As communication skills decline in people with dementia, a supportive environment becomes crucial to a resident's ability to express needs and desires. But how do you recognise what physical and social changes will help improve functioning, communication, and quality of life? The Environment & Communication Assessment Toolkit (ECAT) for Dementia ......
It is widely acknowledged that today's dementia care needs improving, so what is holding it back? Dementia consultant Anne Ellett draws on her extensive experience in nursing homes and assisted living communities to explore answers to this question and guide professionals to real-life solutions. Filled with examples from care communities ......
Welcome to Dagmarsminde, an innovative nursing home in Denmark with a remarkable and life-affirming approach to dementia care. The founder and staff of this replicable model strive to help persons with dementia enjoy a rich, normal-feeling life. Following person-centered practices, daily life includes routines focused on good nutrition, contact ......
Activities for Growth and Expression in Older Adults
Presents activity ideas for encouraging exploration and self-expression in older adults experiencing varying degrees of limitation in mental or physical performance. The goal is to present engaging activities that respect and celebrate each person's lifelong knowledge and experiences.
This essential textbook on dementia care introduces the knowledge that nurses need,including the evidence base for practice and the guidance to transfer this newly acquiredknowledge into everyday practice. Each of the 25 chapters are written by experts in thefield of dementia care and are grounded in thoroughly researched, up-to-date evidence,have ......
The innovative Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Model for dementia care has recently been updated, leading to new advances in the field. This revised second edition guide to assessment and treatment of behaviours that challenge associated with dementia.
Enjoy the benefits and reduced stress that come from reconnecting people with dementia to lifelong activities they love. Using a strength-based approach, this guide shows step by step how to design meaningful, individualized activities that can be performed by a person with memory loss as independently as possible.
The first book to encompass adult-gerontology practice guidelines for primary care, this comprehensive resource is useful as both a clinical reference and as a text for health care practitioners working with this population. Concise and up-to-date, the book is distinguished by its easy-to-read outline format.
Praise for previous editions: "The evidence-based protocols are designed as a primary reference and are useful, substantive, and timely....The broader contributions of useful format and succinct review of the evidence make it likely that this text will continue to be the leading resource in nursing education and practice." --The Gerontologist ......
