The 36-Hour Day A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life

by Mace, Nancy L.; Rabins, Peter V.

• ISBN13: 9780446618762
• ISBN10: 0446618764
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Life & Style

Summary

Updated with the newest information on Alzheimer's Disease and dementia, this bestselling book has remained the "bible" for families who are giving care toafflicted loved ones.

Author Biography

Nancy L. Mace, M.A., now retired, was a consultant to, and a member of, the board of directors of the Alzheimer Association and an assistant in psychiatry as coordinator of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of psychiatry, with joint appointments in medicine, mental hygiene and health policy and management, director of the geriatric neuropsychiatry section, and director of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

PROFESSIONAL ENDORSMENT: THE 36-HOUR DAY is endorsed by the Alzheimer Disease And Related Disorders Association Of America

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Preface to the First Edition

Dementia

Getting Medical Help for the Impaired Person

Characteristic Problems of Dementia

Problems in Independent Living

Problems Arising in Daily Care

Medical Problems

Problems of Behavior

Problems of Mood

Special Arrangements If You Become Ill

Getting Outside Help

You and the Impaired Person as Parts of a Family

How Caring for an Impaired Person Affects You

Caring for Yourself

For Children and Teenagers

Financial and Legal Issues

Nursing Homes and Other Living Arrangements

Brain Disorders and the Causes of Dementia

Research in Dementia

Further Reading

Organizations

Locating Your State Office on Aging and State Nursing Home Ombudsperson

Nursing Home Residents' Rights

Index

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