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Empower Ser.: Live and Laugh with Dementia : The Essential Guide to Maximizing Quality of Life by Lee-Fay Low (2018, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherEmpower
ISBN-101925335720
ISBN-139781925335729
eBay Product ID (ePID)239591332
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLive and Laugh with Dementia : the Essential Guide to Maximizing Quality of Life
Publication Year2018
SubjectNeurology, Aging, Internal Medicine, Caregiving, Diseases / Alzheimer's & Dementia
FeaturesNew Edition
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaHealth & Fitness, Self-Help, Medical
AuthorLee-Fay Low
SeriesEmpower Ser.
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews... presented in a style that is informative, easy to understand, comprehensive and designed to encourage families to explore the options available to the fullest, which will encourage and allow support and enrichment for all people involved. , an amazing inspiring manual of making life with dementia as positive as possible .... She writes with enthusiasm and insight. It's a book full of wonderful gifts of knowledge
Series Volume Number4
Dewey Decimal362.19683
Table Of ContentIntroduction: Use it or lose it 1. How dementia affects the way we think2. Taking a life history3. Selecting and modifying activities4. Presenting and scheduling activities5. Cognitively stimulating activities6. Reminiscence7. Friends and family8. Going out9. Activities around the home10. Music11. PlayA few last wordsFurther resourcesBibliographyIndex
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisThis updated edition explains how to make life with dementia as positive as possible, by tailoring activities to suit patients' needs and abilities, helping them maintain self-identity and experience happiness., Worldwide, over 45 million people live with dementia. For every person with dementia, their family and carers face the decision of how best to care for them. Live and Laugh with Dementia is all about how to make life with dementia as positive as possible - to maximize quality of life for all concerned. Just as we need to exercise our body's muscles to keep them strong, flexible and working well, so too do we need to exercise our mental muscles (our brain) to strengthen and maintain our neural capabilities. By tailoring activities to suit the needs and abilities of dementia patients, we can help them to: maintain their relationships with others; maintain their self-identity; slow the decline of mental function by providing physical and mental stimulation; stave off boredom; and, experience happiness and pleasure., Worldwide, over 45 million people live with dementia. For every person with dementia, their family and carers face the decision of how best to care for them. Live and Laugh with Dementia is all about how to make life with dementia as positive as possible -- to maximize quality of life for all concerned. Just as we need to exercise our body's muscles to keep them strong, flexible and working well, so too do we need to exercise our mental muscles (our brain) to strengthen and maintain our neural capabilities. By tailoring activities to suit the needs and abilities of dementia patients, we can help them to: maintain their relationships with others; maintain their self-identity; slow the decline of mental function by providing physical and mental stimulation; stave off boredom; and, experience happiness and pleasure., Over 45 million people live with dementia worldwide. For every person with dementia, their family and caregivers face the decision of how best to care for them. Live and Laugh with Dementia explains how to make life with dementia as positive as possible - to maximize quality of life for all concerned. Just as we need to exercise our body's muscles to keep them strong, so too do we need to exercise our brain to strengthen and maintain our neural capabilities. By tailoring activities to suit the needs and abilities of dementia patients, families and caregivers will help them to: Maintain their relationships with others Maintain their self-identity Slow the decline of mental function by providing physical and mental stimulation Stave off boredom Experience happiness and pleasure, This updated edition explains how to make life with dementia as positive as possible, by tailoring activities to suit patients' needs and abilities, helping them maintain self-identity and experience happiness. Worldwide, over 45 million people live with dementia. For every person with dementia, their family and carers face the decision of how best to care for them. Live and Laugh with Dementia is all about how to make life with dementia as positive as possible - to maximize quality of life for all concerned. Just as we need to exercise our body's muscles to keep them strong, flexible and working well, so too do we need to exercise our mental muscles (our brain) to strengthen and maintain our neural capabilities. By tailoring activities to suit the needs and abilities of dementia patients, we can help them to: maintain their relationships with others; maintain their self-identity; slow the decline of mental function by providing physical and mental stimulation; stave off boredom; and, experience happiness and pleasure.
LC Classification NumberRC521
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