Title The 36-hour day : a family guide to caring for people who have Alzheimer disease, other dementias, and memory loss / Nancy L. Mace, MA, Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH.

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Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.

1 hold on first copy returned of 1 copy

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Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Adult Department	MEMORY CARE 616.831 MACE	DUE 05-12-24

Edition	6th edition.
	Revised and updated.
Description	xxiv, 598 pages ; 24 cm.
Physical Medium	large print rda
Series	A Johns Hopkins Press health book
	Johns Hopkins Press health book.
Note	Includes index.
Contents	Dementia -- Getting medical help for the person who has dementia -- Characteristic behavioral symptoms in people who have dementia -- Problems in independent living -- Problems arising in daily care -- Medical problems -- Managing the behavioral and neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia -- Symptoms associated with mood change and suspiciousness -- Special arrangements if you become ill -- Getting outside help -- You and the person who has dementia -- How caring for a person who has dementia affects you -- Caring for yourself -- For children and teenagers -- Financial and legal issues -- Long-term care arrangements -- Preventing and delaying cognitive decline -- Brain disorders and the causes of dementia -- Research in dementia.
Summary	Through five editions, The 36-Hour Day has been the "bible" for families who love and care for people with Alzheimer disease. This book offers much-needed information and support to millions of people throughout the world. Whether a person has Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia, or another form of dementia, he or she will struggle with independent living and most likely face medical, behavioral, mood, and legal and financial problems. This essential resource will help family members and caregivers address all of these challenges and simultaneously cope with their own emotions and needs. Thoroughly revised and updated, this sixth edition features easy-to-see take-away messages about every aspect of caregiving.
Subject	Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Home care -- Popular works.
	Senile dementia -- Patients -- Home care -- Popular works.
	Large type books.
	Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Home care. (OCoLC)fst00806565
	Large type books. (OCoLC)fst00992678
	Senile dementia -- Patients -- Home care. (OCoLC)fst01112508
	Alzheimer Disease. (DNLM)D000544
	Dementia. (DNLM)D003704
	Caregivers. (DNLM)D017028
	Home Nursing. (DNLM)D006701
Genre/Form	Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
	Popular works.
Added Author	Rabins, Peter V., author.
Added Title	Thirty-six hour day
ISBN	9781421422251 (large print ;) (paperback : ;) (acid-free paper)
	1421422255 (large print ;) (paperback : ;) (acid-free paper)

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