Dementia Action Week 2019
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Dear Alzheimer's
A Diary of Living with Dementia
Keith Oliver. Foreword by Professor Linda Clare and Rachael Litherland
Keith Oliver was diagnosed with young onset dementia in 2010, and has since become a leading activist for dementia care, and an international speaker. Telling his story through a diary format, this book gives an unparalleled insight into what day-to-day life with dementia is like, and how he continued to live a full life after diagnosis. Learn More2019, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 6.06in / 229mm x 154mm, 352pp, $18.95ISBN: 97817859250302019, Ebook, ePUB, $18.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-898-2 -
Communication Skills for Effective Dementia Care
A Practical Guide to Communication and Interaction Training (CAIT)
Edited by Ian Andrew James and Laura Gibbons
This practical book teaches the communication skills healthcare staff need in their daily interactions with people with dementia. It sets out the authors' CAIT (Communication and Interaction Training) framework and features chapters on appropriate touch, communication with people with late stage dementia and recent national guidelines and research. Learn More2019, Paperback / softback, 8.94in x 6.02in / 227mm x 153mm, 144pp, $27.95ISBN: 97817859262352019, Ebook, ePUB, $27.95ISBN: 9781785926242 -
CLEAR Dementia Care©
A Model to Assess and Address Unmet Needs
Dr Frances Duffy
Behaviour that challenges is often a sign of distress experienced by a person with dementia as they try to cope with the daily stresses of living with their condition. This book shows how to understand challenging behaviour in the context of unmet needs, with effective assessment tools for personalised interventions and enhanced dementia care. Learn More2019, Paperback / softback, 11.02in x 8.50in / 280mm x 216mm, 176pp, $39.95ISBN: 97817859227632019, Ebook, ePUB, $39.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-576-9 -
Practical Nutrition and Hydration for Dementia-Friendly Mealtimes
Lee Martin. Foreword by Caroline Lecko
This book offers guidance on ensuring that individuals with dementia can maintain a high standard of nutritional intake alongside increased independence at mealtimes. It explains how dementia impacts on mealtime abilities, with practical guidance on how to enhance these abilities and interventions for overcoming common issues. Learn More2019, Paperback / softback, 7.56in x 6.06in / 192mm x 154mm, 264pp, $26.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-700-42019, Ebook, ePUB, $26.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-221-8 -
Reducing the Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias
A Guide to Personal Cognitive Rehabilitation Techniques
Jackie Pool
Practical and innovative, this book provides guidance for people with dementia, their families and carers. Comprehensive myth-busting information on nutrition, stress, communication, sleep and cognitive rehabilitation techniques will allow readers to build a personalised self-care plan to reduce dementia symptoms and improve quality of life. Learn More2018, Paperback / softback, 8.43in x 5.43in / 214mm x 138mm, 176pp, $21.95ISBN: 97817859257882018, Ebook, ePUB, 160pp, $21.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-992-7 -
Will I Still Be Me?
Finding a Continuing Sense of Self in the Lived Experience of Dementia
Christine Bryden
Christine Bryden was diagnosed with dementia in 1995, but her experiences do not reflect the mainstream discourse of loss of self while living with dementia. In this book she explains why people with dementia have a meaningful and continuing sense of self and calls for a different understanding of dementia that results in greater inclusion. Learn More2018, Paperback / softback, 8.78in x 6.77in / 223mm x 172mm, 144pp, $18.95ISBN: 97817859255592018, Ebook, ePUB, 144pp, $18.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-950-7 -
My Book about Brains, Change and Dementia
What is Dementia and What Does it Do?
Lynda Moore, illustrated by George Haddon
Explains the complex concepts of dementia, such as brain function, disease progression and death to pre-school aged children in a direct and age-appropriate way, as well as exploring children's feelings about these issues. This book caters for children aged 4+ who have a loved one at any stage of dementia. Learn More2018, 48pp -
Sharing Sensory Stories and Conversations with People with Dementia
A Practical Guide
Joanna Grace
Sensory Stories are highly effective in caring for people with dementia, helping them to engage with the wider world, and improves cognitive function. This accessibly written book provides everything needed to implement Sensory Stories as an everyday part of care for people with dementia. Learn More2018, Paperback / softback, 9.06in x 6.42in / 230mm x 163mm, 192pp, $29.95ISBN: 97817859240952018, Ebook, ePUB, 208pp, $27.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-769-5 -
Sensory Modulation in Dementia Care
Assessment and Activities for Sensory-Enriched Care
Tina Champagne
Explaining how to modify the Sensory Modulation Program for people with dementia, this practical resource covers assessment of sensory issues to implementation of effective sensory activities. This approach can be used with adults at all stages of dementia, in individual and group settings. A supporting assessment tool is available to download. Learn More2018, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 6.14in / 229mm x 156mm, 168pp, $24.95ISBN: 97817859273312018, Ebook, ePUB, 168pp, $24.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-427-4 -
Young Onset Dementia
A Guide to Recognition, Diagnosis, and Supporting Individuals with Dementia and Their Families
Hilda Hayo, Alison Ward, and Jacqueline Parkes. Foreword by Wendy Mitchell
Highlighting the importance of timely recognition and diagnosis of young onset dementia, this book considers the interventions, services and support available to individuals and their families, with practical steps for improving practice. Lived experiences of people with young onset dementia are included alongside learning points. Learn More2018, Paperback / softback, 8.58in x 6.89in / 218mm x 175mm, 192pp, $27.95ISBN: 97817859211792018, Ebook, ePUB, 192pp, $27.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-383-3
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