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020    9781492927440 
020    1492927449 
035    (OCoLC)888280316 
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050 14 RC 523|b.W66 2013 
082  4 155 
082 04 616.831 
100 1  Woodell, Patricia. 
245 10 Are the keys in the freezer? :|bAn advocate's guide for 
       alzheimer's and other dementias /|cPatricia Woodell, 
       Brenda Niblock, Jeri Warner. 
264  1 North Charleston, South Carolina :|bCreatespace 
       Independent Publishing Platform,|c[2013] 
264  4 |c©2013 
300    xxi, 211 pages :|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-211). 
505 0  1. Coming to terms with dementia. What is dementia? -- 
       Testing and diagnosis for dementia -- Understanding types 
       of dementia -- Stages of dementia : Mild or early stage of
       dementia ; Moderate or middle stage of dementia ; Severe 
       or late stage of dementia -- Treatment plans for dementia 
       -- 2. Care facilities: making the right move. Types of 
       care facilities : Continuing care retirement communities ;
       Independent living ; Assisted living ; Adult family homes 
       ; Skilled nursing facilities ; Alzheimer's and memory care
       facilities -- Guidelines for screening care facilities -- 
       Making the choice: our concerns in selecting a care 
       facility -- Meals and menus in care facilities -- Social 
       activities in care facilities: what's available to keep 
       people interested? -- Moving to a care facility: dementia 
       and disorientation -- Dementia and wandering outside a 
       care facility: a choice of safety or independence -- 
       Switching assisted living facilities: making sure it's the
       right move -- Conflicts with assisted living staff -- 
       Lessons about choosing a service area in a care facility -
       - Memory care: first impressions -- What happens if you 
       live in a different state? -- 3. Can we afford a care 
       facility? Paying for long-term care : Long-term care 
       insurance ; Reverse mortgages ; Veterans benefits ; Aid 
       and attendance pension benefit ; Life settlement ; PACE 
       program ; Income tax deductions ; Medicare and Medicaid --
       Finances: do you really know what's happening? -- 
       Comparing costs: living at home or in a care facility -- 
       Facility fee structures -- Cost categories in a long-term 
       care budget -- building a five-year budget : Table 1: Net 
       worth ; Table 2: Income and expenses ; Table 3: Annual 
       reductions in net worth -- What if a family cannot afford 
       a care facility? -- Family conflicts about money and 
       caregiving responsibilities -- 4. Care facility 
       agreements. Flexibility in care facility agreements : 
       Negotiating apartment or room prices ; Waiting lists ; One
       -time fees -- Talking about terms with facility staff : 
       Financial guarantee ; Asset guarantee -- Care plans -- 
       Attachments and exhibits to care facility agreements : 
       State inspection handbook ; Resident information forms ; 
       Resident rights forms ; Privacy notice ; Pharmacy 
       authorization ; Public relations and activity 
       authorizations ; Disclosure of services -- Where to turn 
       for help : State long-term care ombudsman offices ; Adult 
       protective services ; Licensing offices that regulate care
       facilities ; Legal support -- 5. Advocacy in medical care.
       Unmasking mom's medication problems -- Taking 
       responsibility for someone's health care -- Monitoring a 
       care facility's medication system -- Checkpoints for 
       monitoring medications : Open communications with the 
       physician ; Reviewing the medical chart ; Laboratory tests
       ; Warning labels -- What happens when the system breaks 
       down -- Calming drugs: are they the answer in a care 
       facility? -- Hearing, vision, dental care, and mobility --
       6. Hospice and palliative care. What is hospice care? -- 
       Qualifying for hospice care -- Role of the hospice team --
       Comfort care for dying patients -- The importance of 
       educating families about dying -- 7. Advance care 
       directives. What are advance directives? : Living will ; 
       Durable power of attorney for healthcare -- Appointing a 
       health-care proxy -- Shortfalls of advance directives -- 
       Five Wishes: an alternative to traditional advance 
       directives -- Doctor's orders: out-of-hospital do-not-
       resuscitate (DNR) orders -- POLST: Physician Orders for 
       Life Sustaining Treatment -- When to take action on 
       advance care directives -- 8. The path forward. Changing 
       the way we look at care facilities -- Neighborhood 
       alternatives for the future -- Dementiaville: the answer 
       to future care? -- The Alzheimer's café -- Current and 
       emerging technologies -- Appendixes. 1. Examples of 
       cognitive tests : Mini-mental status exam ; St. Louis 
       University mental status exam -- 2. Care-plan costs and 
       the point system in assisted living and memory care 
       facilities -- 3. Technologies, now and the future : In-
       home remote monitoring technologies ; Tracking 
       technologies ; Home safety ; Assistive products ; 
       Cognitive fitness technologies ; Education. 
650  0 Dementia|xPatients|xCare. 
650  0 Alzheimer's disease. 
650  0 Alzheimer's disease|xPatients|xCare. 
650  0 Caregivers. 
700 1  Niblock, Brenda. 
700 1  Warner, Jeri. 
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