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The 36-hour day : a family guide to caring for people who have Alzheimer Disease, related dementias, and memory loss

Mace, Nancy L. (Author). Rabins, Peter V. (Added Author).

Summary: When someone in your family suffers from Alzheimer disease or other related memory loss diseases, both you and your loved one face immense challenges. For over thirty years, this book has been the trusted bible for families affected by dementia disorders. Now completely revised and updated, this guide features the latest information on the causes of dementia, managing the early stages of dementia, the prevention of dementia, and finding appropriate living arrangements for the person who has dementia when home care is no longer an option. You'll learn: -The basic facts about dementia -How to deal with problems arising in daily care-- meals, exercise, personal hygiene, and safety -How to cope with an impaired person's false ideas, suspicion, anger, and other mood problems -How to get outside help from support groups, friends, and agencies -Financial and legal issues you must address.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1421407779
  • ISBN: 9781421407777
  • ISBN: 1455521159
  • ISBN: 9781455521159
  • Physical Description: xxx, 609 pages ; 19 cm
    print
  • Edition: First premium mass market edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Grand Central Life & Style, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: Dementia -- Getting medical help for the person who has dementia -- Characteristic behavioral symptoms in people who have dementia -- Problems in independent living -- Problems arising in daily care -- Medical problems -- Behavioral symptoms of dementia -- Symptoms that appear as changes in mood -- Special arrangements if you become ill -- Getting outside help -- You and the person who has dementia as parts of a family -- How caring for a person who has dementia affects you -- Caring for yourself -- For children and teenagers -- Financial and legal issues -- Nursing homes and other living arrangements -- Preventing or delaying cognitive decline -- Brain disorders and the causes of dementia -- Research in dementia.
Subject: Alzheimer's disease
Dementia
Caregivers
Alzheimer's disease
Caregivers
Dementia
Patients
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Care
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Available copies

  • 10 of 11 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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Altoona Area Public Library 616.83 MAC 1 (Text) 33240005003598 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library 649.8 Mac (Text) 00056797 ADULT Non-Fiction Available -
Bernville Area Community Library 616.831 MAC (Text) 33249022785012 Non-fiction Available -
Boyertown Community Library 616.8 MAC (Text) 33249023313772 Non-fiction Checked Out 03/28/2024
Coudersport Public Library 368.19 MAC (Text) 30183000906204 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 362.1989 MAC 2012 (Text)
Donated: Donated By The Trumbower Foundation, 2013
31001101528983 Adult Non Fiction Available -
Ringtown Area Library 616.83 MAC (Text) 3999900026886Q Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Taylor Community Library 616.83 MACE (Text) 50692010737644 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Whitehall Township Public Library 616.831 MACE (Text) 36305002680792 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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