Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
"How to comfort? How to help?" are questions often asked by persons providing care to individuals suffering from dementia. According to Hoffman and Platt--a warm smile, gentle touch, and soothing voice tone can help toward improving quality of life.
The authors believe caregivers should be encouraged to emphasize non-verbal aspects of their communication throughout their daily care of the demented. Hoffman and Platt provide research-based, practical guidelines for communicating with dementia patients and offer strategies for responding to depression, aggression, wandering, and other behavioral problems. New to the Second edition are chapters addressing:
Feeding strategies Falls and Use of Mechanical Restraints Special Care Units Dying and Grieving Each chapter features learning objectives, a pretest, a posttest, and learning exercises. The book is a valuable tool for inservice training and a practical resource for professionals.
Table of Contents
Pt. I. Communication issues -- Ch. 1. Sensory and communication changes in normal and demented elders -- Ch. 2. Communication strategies with dementia residents -- Pt. II. Dementing illnesses -- Ch. 3. Alzheimer's disease -- Ch. 4. Vascular dementia -- Pt. III. Management issues -- Ch. 5. Managing depression -- Ch. 6. Solving difficult behavior problems -- Ch. 7. Feeding strategies -- Ch. 8. Wandering -- Ch. 9. Falls and the use of mechanical restraints -- Pt. IV. Special issues -- Ch. 10. Caring for the younger resident -- Ch. 11. Working with families of dementia residents --Ch. 12. Special care units -- Ch. 13. Dying and grieving.