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Author: Virginia Bell ,
David Troxel
Publisher: Health Professions Press,U.S.
Imprint: Health Professions Press,U.S.
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 14.70cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 20.90cm
Weight: 0.500kg
ISBN: 9781938870309
ISBN 10: 1938870301
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 30 December 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Spiral bound
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
The challenge of implementing any care delivery model is to make the concepts come alive in day-to-day interactions between staff and residents. The Best Friends Daily Planner is an excellent tool to help your caregivers make the most of their Best Friends training. The Planner connects the guiding principles of the program with practical activities. Most importantly the planner encourages caregivers to reflect on the impact their interactions both on the residents and on themselves. We're excited to put this resource in the hands of the people who need it most: our front-line staff. --Jean Summers SVP ALF division Americare (03/08/2018) The Best Friends Daily Planner is a wonderful tool! The practical tips given are great prompts to help a caregiver implement activities that appreciate their Best Friend's Life Story and touch the heart of who they are. The best results of caring for an individual with dementia stems from staying in tune with the person's likes, dislikes, spirituality, hobbies and more. This planner aides the caregiver in doing just that. --Jamie Huff, QDCP, Community Outreach Coordinator Alzheimer's Alliance of Smith County, TX (03/08/2018)
The challenge of implementing any care delivery model is to make the concepts come alive in day-to-day interactions between staff and residents. The Best Friends Daily Planner is an excellent tool to help your caregivers make the most of their Best Friends training. The Planner connects the guiding principles of the program with practical activities. Most importantly the planner encourages caregivers to reflect on the impact their interactions both on the residents and on themselves. We're excited to put this resource in the hands of the people who need it most: our front-line staff. -- (03/08/2018) The Best Friends Daily Planner is a wonderful tool! The practical tips given are great prompts to help a caregiver implement activities that appreciate their Best Friend's Life Story and touch the heart of who they are. The best results of caring for an individual with dementia stems from staying in tune with the person's likes, dislikes, spirituality, hobbies and more. This planner aides the caregiver in doing just that. -- (03/08/2018)
The Best Friends Daily Planner is a wonderful tool! The practical tips given are great prompts to help a caregiver implement activities that appreciate their Best Friend's Life Story and touch the heart of who they are. The best results of caring for an individual with dementia stems from staying in tune with the person's likes, dislikes, spirituality, hobbies and more. This planner aides the caregiver in doing just that. -- (03/08/2018) The challenge of implementing any care delivery model is to make the concepts come alive in day-to-day interactions between staff and residents. The Best Friends Daily Planner is an excellent tool to help your caregivers make the most of their Best Friends training. The Planner connects the guiding principles of the program with practical activities. Most importantly the planner encourages caregivers to reflect on the impact their interactions both on the residents and on themselves. We're excited to put this resource in the hands of the people who need it most: our front-line staff. -- (03/08/2018)
Author Information
Virginia Bell has lectured widely on Alzheimer's disease at national and international conferences, speaking at 12 National Education Conferences of the Alzheimer's Association and lecturing at 18 conferences of Alzheimer's Disease International. Sheâ s published journal articles and books, notably in Dementia Care: Patient, Family and Community (John Hopkins, 1989). Many of her articles have been reprinted numerous times: ""The Alzheimer's Disease Bill of Rights"" (1994), ""The other Face of Alzheimer's Disease"" (1999) and ""Spirituality and the Person with Dementia"" (2001), co-authored with David Troxel and published in the American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and in the Alzheimer's Care Quarterly. She has also co-authored five books with David Troxel. Virginia is currently the Program Consultant for the Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. David Troxel is an internationally known expert in Alzheimerâ s and memory care. Heâ s best known for his work with residents and families, and is an informative and engaging speaker. David holds a Masters Degree in Public Health from Rutgers Medical School. During the 25 years that heâ s worked in the field, heâ s also served as an Executive Board member of the American Public Health Association and the Ethics Advisory Panel for the US National Alzheimerâ s Association. David has co-authored four influential books (most notably, The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimerâ s Care) on Alzheimerâ s relating to the disease care as well as staff development and training. Davidâ s â Best Friends Approachâ? is built on a seemingly simple premise: that what people living with memory loss need most is a friend â a best friend. David teaches caregivers how to understand and fulfill this â Best Friendsâ? role, including special caregiving techniques and tools. He lives in Sacramento as a writer, speaker and consultant.
