xxxii, 188 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm
Contents
1. The person -- 2. The care staff -- 3. The environment -- 4. The interaction
Summary
"Dementia Care: A Practical Photographic Guide is a unique illustrated guide to caring for people with dementia in care homes. It presents practical prevention and management techniques for resistance to care in common activities of daily living, explores cognitive loss, physical loss and sensory loss in dementia, and examines means of improving communication with those with dementia to enhance their understanding of their environment and improve their compliance in care."--BOOK JACKET
Notes
"First published 2004 under the title 'Everyday dementia care : a practical photographic guide including environmental management' (ISBN: 0975684418), by Big Kidz Pty Ltd, Australia" -- T.p. verso
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
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