The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

by Ms . Nancy L . Mace M A (Author), Dr . Peter V . Rabins M D M P H (Author), Dr . Paul R . Mc Hugh M D (Foreword), Dr . Paul R . Mc Hugh M D (Foreword), Dr . Peter V . Rabins M D M P H (Author), Ms . Nancy L . Mace M A (Author)

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  2001

  $12.61

  A guide to giving care to people with Alzheimer disease. This third edition is written in large print and retains the structure, scope and purpose of the original book, while updating chapters to reflect developments in medical research and the delivery of care. Topics that have been added or extensively revised for this edition include: terminology and statistics; the evaluation of persons with dementia; the laws on driving; hospice care; assisted living facilities and financing care; other types of dementia; findings on eating and nutrition; and medical research in areas such as drugs, genetics and diagnostic tests. The revised appendices include: new bibliographic references; Web sites; and updated addresses of associations and state offices.

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  Paperback
  1999

  $9.18

  A guide for families who are giving care to people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementing illnesses. For this third edition, the authors have retained the structure, scope and purpose of the original book, while updating chapters to reflect medical research and delivery of care. Topics that have been added or extensively revised include: updated terminology and statistics; material on the evaluation of persons with dementia; changes in laws on driving; a section on hospice care; information on assisted living facilities and financing care; information on other types of dementia; findings on eating and nutrition; and medical research in areas such as drugs, genetics and diagnostic tests. The appendices list bibliographic references, websites, and addresses of associations and state offices.