Alzheimer's Disease : Activity-Focused Care, 2nd Ed. [Paperback]

Carly R. Hellen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750699086 | ISBN-13: 978-0750699082 | Edition: 2

The updated edition of this unique guide provides practical and innovative strategies for care of people with Alzheimer's disease. Written from the viewpoint that activity-focused care promotes the resident's cognitive, physical, psychosocial, and spiritual wellbeing, the text is very readable and highly recommended for caregivers and families of people with Alzheimer's disease.

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"Extraordinarily comprehensive guide that has the potential to assist students who are working with people who have a dementia. I will recommend that all students doing any fieldwork in this area get this book!" -Sally C. Townsend, Utica College Excellent functional areas discussed with specific examples and treatment strategies

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The updated edition of this unique guide provides practical and innovative strategies for care of people with Alzheimer's disease, emphasizing the activities that make up daily living - dressing, tolieting, eating, exercising, communication. The text is written from the viewpoint that activity-focused care promotes the resident's cognitive, physical, psychosocial, and spiritual wellbeing.Hellen's focus is on activities that emphasize the abilities of the residents. Caregivers are urged to do support the patient by participating in daily life tasks and activities "with" the patients rather than doing "to" or "for" them.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2 edition
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750699086
• ISBN-13: 978-0750699082
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,456,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Resourceful Care Planning Guide, October 24, 2000

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"nalkire" (Ansonia, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alzheimer's Disease: Activity-Focused Care (Paperback)

I don't need a thousand words to encourage the publisher to print more books. This book provides wonderful information on the problems that arise and some strategies for care of the individual with Alzheimer's. I really wished I hadn't loaned my copy out...ah well perhaps someone is finding what a great resource it is for the caregiver.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, detailed guide, January 18, 2011

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Catherine J. Morgan "abstract expressionist p... (Clarkesville, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alzheimer's Disease : Activity-Focused Care, 2nd Ed. (Paperback)

This is a staff manual, but very useful for in-home caregivers as well -- one of the very best I've found -- and I've read over 30. This book covers everything, and includes many ideas for coping with difficult situations without using antipsychotic meds. It's probably not the best beginner's guide, but for someone with a few months of experience -- or plenty of study time -- it's terrific.

4.0 out of 5 stars Informative book re Alzheimers Disorder, July 5, 2010

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Melba R. Ray "M.Ray" (Paducah KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alzheimer's Disease : Activity-Focused Care, 2nd Ed. (Paperback)

I just purchased this book, and am still reading it. Thus far I am finding it very informative and helpful for the professional who works with AD patients, and also the caregiver at home who needs assistance coping with the adjustments of finding suitable activities of the Alzheimers person. I was hoping that the book would give more information on how to acquire the Life Story of a patient, and how to utilize that specific information in activities to the utmost therapeutic manner. I know that some Day Care Centers are utilizing "The Best Friends" approach to therapy, and have a Life Story "FILE" that staff and volunteers can easily access to get info or add data regarding the participants lifetime events. I'm looking for ways that facilities are utilizing the Life Story, specifically the types of files that store the stories.

This book is answering lots of questions I had about a very complicated disease that puzzles many people in our country. Alzheimer Disease continues to increase and is expected to increase in numbers of people, in the future. We desperately need more uptodate research on this important mental degenerative disease.