Shibley Rahman

Enhancing Health and Wellbeing in Dementia

A Person-Centred Integrated Care Approach

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on how to support the wellbeing of people with dementia in care homes and home care, this book highlights the foundations of high quality care. Based on the latest research and evidence, the book tackles head on the barriers to excellent dementia care, and engages with the latest initiatives that promote health and wellbeing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 173mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 678g
• ISBN-13: 9781785920370
• ISBN-10: 1785920375
• Artikelnr.: 45640193

Autorenporträt

Dr Shibley Rahman graduated in neuroscience and medicine from Cambridge University. There he also completed his PhD in frontotemporal dementia, commencing a lifelong interest in the timely diagnosis of dementia. He also trained to postgraduate level in medicine, law and business. Shibley speaks regularly about dementia diagnosis and post-diagnostic care, researches wellbeing and advocates rights-based approaches. He is the author of Living Better with Dementia: Good Practice and Innovation for the Future, also published by JKP. He lives in London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Foreword by Professor Sube Banerjee. Foreword by Lisa
Rodrigues. Preface. 1. Preventing well and diagnosing well. 3. Overview of
caring well. 4. Caring well: physical health and medication reviews. 4.
Caring well: mental health. 5. Cognitive stimulation, cognitive
rehabilitation and life story. 6. Oral health and swallowing difficulties.
7. Promoting wellbeing. 8. Sexuality and spirituality. 9. Research,
regulation and staff. 10. Care homes and integrated care. 11. Supporting
well and independence. 12. Dying well and end of life. 13. Living well at
home. 14. Conclusion. Afterword by Lucy Frost. Index.