Anthea Innes, Megan E. O'Connell, Carmel Geoghegan, Phyllis Fehr

How to Live Well with Dementia (eBook, ePUB)

Expert Help for People Living with Dementia and their Family, Friends, and Care Partners

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

How to Live Well with Dementia: Expert Help for People Living with Dementia and their Family, Friends, and Carer Partners provides an array of essential guidance about the different aspects of dementia for all whose lives are touched by dementia, including people living with dementia as well as their support network.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040149898
• Artikelnr.: 72287962

Autorenporträt

Anthea Innes moved from Scotland to Canada in 2022, where she is a professor of health, ageing, and society; Gilbrea research chair in ageing and mental health; and director of the Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging at McMaster University. She has conducted social research on dementia for nearly 30 years.

Megan E. O'Connell is a registered doctoral psychologist and a professor of psychology at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada. She leads the clinical neuropsychology team in the diagnostic Rural and Remote Memory Clinic, provides care partner support, and researches issues related to dementia care.

Carmel Geoghegan is based in Ireland and was primary carer for her mother who lived with mixed dementia. She has remained an advocate and supporter of campaigns that keep the spotlight on dementia and end-of-life care. Her priority is the development of practices and policies that respect people living with a dementia diagnosis, particularly in rural areas.

Phyllis Fehr is a person living with dementia in Canada. She is currently a patient advisory to the Alzheimer's Board for Canada. She provides local leadership to the Empowering Dementia-Friendly Communities Hamilton, Haldimand project, and has written and spoken about her experiences nationally and internationally.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part 1. Chapter 1. Does something feel different? Is it time
to seek a diagnosis?. Chapter 2. How do we adjust to life with the
diagnosis?. Chapter 3. Planning for the future: What about advance care
directives and care planning?. Part 2. Chapter 4. How can we promote and
maintain social health and well-being when living with dementia?. Chapter
5. What care and support in the community might be accessed?. Chapter 6.
How do I support the person living with dementia with hospital appointments
and admissions?. Part 3. Chapter 7. How do we plan a move to long-stay
care?. Chapter 8. How do we deal with end-of-life and palliative care?.
Chapter 9. How is it possible to balance the needs of care partners and
supporters? Looking after yourself. Conclusion.