The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life (3rd Edition)
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By: Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins
Format: Mass Market Paperback
From: Wellness Central
Pub. Date: October 2006
From: Wellness Central
Pub. Date: October 2006
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2006-11-01
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Pages: 624
Ean: 9780446618762
Isbn: 0446618764
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2006-11-01
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Pages: 624
Ean: 9780446618762
Isbn: 0446618764
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
When someone in your family suffers from Alzheimer's disease or other related memory loss diseases, both you and your loved one face immense challenges. For over 20 years this book has been the trusted bible for families affected by dementia disorders. This authoritative guie provides all the practical and specific advice you need to make care easier, improve quality of life and lift the whole family's spirits. It features the latest medical research and news on current delivery of care, with new appendices including website and association listings. Comprehensive and compassionate, THE 36-HOUR DAY is the only guide you need to help your family through this difficult time. You'll learn: the basic facts about dementia; how to deal with problems arising in daily care - meals, exercise, personal hygiene and safety; how to cope with an impaired person's false ideas, suspicion, anger and other mood problems; how to get outside help from support groups, friends and agencies and personal and legal issues you must address.
USER REVIEWS
"I work in this field (dementia - helping families find housing and services) and I think this information does not always reflect what I know is true. For example, they make the whole area on diagnosing confusing and it could be simplified. It's either progressive or non-progressive dementia, and the physical being must be examined first to rule out causes for the symptoms of dementia, before the neurological testing begins. The housing information is truly out of date - people with dementia don't go to the psych. wards except perhaps in a small town that doesn't keep up with the times. There are communities and hospitals that deal with behavior problems - but the hospitals treat them and discharge them to facilities that specialize in dementia care - not pscyh. wards.
I think this is one book that has interesting information but it would be a crime to only read this book. Attend support group meetings at facilities, day care centers, and the Alzheimer's Association and learn from others who are caregivers and from those who are up to date."
~ Written on 2008-11-29
I think this is one book that has interesting information but it would be a crime to only read this book. Attend support group meetings at facilities, day care centers, and the Alzheimer's Association and learn from others who are caregivers and from those who are up to date."
~ Written on 2008-11-29
"If you have a family member with this disease, you need this book. It will make your life better!"
~ Written on 2008-10-30
~ Written on 2008-10-30
"I bought this book for the first time a number of years ago at the request of my mother, who wanted me to understand what she was dealing with when my stepfather developed Alzheimer's disease. It was so helpful to me at that time that I recently bought another copy to give to friends whose mother appears to be becoming confused."
~ Written on 2008-10-30
~ Written on 2008-10-30
"This book had been recommended to me. I bought the book as a gift for a care giver. The care giver said the book was very informative. "
~ Written on 2008-10-15
~ Written on 2008-10-15
"I purchased this book for my mother who is taking care of someone with Alzheimber's Disease. She found it an excellent resource for accomplishing day to day activities such as eating, bathing, using the bathroom and keeping her occupied through the day."
~ Written on 2008-08-25
~ Written on 2008-08-25