Ethics in Health Services Management provides the principles to educate students and guide practitioners as they strive to make the "right" decision when ethical problems arise. This highly regarded volume teaches managers how to recognize and respond ......
Although we can't currently offer a cure for Alzheimer's, we can provide better information and advice to people with the disease (and their caregivers) to help improve their ability to live and cope with this challenging disease. This groundbreaking book shows how to start making a difference during the initial evaluation and beyond. Treating ......
This is a must read for nursing home administrators, directors of nursing, and others in leadership positions in long-term care. It offers practical, common sense, easy-to-implement approaches that will yield immediate positive results. It also serves as a wake-up call to leaders who doubt their impact and as an affirmation to leaders who struggle ......
Health services management students need more preparation than ever to solve the problems they will confront in the increasingly complex health services environment. This fifth edition presents 28 challenging cases (10 new to this edition) that address pivotal issues students will encounter as administrators and managers: quality improvement, ......
Helps you meet the demand for memory-enhancement programs. This title includes research on brain health and memory along with interactive games, exercises, and quizzes for participants to use to learn about and practice the mental activities. It contains the lesson plans for teaching 12 topics in a course that can run for 3 months or up to a year.
Helping you gain insights into the world of the person with Alzheimer's, this title provides a view into the day-to-day experience of Alzheimer's through the reflections of 7 diverse individuals with the disease. Suitable for people with early-stage Alzheimer's and related dementias, it explores the many dimensions of the Alzheimer's experience.
Individuals facing death may not know how to express the range of emotions, questions, and discoveries they experience. This book can help open the door to meaningful conversation, reminiscence, and reflection at the end of life.
Here's a moving introduction to the innovative Best Friends approach to caring for older people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia's. This touching 20-minuted DVD "showcases the Best Friends (TM) approach in action at a model adult day center volunteer program" and includes the Alzheimer's Disease Bill of Rights.
