A loving approach to dementia care making meaningful connections with the person who has Alzheimer's disease or other dementia or memory loss

Main Author: Wayman, Laura, 1955-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: navigating the journey
  • Peggy: the ultimate toll
  • With Alicia Murray
  • Frances: what is dementia?
  • Jill: into the dementia wonderland
  • Natalie: much more than words
  • Vada: past, present, and future
  • Joe: communicating the gift of value
  • Lucy and Betty: thinking outside the box
  • Edna: you're just imagining things
  • Margie: if you keep doing what you are doing
  • Harry: it's bath night!
  • Susan: dealing with disruption
  • With Alicia Murray
  • Grace: moving beyond guilt
  • With Alicia Murray
  • Virginia: laughter is therapeutic
  • With Alicia Murray
  • Beatrice and Henry: the power of gratitude
  • Sean: the puzzling pieces of grief
  • With Denise Pedersen
  • Lessons, perceptions, and approaches: a reader's guide.