The 'D' Word starts with the premise that Dementia is here to stay - a simple cure is not going to be found that will make it a condition of the past. As such it is a social problem, not a medical one. We have to learn to live with Dementia and, as it will affect nearly all of us either as carers or through eventually having the condition, become our own experts rather than relying on the inadequate response from medicine. The authors, based on their long experience of working together to support people affected by dementia, show us how to understand the biological reality of dementia (the brain is wasting away and no amount of memory medicine can restore what is gone); readjust our thinking about the condition so that we can accept rather than fear it; and gain the expertise to manage the problems we have now.
- Dementia Care Practice
- Person-Centred Care
- Rediscovering Elderhood
- Bradford dementia care series
- Learn About Dementia
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Early Signs of Dementia
- Dementia Care Therapies
- Early Stage Dementia
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- Pain and Dementia
- Reminiscence and life story work
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- Caring For A Loved One : Support and Guidance
- Early Signs of Dementia
- Learn About Dementia
- Early Stage Dementia
- Wellbeing and mindfulness
- Stress Management
- Grief and Loss
- Moving Into Care: Nursing Homes and Residential Care
- Younger Readers
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- Lived experience of Dementia
- Memoir
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- Younger Onset Dementia
- Frontotemporal Dementia
- Lewy body disease
- LGBTI and dementia
- Activities and Engagement
- Behaviour Change, Support and Management
- Culture, Religion and Spirituality
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- Book of the month
- Worried About Your Memory?
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- Audiobooks
- Reminiscence and life story work
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- End of Life and Palliative Care
- Food, Recipes and Nutrition
- Risk reduction - Dementia
- How Dementia Friendly Is Your Home?
- Australian authors
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- Wendy Mitchell
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