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)

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)

Synopsis

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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 608
Edition: third edition, large print
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 02 Jan 2001

ISBN 10: 0801865212
ISBN 13: 9780801865213

Media Reviews

Both a guide and a legend. -- Bard Lindeman, Chicago Tribune


Thoroughly updated to incorporate new information on the latest research, several drugs that hold promise, and genetic aspects of Alzheimer's. The heart of the guide remains unchanged, focusing on helping families cope with this progressive and irreversible disease. Besides tips on how to care for the demented during various stages of the disease (for example, place a picture of a toilet on the bathroom door), the text discusses the different kinds of help available and how to seek it. Financial and legal issues are well covered, while sections on nursing homes and other alternative living arrangements provide advice and practical suggestions... Highly recommended. -- Library Journal

Author Bio
Nancy L. Mace, M.A., is currently teaching dementia care internationally. She has been a consultant to the Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress, and to the Alzheimer's Association, and she was an assistant in psychiatry and coordinator of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Peter V. Rabins, M.D., is associate professor of psychiatry, director of the psychogeriatric unit, and director of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.