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"This book is a must read for those wanting to understand, design and improve our approach to workforce knowledge in dementia care."Paul Edwards, Director of Clinical Services, Dementia UK"Its person-centred, theory and practice-based approaches to learning make it an essential book for everyone involved in the delivery, review and commissioning of dementia education."Dr Anna Jack-Waugh, Senior Lecturer in Dementia, Senior Fellow HEA, Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy, and Practice, the University of the West of Scotland, UK"A relevant, innovative, and important book that can underpin better education and training in dementia care."Jesper Bøgmose, Associate Professor, Cand. Cur., Faculty of Health, University College Copenhagen, DenmarkIn the last twenty years the evidence-base for how to provide person-centred care for people with dementia has grown significantly. Despite this until recently there has been little evidence as to how to provide training and education for the dementia workforce. This book provides an evidence-based practical resource for people intending to develop, deliver, review, or commission education and training for the dementia workforce. Throughout, the book: . Considers the importance of informal routes and mechanisms for workforce development. Examines the importance of context and setting conditions for successful implementation of training at individual, service and organisational level. Contains up-to-date international research evidence, case studies and vignettesEducation and Training in Dementia Care: A Person-Centred Approach is an accessible text aimed at all levels of prior experience, from those studying and working in health and social care services and private and third sector organisations who are responsible for the training and development of their staff, to commissioners of training or those who wish to take advice to inform their practice.The Reconsidering Dementia Series is an interdisciplinary series published by Open University Press that covers contemporary issues to challenge and engage readers in thinking deeply about the topic. The dementia field has developed rapidly in its scope and practice over the past ten years and books in this series will unpack not only what this means for the student, academic and practitioner, but also for all those affected by dementia. Series Editors: Dr Keith Oliver and Professor Dawn Brooker MBE.Claire Surr is Professor of Dementia Studies and Director of the Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University, UK.Isabelle Latham is Researcher-in-Residence for Hallmark Care Homes, UK and Honorary Senior Research Fellow for the Association for Dementia Studies at the University of Worcester, UK. Sarah Jane Smith is a Reader in Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University, UK.

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.

Drawing on a range of international research projects, this book documents a broad spectrum of unpaid work performed by residents, relatives, volunteers and staff in nursing homes.

Este livro apresenta os principais aspectos do dia a dia do profissional que substitui alguém da família para cuidar da criança ou do idoso. E esse não é um trabalho simples. Além da rotina, muitas vezes bastante puxada, o ato de cuidar requer atenção e sensibilidade para uma boa convivência, bem como competências específicas na hora das refeições, do banho, e até mesmo na recreação, quando é preciso ter criatividade, prevenir acidentes ou resolver uma emergência. As orientações e as técnicas de trabalho apresentadas pela equipe profissional reunida para desenvolver este livro alertam o cuidador para detalhes importantes sobre alimentação, higiene pessoal, saúde, segurança, conforto e lazer de crianças e idosos. Um bom começo para quem se dispõe a cuidar de outra pessoa com carinho e profissionalismo ao mesmo tempo.

This book details a year in the life of a caregiver. The ebb and flow in this memoir detail the struggles of Tracy, a primary caregiver, through transparent and entertaining anecdotes. The stories included may make you cry but will certainly make you laugh. The stories may help those beginning their caregiver's journey and may also offer healing and resolve to those who have completed their journey. Each story includes helpful tips generated from Tracy's reflections of her challenges as a caregiver.

You know how the things your mom repeated the most are the things that you still hear ringing inside your head? I know that feeling oh too well because I was my mother's primary caregiver for the last 10 years of her life. I can still hear her saying things like, "when given the choice of 'either/or', usually the best answer is BOTH!" Or "all is well", which she said at least ten times each day, even on days when it really did not appear to be. Now that she is no longer physically with us, I figured I would explain the meaning behind her most popular sayings to keep her spirit and her memory alive in all those that learned her story. This is Mommy Philosophies: Lessons I Learned from my Mom During Caregiving. As the middle child and only girl in her family, Vivian Geary has been a long-time observer of humans. She watched and learned her place in her family and her community becoming astute at seeing the needs of others, empathizing, and moving to help fill those needs. She created Caring for Family Caregivers as a resource to others providing caregiver coaching and support groups for family caregivers. As a speaker and trainer, she conducts seminars and classes on a variety of topics pertinent to all aspects of the caregiving journey.

This book helps to relieve the fear, anxiety and confusion family member experience when a loved one is diagnosed with dementia. This 3-hour read provides detailed help with skills, tips and guidance based on 14 years of dementia experience.

Age Does Not Mean That A Person No Longer Has Any Value.In Coming of Age at the Focal Point: How Senior Centers Enhance Quality of Life for Older Adults, author Dr. Althia Ellis, reveals the challenges that older adults face that can potentially compromise their quality of life. She offers solutions to help them prepare for and adapt to a changing lifestyle that can make them feel healthy, fulfilled, independent, and valued. Joining a senior center or participating in similar programs in their community is a great way for older adults to improve their social, physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. The interactions and the relationships that are formed are invaluable.Likewise, those who prepare as aggressively for their transportation security as they do for their financial security during retirement, stand a better chance of reaping the value of independence. Dr. Ellis encourages older adults to accept help from people they trust and who care about their well-being. More importantly, she believes older adults hold the key to a life of social, emotional, physical, and spiritual health; independence; and dignity.This is a must read for older adults and caregivers!

In this humorous self-help book, award-winning journalist and attorney Ellen Pober Rittberg serves as a guide and cheerleader to family members who undertake to care for their elderly parents.Sharing the stresses and satisfactions when caring for her aging mother, Rittberg uses comical chapter headings such as: Be The Alpha DogBoundaries? Huh? Your Aging Parent Has NoneYour Parent May Develop Sticky FingersJEOPARDY! (why elderly parents need their favorite show even when they can't answer any of the questions)Rittberg employs an upbeat breezy, can-do tone. She details common scenarios and techniques she used when caring for her aging parent at home, such as: Toilet training your senior parents using the "rump on the hump" technique when incontinence is an issueTaking away car keys before reading about a parent in a newspaper crime blotterTheir hobby of digging deep into their nostrils and other recessesStaying awake while hearing the nineteenth retelling of childhood stories from your parent with dementiaPlaying matchmaker to hired caregiversAvoiding shopping trips turning into shoplifting tripsUnderstanding declining parents' sometimes hilarious fantasies and delusions.Rittberg shares with readers the life-changing, humbling and deeply rewarding benefits of caring for elderly parents and knows a good belly laugh is the best stress reliever.

Mamadoll begins as many stories like this do; there is an incident that occurs to change things forever. The family tries to "make do" and ends up searching for a nursing home. Family cooperation and help from the facility enable Barbara to enjoy a life worth living. She travels by train with her daughter to visit her sister in New Mexico, and eagerly participates in her granddaughter's wedding. She undergoes cataract surgery in both eyes, and participates in weekly singalongs with other residents. She maintains her stylish grooming and never forsakes her daily make-up routine. Routinely she enjoys nature surrounding the area in which she lives. During this time, she and her daughter deal with regulations, financial challenges, and physical issues like old teeth. Visits from grandchildren and seasonal celebrations add variety and quality of life in the nursing home. This book doesn't ignore the toll of physical illness and dementia, but shows that adversity can be dealt with. In the end, death comes to Barbara almost as a friend, enabling those left behind to recall and celebrate her life well lived.

Richard Crooks spent the years from 2009 through 2014 assisting his aging parents through various age related illnesses until their deaths. His varied experiences bring personal impact to the devotionals in Finding God in a Season of Caregiving. Richard knows Christians struggling with the demands of caregiving need support and resources from others who have served in the same calling. This 100 day collection of short reflections will inspire you, encourage you, teach you and help you experience God's strength for the daily challenges of caring for someone special. It is Richard's hope that this new work will offer hope for those carrying to heavy load of daily care for loved ones in need.

Have you started picking up groceries for your aging parents while doing your own shopping? Do you go to the doctor with your loved one to be the second set of ears? Does the hair on the back of your neck stands up when you're on the phone with mom, because you feel she is unsafe? Too often, says author Debra Hallisey, we ignore these and other warning signs that our parent or another loved one needs assistance until an event such as a fall or a hospital stay no longer allows us to bury our heads in the sand. Without knowing what to expect as a caregiver, it is difficult to adjust to this caregiver role. In Your Caregiver Relationship Contract, Hallisey, discusses how caregiving changes the everyday lives of the caree, the caregiver, and their circle of loved ones. She uses examples from her own life, as well as many of her clients, to help you work through your elderly parents' expectations, how to set caregiver boundaries, the need to structure hard conversations with mom and dad, and how to pull together a support network for caregiver self-care. Her book aims to bolster these ever-changing roles and provide guidance in navigating the caregiver contract.

Getting organized in Alzheimer's journey is a significant challenge for the Alzheimer's family. Often the member of the family are not sure how to support the primary caregiver. We show them how; to get organized, to assign roles to family members to be proactive in getting educated about the disease. Areas to Organize include: Financial, Legal and Medical Records into binders. Also developing a support network for the primary caregiver which includes social network and professional services network. And because this is a spiritual journey we include how to bring your church into your world. This is supported with a webinar for the family to review the chapters of the book, get questions answered and have an on-line family meeting about getting organized. We do not give advice on any and all topics covering Financial, Legal or Medical. It is suggested that a family seek the services of a State licensed professional before making any and all final decisions.

"A Story Time with Dementia Moose" is a fiction offering from the perspective of children in a home that is caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease. It is difficult for a child to comprehend the menagerie of dementia related behavior and this book is designed to open a discussion with your children when they observe this condition. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK: The first section of the story is related to the setting of care, the home. We suggest openly discussing why the family member with Alzheimer's is living with them. The story then moves to the good times they once had with the family member. As you are the reader, this is a good place to recall your positive experiences. Then, the noted change of condition and the behavior that begins to present. Here is a good place to ask them "what behavior they noticed and how it made them feel". The objective is to separate the person you love from their dementia related behavior.It is suggested that there is a need of finding a place to put these feelings when they occur. A child's home is a place of safety and Alzheimer's is often very destabilizing in what a child sees. Identify that "what they see is real", confirm that "they are safe" and tell them "there is something that they can do". This is empowering for them. Empowerment for the children in the face of Alzheimer's is the goal of this book.

For Early On-Set Stage Alzheimer's, the primary caregiver learns about the disease, how it progresses what critical issues to expect and how to unite the family in this journey.

This is a story guide for children with a loved one who has Alzheimer's disease in the Mild-Severe Stages. It is difficult for children to understand how to convey the expression of their love for this person. From this story, they will learn ways in how to effectively apply their expressions of love. We suggest that you use this story to discuss how they can share their love expression. To identify why it is import to find a way to show that we care about this person. Equally important is that the child knows; "God smiles upon their efforts". Take this time to teach, that we love without the expectation of a returned emotion. Consider the story communication recommendations and add some of the child's own creative ideas. In this way it becomes a personal act, something that comes from them. Be assured, your loved one does feel that love when it is given to them. So, "Share the Love".