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The Art of Dementia Care is a practical guide intended for all who provide support, encouragement and care for people with dementia. Using a relationship model of care, you will learn how you can make a positive difference in the lives of those with dementia. Discussion and examples will challenge you to reflect on your attitude and behavior towards people with dementia and teach you to provide thoughtful care to each person in your care. The authors draw upon examples from common clinical situations to highlight how to practice the art of dementia care through the recognition of the limits of people with dementia and the promotion of their strengths and abilities. Ultimately, the quality of the care you provide can greatly affect the quality of life the person with dementia will experience. The Art of Dementia Care will set you on the path to thoughtful and meaningful care.
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Cengage Learning; 1 edition (July 25, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 140189951X
ISBN-13: 978-1401899516
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.2 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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The Art of Dementia Care speaks not only to the mind, but to the heart and soul of its readers. It inspires and empowers caregivers by illuminating the limitless possibilities that truly exist when we choose the relationship model of care. Kuhn and Verity clearly illustrate how everyday challenges in caregiving can evolve into opportunities that celebrate residual abilities, and honor and uphold the dignity of persons with dementia. Through simple, practical and thoughtful examples, the Art of Dementia Care awakens its readers to the powerful realization "that you hold the key to the quality of someone else's life". Imagine a world where we all shared this conviction.
My father was 88 with dememtia, and I cared for him at the end of his life. This book was a godsend. It was the first and best explanation of dementia I had when my world was filled with strange doctors, social workers, and nursing home staff. I bought copies for my mother and siblings. Reading and re-reading his book was like having a loving guide to explain how my father saw the world and his possibilities. I was able to relate to him in a far more rational and caring way than I would have without this book. This book helped me save my father's death, so at the end Dad felt loved, understood, and not so alone.
This book is written in a manner that provides both informative reading and compasionate insight into the world of caring for a loved one with dementia. It gives hope to those who walk this lonely road that there is help available and strength to be found.
The authors of the book, The Art of Dementia Care, help change caregivers' perspectives on caring for a person with dementia. I am a nurse who is presently living with my father who has Alzheimers Disease. The book helped me see the positives in a sad situation. I practiced some of the techniques suggested and could really see my father's self-esteem lift. I highly recommend this book to all caregivers of people with dementia.
This book gives the caregiver practical advice and hope. This book shows you that sitations can be very different, but treating your loved one or friend with dementia as a person will go a long way to making things tolerable and even enjoyable. There is good in every situation. This book shows you how to find it.by Susan Berg author of Adorable Photographs of Our Baby-Meaningful More for the Memory Challenged, Their Loved Ones, and Involved Professionals [...]
This book is incredible! What a refreshingly wonderful approach! I am a daughter of a mother with dementia and not an employed care taker of a dementia patient. However I found this book invaluable in helping my mother have a positive quality of life. I am so thankful for this purchase. It has changed my life and my mothers life as well. Very helpful!!!
This book is designed for the professional caregiver in mind-institutional situations, but we home caregivers can get some very helpful tactics and advise.
This book explains dementia and its stages. In addition it explains why patients with dementia need more care, not to be locked away from the public eye, being thought of as mentally ill.
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