Dementia: What You Need to Know
eBook - ePub

Dementia: What You Need to Know

Practical advice for families, professionals, and people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease around the world

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eBook - ePub

Dementia: What You Need to Know

Practical advice for families, professionals, and people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease around the world

About this book

Across the world, 44 million people live with dementia. Hundreds of millions of people are affected by the dementia of parents, partners, siblings or friends. And as much of the world struggles with an aging population, dementia is set to become ever more of a challenge for societies and individuals.

But most people who are diagnosed, or who are dealing with the diagnosis of a loved one, feel as though they are alone. This book fills the gap, providing practical information and support for living with, or caring for, Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

With clear and sensible information about recognising symptoms, getting help, managing financially, staying at home, treatment, being a carer and staying positive, this guide will help those with dementia and their families to make sure that they can stay well and happy as long as possible.

Includes a foreword by Dame Judi Dench

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Information

Publisher
Profile Books
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9781782832638
Print ISBN
9781788165051
Topic
Personal Development

Table of contents

  1. Copyright Page
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1. What is dementia?
  6. Chapter 2. Getting a diagnosis
  7. Chapter 3. Adjusting to the news: for caregivers
  8. Chapter 4. Adjusting to the news: for people with dementia
  9. Chapter 5. What are friends for?
  10. Chapter 6. How to keep dementia at bay
  11. Chapter 7. Disturbing behaviours
  12. Chapter 8. Staying at home
  13. Chapter 9. Your dementia-friendly home
  14. Chapter 10. Eating, drinking and dementia
  15. Chapter 11. What to look for in residential care
  16. Chapter 12. The dangers of a hospital admission and how to avoid them
  17. Chapter 13. Some legal, financial and ethical issues
  18. Chapter 14. Afterword: dementia is a feminist issue
  19. Helpful organisations
  20. Resources
  21. Acknowledgements
  22. Index

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