Dementia

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781914962240 Author(s): Amy Pepper Format: Paperback Year: 2024 Publisher: Lantern Publishing Ltd Pages: 198 Series: Essentials

Description: Dementia is an accessible introductory textbook that will help to improve the quality of care provided to people with dementia. It is aimed primarily at nursing, health and social care students who are seeking to understand dementia and to become rounded practitioners.Through clear explanations, examples, case studies and activities, the book will help you to support and care for people with dementia whenever you meet them in your practice. You will learn:What dementia is and how its various forms are diagnosed and treatedHow to provide person-centred care and how to support family carersHow to apply key principles in communicating with a person living with dementiaAbout key legal, ethical and safeguarding issues including capacity, decision-making and riskHow dementia and comorbid conditions interact and what challenges comorbid conditions present in the care of people with dementiaBest practice in end-of-life care and support for people with dementia and their familiesWritten by a team of highly experienced practitioners and researchers in dementia care, this book will help you to improve your understanding of dementia and to provide high-quality care and support to people with dementia and their families and carers.

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