Alzheimer's Care With Dignity
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (941 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B006ML8JYU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 387 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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This ready reference to successful caregiving should be in every home faced with a dementia case, and perhaps those caring for other chronically ill loved ones. Use of Frank's advice can save countless hours of painful experimentation and enable more time to enjoy the quality of life that may remain with each patient." --Rear Admiral Donald M. I commend Frank for sharing not only information, but emotions as well." --Jane Marks, Executive Director, Alzheimer's Association, West Virginia Chapter . Showers, USN (Retired), longtime caregiver and former Director, Alzheimer's Association, National Capitol Area Chapter Board"The accurate technical information is important and Frank does an excellent job. This book will serve as a very useful handbook for caregivers that they can keep referring to as they care for their loved one with a progressive dementing illness. This ready reference to successful caregiving should be in every home faced with a dementia case,
A handbook of solutions for caring for someone with dementia at home from diagnosis through final stages. A wealth of knowledge and resources to aid you and your family. His book includes step by step routines for bathing, dressing and undressing, eating and even travel tips. A very through Appendix includes activities for daily living, a sample agreement to hire live in help and how to maintain your loved one s skills as long as possible.. Through trial and error, Fuerst has blazed a path through the red tape to help you care for your loved o
Care and Dignity Joan H. Hollinshead This book touched my heart! Though I don't have a loved one with AD, I can only imagine the intense strain it put on the author. Only with a love as strong as his for his wife, could he last the 17 years they both lived with the disease. I have purchased several copies and have shared a copy with a day-care facility here in St. Louis. They are developing a library and have added this book to it. B. Tammara L. Hoover said Great Guide for anyone taking care of a terminally ill patient at home. My Mother has terminal Cancer and my Father is taking care of her at home. This book has been been a great guide and reference for her care. My Mother does not have Alzheimers but my Father and our family are encountering all the care issues that a family must address when caring for a terminally ill family member at home.. This is the nitty-gritty day-to-day information you need. There is a glut of books on the market about Alzheimer's. I've seen nothing like this book which offers so many suggestions to how to do your day-to-day tasks, how to do them at what point in the Alzheimer's, as your patient is always changing and needing help in ever-changing ways. This is the must-have book if you will be the caretaker throughout the life of an Alzheimer's patient. It offers lov
Afterwards, he worked full-time to prevent development of the headwaters of a Potomac River tributary. Frank Fuerst was born and raised in St. When his wife, June, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, he took an early retirement and cared for her at home until she died. He flew for three years in the Air Force, d