Interventions for Alzheimer's Disease

📖 The Scoop

This book is written for professionals who find themselves responsible for the planning, administrations, or provision of services for the increasing number of older people with Alzheimer's disease and the related dementing diseases. It provides a background for understanding the disease itself and suggests a wide range of potentially effective interventions for people in the early, middle, and late stages of Alzheimer's disease. Most important, this information is provided within a framework of care and concern for the person with the disease and an emphasis on honoring the person's rights to respect, privacy, and preservation of dignity. This compregensive, easy-to-read volume distills the critical information you need from current research and translates it into effective methods of care that can improve individual's functional abilities and well-being from the early to the end stages of the disease.

Genre: Health & Fitness / Diseases & Conditions / Alzheimer's & Dementia (fancy, right?)