Navigating the Alzheimer's journey a compass for caregiving
by Carol Bowlby Sifton.
- Baltimore Health Professions Press c2004.
- xxxi, 652 p. ill. 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 559-567).
Care for the caregiver -- Living in the moment -- Basic information on dementia -- Communicating with someone who has dementia -- Creating a supportive environment -- Maintaining a familiar lifestyle -- Success with daily life activities -- Using leisure activities for the person's "re-creation" -- Understanding, preventing, and responding to behavioral symptoms -- Care planning.