Cracking the Dementia Code
eBook - ePub

Cracking the Dementia Code

Creative Solutions to Cope with Changed Behaviours

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Cracking the Dementia Code

Creative Solutions to Cope with Changed Behaviours

About this book

A New Creative Non-Drug Approach to Coping with Dementia

As exciting discoveries continue for Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias, hope for a cure remains. In the meantime, day to day challenges continue for many families and caregivers.

Karen Tyrell offers her expertise to provide new insights on how to manage disruptive behaviours associated with dementia such as anxiety, aggression, and wandering. Her book delivers tools and case studies that support and demonstrate helpful approaches to dementia care.

One chapter is dedicated to tips on how toCarefor the Caregiver. Another chapter offers suggestions on How to Maintain a Healthy Brain.With clarity, Tyrell offers coherent strategies that show caregivers how they can crack the code to reduced stress while integrating effective solutions into their daily routine.

As the CEO of Personalized Dementia Solutions Inc., Karen shares her expertise through speaking engagements and dementia workshops for both families and frontline staff. She also facilitates family caregiver support groups and works one-on-one with caregivers to provide emotional support and practical creative non-pharmacological solutions to help alleviate everyday challenges associated with dementia.She is also the co-creator of the “ Dementia Caregiver Solutions ” iOS App (released in 2015) which has helped hundreds of caregivers to better care for individuals exhibiting common dementia behaviours.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Story of the Cover photo
  5. Dedication
  6. Testimonials
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Author Prologue
  9. Table of Contents
  10. Chapter 1: Caring for You, the Caregiver
  11. Chapter 2: Proactive Ways to Maintain a Healthy Brain
  12. Chapter 3: Understanding Dementia and Alzheimer’s
  13. Chapter 4: Behaviours and Coping Possibilities
  14. Chapter 5: The Dementia Code
  15. Chapter 6: Gathering the Ph.A.C.T.S.ā„¢
  16. Chapter 7: Cracking Down and Getting Creative
  17. Chapter 8: Therapeutic Reasoningā„¢
  18. Chapter 9: Approach, Approach, Approach!
  19. Chapter 10: Importance of Good Communication
  20. Chapter 11: Meaning Behind the Behaviour
  21. Chapter 12: Being Proactive
  22. Chapter 13: Hopes for the Future
  23. Conclusion
  24. Citations
  25. Author Biography