Description
Book SynopsisTopics that receive special attention include communicating with persons who have language deficits and coping with problem behaviors-two critical problems in dementia care.
Trade ReviewJitka Zgola uses many examples of real life situations to enhance the book, and those examples are amusing and touching, adding a very personal dimension. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy Jitka Zgola balances hard knowledge, outstanding research, and years of experience with writing that reflects great warmth and understanding. I find it impossible to read her books without a highlighter in hand. Alzheimer's Care Quarterly Zgola outlines a tolerant and imaginative approach which deserves a wide readership. Her tea group for severely demented residents has elements of genius. Age and Ageing
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Relationships
Chapter 2. Dementia: Definition and Consequences
Chapter 3. Getting the Facts: History and Personal Information
Chapter 4. Ongoing Appraisal of the Person's Cognitive Abilities
Chapter 5. Functional Assessment
Chapter 6. Preventing Challenging Behavior
Chapter 7. Using Well That Which Remains: But I thought You Said He Can't Remember?
Chapter 8. Responding to Problematic Behavior: A Process
Chapter 9. Communication: The Heart of Relationships
Chapter 10. Alzheimer's Disease and the Home: Issues in Environmental Design
Chapter 11. Programming Activities
Chapter 12. Why Groups?
Chapter 13. When is Breakfast? Any Time You Want It
Chapter 14. I Have Him Dressed – What Now?: Organizing A Day At Home With A Cognitively Impaired Person
Chapter 15. Visiting Well
Chapter 16. Some Lessons That Come From Caring
References
Index
