The Busy Caregiver's Guide to Advanced Alzheimer Disease

The Busy Caregiver's Guide to Advanced Alzheimer Disease provides a new model to help caregivers understand, cope with, and handle challenging behaviors while encouraging independence and quality of life for their loved ones. It outlines the three main elements of the Dementia Connection Model and offers practical interventions and strategies to help with communication problems, eating difficulties, mobility concerns, memory deficits, behavioral issues, toileting trouble, and other common complications.

Format: Hardback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 19 October 2021
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Caring for someone living with advanced Alzheimer disease presents a significant challenge. It can feel like an endless cycle of repetitive efforts, with no apparent impact on your loved one. Connecting with them and understanding their experiences can be incredibly difficult. In her book, "The Busy Caregiver's Guide to Advanced Alzheimer Disease," Dr. Jennifer Stelter, a psychologist specializing in memory care, offers a groundbreaking model designed to assist caregivers in understanding, coping with, and managing some of the most challenging behaviors associated with the disease while promoting independence and enhancing the quality of life for their loved ones.

Dr. Stelter's Dementia Connection Model is based on the latest scientific research and aims to foster a positive bond between caregivers and their loved ones. By outlining the three main elements of the model and providing practical strategies for implementing them, caregivers can effectively address communication problems, eating difficulties, mobility concerns, memory deficits, behavioral issues, toileting trouble, and other common complications of Alzheimer disease.

The book offers a comprehensive and evidence-based approach, providing practical interventions and strategies to help caregivers stay emotionally, mentally, and physically engaged in their loved one's life. Special dedicated worksheets allow caregivers to practice the skills and track their progress, while inspiring stories of other caregivers who face similar challenges offer solace and guidance.

By utilizing the insights and strategies outlined in "The Busy Caregiver's Guide to Advanced Alzheimer Disease," caregivers can navigate the complexities of this challenging disease with greater confidence, compassion, and effectiveness. It serves as a valuable resource for anyone caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia, providing hope, support, and practical tools for a better quality of life for both caregivers and their loved ones.

Weight: 318g
Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781421441078