Meaningfully engage with people with dementia with the easy-to-follow art projects found in this book for family and professional caregivers. Creative Connections in Dementia Care provides care partners with the knowledge and easy-to-follow steps needed to successfully implement failure-free art projects in a group or one-on-one setting - and no ......
From the internationally acclaimed author of the groundbreaking and award-winning book Dementia Beyond Drugs , comes another eye-opening exploration of how to improve the lives of people with dementia and those who care for them.
Guides readers in incorporating poetry, music, and other arts into activity programming to increase interaction and encourage amusement and joy in dementia care. Author Gary Glazner demonstrates how anyone can incorporate creative verbal expression into activities of daily living (as well as day-to-day activities) in an effortless, economical, and ......
This newly revised sixth edition of the most authoritative text on healthcare administration provides professors, students, and practicing administrators with the most comprehensive information available on the subject. Both a professional reference and a teaching text, this widely acclaimed resource examines virtually every aspect of health ......
Part 1: The Value of Nature for Older Adults: People, Policies and Places
The first DVD in this educational video series demonstrates the importance of having people, policies, and programs that support outdoor usage by residents in senior housing settings.
Part 2: Improving Outdoor Access for Older Adults: Planning and Design
Whether you are a planning a new community or remodeling an existing one, the second DVD in the Access to Nature series illustrates a variety of ways the building layout can encourage residents to go outdoors.
Part 3: Safe and Usable Outdoor Spaces for Older Adults: Planning and Design
Case studies, 3D animated examples, diagrams, and sketches in this informative DVD show how to transform existing areas by emphasizing features that appeal to residents and support their need for autonomy and independence.
The Best Friends Daily Planner shows you how simple it is to be a Best Friend to a person with dementia each and every day. This handy and practical book provides you with Best Friends guiding principles and reflection questions, as well as more than 150 quick, easy, and surprising activities to support your caregiving each week. The Best Friends ......
Part of the series Leading Principles & Practices in Elder Care, Culture Change in Elder Care is a one-of-a-kind exploration of the ongoing efforts to revolutionise elder care in America, with contributions from many of the innovators who have championed the 'culture change' movement. Supporting the ideals of person-centred care from economic, ......
