Overview

In ""Doing Things"", Jitka M. Zgola offered practical advice for those caring for persons with Alzheimer's disease. Now this text offers to show how caregivers can better meet the demanding challenges of their job by building and improving their personal relationships with those in their care. Zgola explains that good dementia care involves three elements: a good relationship between the caregiver and the person who has dementia; a safe and nurturing environment; and stimulating activities. Zgola portrays the plight of people with dementia and suggests ways to act in a manner that accords them the respect and dignity they deserve. Topics that receive special attention include communicating with persons who have language deficits and coping with problem behaviours - two critical problems in dementia care.

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Author:   Jitka M. Zgola
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780801860263

ISBN 10:   0801860261
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   18 June 1999
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface 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

Reviews

<p> 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

Author Information

Jitka M. Zgola is an international consultant and educator based in Canada. She is the author of Doing Things: A Guide to Programing Activities for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, also available from Johns Hopkins.

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