Product Description

"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.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #674395 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-28
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .60" h x 6.30" w x 9.04" l, .89 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 254 pages

mi Feil, MSW, ACSW Executive Director, Validation Institutes, Inc.
"... encompasses a wide range of issues facing long-term care staff...touches so many nerves of the nursing home."

From the Foreword by Ladislav Volicer, MD, PhD Clinical Director, GRECC, Rogers Memorial Hospital
"...The authors should be congratulated for providing a valuable tool for education of primary caregivers who care for confused individuals.

Book Info
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL. Text/handbook for primary care physicians caring for confused patients. Describes effects of aging and dementia on the ability to communicate and explains strategies that can maximize communication. Previous edition: c1991. Softcover. DNLM: Dementia--psychology--Interpersonal Relations.