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This series constitutes a set of accessible, jargon-free, evidence-based good practice guides for all those involved in the care of people with dementia and their families. The series draws together a range of evidence including the experience of people with dementia and their families, practice wisdom, and research and scholarship to promote quality of life and quality of care.
Maintaining a connection to nature is increasingly recognised as an important component of caring for a person with dementia. The benefits of connecting the subjective experience of dementia sufferers with their physical environment include sensory stimulation and enhanced cognitive,...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-571-8, 176pp, 2007, £19.99, $34.95
Categories: Dementia, Health and Social Care, Working with Older People
Families often wrestle with the decision to move a person with dementia into a care home. The decision can be highly charged and emotional, involving feelings of loss, sadness and guilt. Moreover, developing a good relationship between the family and the care home is not an easy matter.
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-229-8, 144pp, 2007, £14.99, $27.95
Categories: Dementia, Health and Social Care, Working with Older People
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Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-594-7, 176pp, 2007, £25.00, $45.00
Categories: Dementia, Intellectual Disabilities
Reminiscence is a vital way to stimulate communication and promote confidence and self-worth in people with dementia. This practical guide is designed to give those who care for people with dementia a clear sense of how reminiscence can be used to greatly improve their quality of life.
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-649-4, 224pp, 2008, £19.99, $45.00
Categories: Dementia, Dramatherapy and Psychodrama, Working with Older People
This comprehensive book looks at the use of medication in dementia care. It gives guidance on the drug treatments which are currently available to people with dementia, detailing how they can be...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-760-4, 128pp, 1999, £16.99, $27.95
Category: Dementia
There are always difficult day to day decisions to be faced when caring for a person with dementia – from knowing how to deal with wandering to end of life decisions. Many of these...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-357-8, 144pp, 2006, £14.99, $29.95
Categories: Dementia, Health and Social Care, Working with Older People
Offering practical advice for arts therapists and health care professionals, this book emphasizes the importance of putting the individual before the illness to provide holistic, person-centred...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-038-6, 144pp, 2001, £18.99, $29.95
Categories: Art Therapy, Dementia
The term person centred care has been widely used, misused and ill defined. It is used frequently in the aims and objectives for dementia care services and provision, although in practice what...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-337-0, 160pp, 2006, £15.99, $22.95
Categories: Dementia, Health and Social Care, Working with Older People
This practice and training guide is written with the needs of health and social care professionals working with people with dementia in mind. Drawing together theoretical considerations and...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-997-4, 144pp, 2001, £16.99, $38.95
Category: Dementia
A practical resource written specifically for social care professionals working with people with dementia and their families, this book gives guidance on person-centred good practice throughout...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-904-2, 176pp, 2001, £16.99, $29.95
Category: Dementia
Using the latest ideas on good practice from the Bradford Dementia Group, Anthea Innes provides a complete and concise guide to running a training programme for dementia care workers. She begins...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-761-1, 128pp, 1999, £16.99, $32.95
Category: Dementia
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