Thoughtful Dementia Care : understanding the dementia experience / by Jennifer Ghent-Fuller.

By:

Ghent-Fuller, Jennifer B, 1951- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: [Place of publication not identified] : CreateSpace, [2012]Copyright date: �2012Description: vi, 173 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781480007574 (paperback) :

Other title:

Understanding the dementia experience

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DDC classification:

616.831 23

Summary: "An easy-to-read and sensitive portrayal of the changing world of people with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease or other diseases, and those who care for them. Offers insights into emotional reactions and practical suggestions based on deep understanding of the way people with dementia view many situations.The author carefully explains the loss of various types of memory and other thinking processes. She describes how these losses affect the day to day life of people with dementia, their understanding of the world around them and their personal situations. The many portrayals of real life experiences clarify and deepen the explanations. Jennifer is a nurse who worked for many years as an educator and counsellor for people with dementia and their families, as well as others in caring roles. She addresses the emotional and grief issues in the contexts in which they arise for families living with dementia."--From publisher.

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"An easy-to-read and sensitive portrayal of the changing world of people with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease or other diseases, and those who care for them. Offers insights into emotional reactions and practical suggestions based on deep understanding of the way people with dementia view many situations.The author carefully explains the loss of various types of memory and other thinking processes. She describes how these losses affect the day to day life of people with dementia, their understanding of the world around them and their personal situations. The many portrayals of real life experiences clarify and deepen the explanations. Jennifer is a nurse who worked for many years as an educator and counsellor for people with dementia and their families, as well as others in caring roles. She addresses the emotional and grief issues in the contexts in which they arise for families living with dementia."--From publisher.

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