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The 36-hour day : a family guide to caring for people who have Alzheimer's disease, related dementias, and memory loss / Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins.

By: Mace, Nancy L.
Contributor(s): Rabins, Peter V.
Material type: TextTextSeries: A Johns Hopkins Press health book.Publisher: New York: Hachette Book Group, c2011Edition: 5th ed.Description: xxx, 609 p. ; 19 cm.ISBN: 9781455521159.Other title: Thirty-six hour day.Subject(s): Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Home care | Senile dementia -- Patients -- Home careDDC classification: 616.831
Contents:
Dementia, Getting medical help for the person who has dementia, Characteristic behavioural symptoms in people who have dementia, Problems in independent living, Problems arising in daily care, Medical problems, Behavioural symptoms of dementia, Symptoms that appear as changes in mood, Special arrangements if you become ill, Getting outside help, You and the person who has dementia as part of a family, How caring for a person who has dementia affects you, Caring for yourself, For children and teenagers, Financial and legal issues, Nursing home and other living arrangements, Preventing or delaying cognitive decline, Brain disorders and the causes of dementia, Research in dementia,
Summary: Originally published in 1981, The 36-Hour Day was the first book of its kind. Thirty years later, with dozens of other books on the market, it remains the definitive guide for people caring for someone with dementia. Now in a new and updated edition, this best-selling book features thoroughly revised chapters on the causes of dementia, managing the early stages of dementia, the prevention of dementia, and finding appropriate living arrangements for the person who has dementia when home care is no longer an option.
List(s) this item appears in: Wellbeing | Wellbeing SVUH
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Wellbeing Collection W616.831 (Browse shelf) Available Wellbeing Collection T13169

Includes index.

Dementia,
Getting medical help for the person who has dementia,
Characteristic behavioural symptoms in people who have dementia,
Problems in independent living,
Problems arising in daily care,
Medical problems,
Behavioural symptoms of dementia,
Symptoms that appear as changes in mood,
Special arrangements if you become ill,
Getting outside help,
You and the person who has dementia as part of a family,
How caring for a person who has dementia affects you,
Caring for yourself,
For children and teenagers,
Financial and legal issues,
Nursing home and other living arrangements,
Preventing or delaying cognitive decline,
Brain disorders and the causes of dementia,
Research in dementia,

Originally published in 1981, The 36-Hour Day was the first book of its kind. Thirty years later, with dozens of other books on the market, it remains the definitive guide for people caring for someone with dementia. Now in a new and updated edition, this best-selling book features thoroughly revised chapters on the causes of dementia, managing the early stages of dementia, the prevention of dementia, and finding appropriate living arrangements for the person who has dementia when home care is no longer an option.

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