Learning To Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease

ISBN: 0618485171

Author: Koenig-Coste, Joanne

Condition: New

A guide to more successful communication for the millions of Americans caring for someone with dementia: Offers a fresh approach and hope.-NPRRevolutionizing the way we perceive and live with Alzheimers, Joanne Koenig Coste offers a practical approach to the emotional well-being of both patients and caregivers that emphasizes relating to patients in their own reality. Her accessible and comprehensive method, which she calls habilitation, works to enhance communication between carepartners and patients and has proven successful with thousands of people living with dementia.Learning to Speak Alzheimers also offers hundreds of practical tips, including how to-Cope with the diagnosis and adjust to the diseases progression-Help the patient talk about the illness-Face the issue of driving-Make meals and bath times as pleasant as possible-Adjust room design for the patients comfort-Deal with wandering, paranoia, and aggressionA true godsend to anyone caring for those afflicted with dementia.-Rudolph E. Tanzi, coauthor of Decoding Darkness: The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimers Disease