Dementia - Support for Family and Friends
eBook - ePub

Dementia - Support for Family and Friends

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Dementia - Support for Family and Friends

About this book

For friends, family members and carers of people with dementia, understanding the condition and coping with the impact it has on their lives can be extremely challenging. This book, written specifically for these groups, explores each stage of the "journey with dementia" and explains not only how it will affect the person with the condition, but also those around them, and how best to offer support and where to get professional and informal assistance. It focuses on the progressive nature of dementia and the issues that can arise as a result, and gives practical advice that can help to ensure the best possible quality of life both for the person with dementia and the people around them.

A comprehensive and practical introduction to the condition, this book is essential reading for anyone who has a friend or relative with dementia.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction: About This Book
  7. 1.  Becoming Acquainted with Dementia
  8. 2.  Someone Close to Me May Have Dementia: Assessment, Diagnosis and Types of Dementia
  9. 3.  Beginning the Journey: The Early Phase of Dementia
  10. 4.  More Help Needed: The Phase of Moderate Dementia
  11. 5.  The Challenges of Moderate Dementia
  12. 6.  The Decision: Considering Residential Care for People with Dementia
  13. 7.  Completing the Journey: The Phase of Advanced Dementia
  14. 8.  The End of Life
  15. Conclusion: Suffering from Dementia or Living with Dementia?
  16. References
  17. Resources for Families and Friends