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Author Wayman, Laura, 1955- author.

Title A loving approach to dementia care : making meaningful connections with the person who has Alzheimer's disease or other dementia or memory loss / Laura Wayman.

Publication Info. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2017]
©2017

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  616.831 WAY    DUE 05-21-24
 Southington Library - Adult  CC 616.831 WAY    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  616.831 WAYMAN    Check Shelf
Edition Second edition.
Description xii, 150 pages ; 22 cm.
Series A 36-hour day book
36-hour day book.
Note "A 36-hour day book."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page [141]-144) and index.
Summary Wayman offers compassionate advice on overcoming practical and emotional obstacles to maintaining meaningful relationship with loved ones who have dementia and memory loss. She offers caregiving insights and information about the dangers of denying the onset of cognitive problems.
Contents Introduction: Navigating the journey -- Peggy: the ultimate toll / with Alicia Murray -- Deborah: a daughter's journey -- Charles: there is nothing wrong with me -- Frances: what is dementia? -- Jill: into the dementia wonderland -- Natalie: much more than words -- Vada: past, present, and future -- Joe: communicating the gift of value -- Lucy and Betty: thinking outside the box -- Edna: you're just imagining things -- Margie: if you keep doing what you are doing ... -- Harry: it's bath night! -- Susan: dealing with disruption / with Alicia Murray -- Grace: moving beyond guilt / with Alicia Murray -- Virginia: laughter is therapeutic / with Alicia Murray -- Beatrice and Henry: the power of gratitude -- Sean: the puzzling pieces of grief / with Denise Pedersen -- Lessons, perceptions, and approaches: a reader's guide -- The dementia-aware guide to caregiving.
Subject Dementia -- Patients -- Care -- Popular works.
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care -- Popular works.
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care. (OCoLC)fst00806558
Dementia -- Patients -- Care. (OCoLC)fst00890058
Dementia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003704
Patient Care -- methods. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005791Q000379
Caregivers -- standards. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017028Q000592
Alzheimer Disease. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000544
Communication. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003142
Adult. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000328
Genre/Form Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
ISBN 9781421422282 (paperback ; alk. paper)
142142228X (paperback ; alk. paper)
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