Learning to Speak Alzheimer's A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease

Name: Learning to Speak Alzheimer's A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease
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ISBN: 9780618485178

ISBN-10: 0618485171

ISBN-13: 9780618485178

Edition: 2004

Authors: Joanne Koenig-Coste, Robert N. Butler

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More than four million Americans suffer from Alzheimers, and as many as twenty million have close relatives or friends with the disease. Revolutionizing the way we perceive and live with Alzheimers, Joanne Koenig Coste offers a practical approach to the emotional well-being of both patients and caregivers that emphasizes relating to patients in their own reality. Her accessible and comprehensive method, which she calls habilitation, works to enhance communication between carepartners and patients and has proven successful with thousands of people living with dementia. Learning to Speak Alzheimers also offers hundreds of practical tips, including how to · cope with the diagnosis and adjust…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/8/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.550



Foreword




Learning about Alzheimer's



The Ticking Meter



Seeking a Correct Diagnosis



What to Expect: Making the First Decisions



Habilitation, the New Approach



Seeing the World from the Patient's Perspective



The Five Tenets of Habilitation



Tenet #1: Make the Physical Environment Work



Tenet #2: Know That Communication Remains Possible



Tenet #3: Focus on Remaining Skills



Tenet #4: Live in the Patient's World: Behavioral Changes



Tenet #5: Enrich the Patient's Life



Beyond Habilitation



Caring for the Care Partner



Receiving Home Care



Receiving Care Outside of a Family Home



Inspiration


Glossary



Good Food for People with Alzheimer's


Further Resources


Index