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Intervene:
A new, extensively updated edition of Intervene: Pain care for older people and people with dementia is now available from expert authors Dr William McClean and Associate Professor Colm Cunningham. Pain which is mismanaged or poorly understood is a major issue in the care of older people and people with dementia. Too often pain is not ......
Enlighten
Older people need about twice as much light as younger people to accomplish everyday tasks comfortably and the need is even greater for people with dementia. Light and lighting that promotes health and independence doesn’t just happen. It needs to be designed, with awareness of the specific needs of older people and people with dementia. With many nations experiencing rapidly ageing populations and nearly 50 million people globally living with dementia, improving lighting design and access to natural light is a simple way to make a world of difference to their quality of life. Enlighten: Lighting for older people and people with dementia provides general insights for a broad readership, re...
BPSD Textbook
From laying a foundation of the types of dementia, the BPSD Textbook addresses holistic assessment, understanding causes of changes in behaviour, issues of care, medical effects, the role of medication, and the importance of individually tailored psychosocial interventions. Relevant cases studies provide personalised examples of real-life issues experienced by people living with dementia and approaches used by carers. These case studies are further supported by text elements such as summaries and exercises to help readers to not only understand but implement what they are learning. Edited by three leaders in their fields, Executive Director of the Dementia Centre (Research, International & D...
Night Time Care
This practice guide should be purchased with the companion book "Providing good night time care for Older People", as it refers staff to excerpts in the book to read and then reflect on. Caring for an older person or a person with dementia happens 24 hours a day, yet most strategies and advice are targeted for day time only. Night time care and the people who provide care at night are often neglected. This practice guide provides practical information and strategies to support the provision of effective night time care for people living in residential and hospital care, community respite as well as living in their own home. Written by Diana Kerr and Colm Cunningham, internationally recognised experts in the field of dementia and night time care, this practice guide is written in a manner to be used by individual carers as well as educators and managers who can facilitate practice and attitudinal change.
Night-Time Care
Providing practical information and strategies to support the provision of effective night time care for people living in residential and hospital care, community respite as well as living in their own home.
The Room Outside
Being outside adds to everyone¿s quality of life but too often this simple joy of living is beyond the reach of older people and people with dementia. It¿s time to rethink the buildings we use for providing care, and even our own homes, to ensure there is a readily accessible `room outside¿. The benefits are undeniable¿improved health, greater independence and often emotional and spiritual comfort. Which is why architect and landscape architect Annie Pollock has written this timely book, having devoted more than 40 years of her life to designing dementia inclusive outdoor living. She is joined by Associate Professor Colm Cunningham contributes his extensive expertise on understanding dementia, ageing and evidence-based care approaches.The room outside is easy to read, informative and well-researched making it the perfect resource for those seeking to build, design or manage better outdoor spaces, or those wanting to access and advocate for them. Our residential care homes and hospitals have many rooms, but do they have a `room outside?¿ They should and the can¿and everything needed to make this happen can be found in these pages.
DesignSmart
DesignSmart: The rating tool for environments that work for people with dementia has been developed by HammondCares Dementia Centre to assist in the creation of built environments that empower and enable older people and people with dementia.
The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Psychoneuroimmunology
This comprehensive resource details the history, methodology and development of research into psychoneuroimmunology, balancing it with meticulous coverage of both the clinical aspects and practical applications of the subject. A much-needed reference including overviews of key advances in the field Discusses how psychoneuroimmunological research is conceived and executed Includes contributions from a wealth of experts in the field Forward by Robert Ader and Nicholas Cohen, founders of the discipline Authoritative and interdisciplinary in scope - integrating biological and behavioral science
BPSD Textbook
"With a unique combination of content covering theory, practice, assessment and management, the BPSD textbook addresses the most complex aspects of dementia care, within a framework that is both knowledge-based and deeply compassionate. Featuring in-depth analysis of topics such as holistic assessment, understanding causes of changes in behaviour, the role of medication and the importance of individually tailored psychosocial interventions, the BPSD textbook is essential reading for health professionals passionate about improving understanding and support for people experiencing behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia." -- backcover.
