Alzheimer's Essentials provides caregivers with the essential information about Alzheimer's disease in a concise, easy to read format. Focusing on the facts and emphasizing the importance of the role of the caregiver, this book shows them, in detail, how to prepare for their caregiver role.
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This accessible, comprehensive guide offers sound, practical advice – “must read” for every Alzheimer’s family.” --Gary Small MD, July, 2005
An excellent and much needed handbook for families, friends and caregivers of those affected by dementia or Alzheimer’s. --Patrick Gillette MD, July 2005
An excellent and much needed handbook for families, friends and caregivers of those affected by dementia or Alzheimer’s. --Patrick Gillette MD, July 2005
About the Author
Bretten C. Gordeau is a memory impairment specialist who has worked directly with hundreds of Alzheimer's and memory impaired patients, families and caregivers in long term care and day care settings. He has provided educational programs on Alzheimer's disease practice to more than 400 clinicians. He has spent the past ten years working within neurology, neurosurgery research and publishing as well as being appointed to state advisory and county committees and advocating on a government level for those living with memory impairments within California. He holds seats on various boards of directors for neurodegenerative disorders. Mr. Gordeau is also a long distance caregiver for his father who is living with a neurodegenerative brain impairment and has had two other family members affected by a dementia. He attended Harvard and Cambridge Universities and completed his surgical science studies at the University of Miami Medical School Campus.
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Short book covers almost EVERYTHING!,
By Brenda Avadian, MA "TheCaregiversVoice.com" (Pearblossom, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Alzheimer's Essentials: Practical Skills for Caregivers (Paperback)
Here's a short book that succinctly refers to almost everything relating to Alzheimer's. From the comprehensive overview of categories and types of dementia, to the therapies, and the extraordinarily clear section on caregiver planning. Highly recommended for every family whose loved one walks the road of dementia. Strongly urge every adult day care center, assisted living community, and nursing home give away copies to prospective clients.
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Knowledge is Power,
This review is from: Alzheimer's Essentials: Practical Skills for Caregivers (Paperback)
This book offers the reader, who is interested in Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, the most important facts that are essential to having the most positive experience possible. Alzheimer's disease is not a diagnosis a caregiver wants to hear. However if they do, knowing what to do and what to expect is key. Read this book to find out valuable information in a concise easy to understand format.
By Susan Berg, author of, Adorable Photographs of Our Baby: Meaningful, Mind Stimulating Activities and More for the Memory Challenged, Their Loved Ones, and Involved Professionals
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Great Informative Book on Alzheimer's,
By Peter Parsonson "Peter Parsonson, Roskamp Ins... (Sarasota, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Alzheimer's Essentials: Practical Skills for Caregivers (Paperback)
Alzheimer's disease afflicts not just the patient, but everyone else, particularly those who are responsible for daily caregiving. This is an excellent resource for folks trying to cope with this devastating disease and offers particularly valuable information for caregivers and family members.
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The first signs of "something being wrong" will be noticed by the individual themselves or by a spouse, family member, or friend. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
social model day care, health care surrogate, developing dementia, frontotemporal dementia Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The first signs of "something being wrong" will be noticed by the individual themselves or by a spouse, family member, or friend. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
social model day care, health care surrogate, developing dementia, frontotemporal dementia Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Alzheimer's Association New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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This book cites 4
books:
- Dementia: A Clinical Approach, 3e by Mario Mendez MD in Back Matter
- Functional Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas by Adel K. Afifi in Back Matter
- Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas by John Martin in Back Matter
- High-Yield™ Neuroanatomy (High-Yield Series) by James D. Fix in Back Matter
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