1994 Standards and Survey Protocol for Dementia Special Care Units
Author :
Publisher : Joint Commission on
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 12,75 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780866883474
Author :
Publisher : Joint Commission on
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 12,75 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780866883474
Author : Stephanie B. Hoffman
Publisher :
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,88 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Medical
ISBN :
This book provides guidelines on how to set up and run a special care unit for people with dementia. With contributions from leading professionals it provides innovative yet practical ways for operating a dementia-specific care programme.
Author : Eileen M. Welsh
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 22,41 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781590337882
Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities. The most common form of dementia among older people is Alzheimer's disease (AD), which involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language. Age is the most important known risk factor for AD. The number of people with the disease doubles every 5 years beyond age 65. AD is a slow disease, starting with mild memory problems and ending with severe brain damage. The course the disease takes and how fast changes occur vary from person to person. On average, AD patients live from 8 to 10 years after they are diagnosed, though the disease can last for as many as 20 years. Current research is aimed at understanding why AD occurs and who is at greatest risk of developing it, improving the accuracy of diagnosis and the ability to identify those at risk, discovering, developing, and testing new treatments, and discovering treatments for behavioural problems in patients with AD. This new book gathers state-of-the-art research from leading scientists throughout the world which offers important information on understanding the underlying causes and discovering the most effective treatments for Alzheimer's Disease.
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Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 35,19 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
Overview and policy implications. Nursing home residents with dementia: characteristics and problems. Special care units for people with dementia: findings from descriptive and from evaluative studies. Regulations and guidelines for special care units. Regulations and interpretations of regulations that interfere with the design and operation of special care units
Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 42,61 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 1428921370
Author : Douglas Holmes
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 25,95 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1796 pages
File Size : 17,68 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Medicine
ISBN :
Author : Elizabeth C. Brawley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 37,32 MB
Release : 1997-04-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780471139201
Designing for Alzheimer's Disease offers a complete blueprint for effective design development and implementation, with the full benefit of Elizabeth Brawley's extensive professional background in design for aging environments and her own family's experience with Alzheimer's disease.
Author : Ladislav Volicer, MD, PhD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 29,9 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0826117414
This volume demonstrates how hospice care leads to improved quality of life for patients with terminal dementia and their families. Much of the information is based on the successful 10-year experience of the E.N. Rogers Memorial Hospital, where the first palliative care program for the management of patients with advanced dementia was developed. The book discusses Alzheimer's and other progressive dementias and reviews the clinical problems encountered, including infections, eating difficulties, and behavioral problems. It further addresses how to implement hospice care programs for these patients and the ethical aspects involved. This volume will be of compelling importance to nurses, physicians, and social workers involved in hospice or home care of patients at the last stages of dementia.
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Publisher :
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 42,78 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Health facilities
ISBN :