Dementia Essentials

When a loved one has been diagnosed with dementia you might step into the new role of carer, helping your relative to remain safe, happy and as independent as possible.

In this fully updated and revised edition, Dementia Essentials offers a realistic and reassuring guide to help you and the person affected navigate the complexities of dementia and Alzheimer’s, and face anything that these conditions might place your way.

Written by real carers with first-hand experience, this book is now updated with the latest research coupled with essential advice, personal insights and helpful strategies, including:

· Advice on medication and getting support from local health professionals
· Ideas for encouraging independence, confidence and activity while reducing anxiety, aggression and confusion
· Strategies for coping as a carer, helping you understand your emotions and feel more empowered
· Guidance on how to prepare for the future, including revised legal and financial advice and tips on choosing a care home

Positive and practical, Dementia Essentials will give you with everything you need to provide the best possible care for the person you are supporting.

Cand o persoana draga a fost diagnosticata cu dementa, ati putea intra in noul rol de ingrijitor, ajutandu-va ruda sa ramana in siguranta, fericita si cat mai independenta. In aceasta editie complet actualizata si revizuita, Dementia Essentials ofera un ghid realist si linistitor pentru va ajuta pe dvs. si persoana afectata sa navigati prin complexitatea dementei si a Alzheimerului si sa faceti fata oricarui lucru care va poate pune in cale aceste conditii. Scrisa de ingrijitori adevarati cu experienta directa, aceasta carte este acum actualizata cu cele mai recente cercetari impreuna cu sfaturi esentiale, personale perspective si strategii utile, inclusiv: · Sfaturi cu privire la medicamente si obtinerea de sprijin din partea profesionistilor din domeniul sanatatii locale · Idei pentru incurajarea independentei, increderii si a activitatii, reducand in acelasi timp anxietatea, agresivitatea si confuzia imputernicit · Indrumari privind modul de pregatire pentru viitor, inclusiv sfaturi juridice si financiare revizuite si sfaturi privind alegerea unui Pozitiv si practic, Dementia Essentials va va oferi tot ce aveti nevoie pentru a oferi cea mai buna ingrijire posibila pentru persoana pe care o sustineti.