Demonstrates how to achieve sustainable success in dementia care by changing the caregiving lens to focus on well-being and the ways in which it can be enhanced in people living with dementia. This book offers a proactive approach - one that challenges widely accepted dementia care practices and provides a compelling new framework for developing ......
Through the deeply empathetic narration of real-life stories, Dr Riaz Dharamshi encourages us to reframe the way we approach geriatric care. It presents practical details of an integrated model of care allowing for expert, personalised healthcare to be delivered within our communities and outside of the hospital.
GP surgeries, outpatient clinics, and hospitals can be difficult for people with dementia, as physical and emotional discomfort can build up and become overwhelming. This book invites healthcare workers to examine the root causes of distress for people with dementia in clinical settings, and offers ways to resolve incidents without the need for ......
Learning From Each Other for Better Dementia Support
Sharing a series of ideas and approaches to dementia care with a relationship-centred focus, this book enables practitioners to have hands-on involvement in determining and improving the quality of dementia care. This book shows how valuable experiences of living with dementia, family experiences of dementia, professional experiences of providing ......
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 ......
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.
Simple Techniques for Communicating with People with Alzheimer's and Other Dementias
Validation is a successful way of communicating with older adults with Alzheimer's-type dementia and responding to their challenging behaviors. The Validation method helps reduce stress, enhance dignity, and increase happiness for both the elder and the caregiver. Since its inception in 1989, Validation has helped thousands of professional and ......
The imperative to make healthcare care services more person centred is hampered by leaders and providers who are stuck in old management paradigms. Nancy Fox takes you through real-life experiences and succinct, powerful lessons in human, social, and organisational behaviour to teach the skills needed for sustaining high-performing caring ......
This innovative care program blends nursing care and meaningful activities to promote peaceful and relaxing end-of-life experiences for older adults with late-stage dementia. The first program created specifically for this hardest-to-serve population, Namaste Care also meets the latest regulatory guidelines for person-centered activity ......
