Description: "Written by experts with decades of experience caring for individuals with memory loss, Alzheimer disease, and other dementias, this updated edition provides a compassionate guide to understanding and managing dementia, highlighting recent advances in diagnosis, treatment, and research"--
Brief description: Nancy L. Mace, MA, is retired. She was a consultant to and member of the board of directors of the Alzheimer's Association and an assistant in psychiatry and coordinator of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Review Quotes: This book is an excellent and highly practical resource for its intended audience of family caregivers, blending clear, compassionate writing with real-world guidance that most caregivers find immediately useful in everyday situations.
--Julie Cones, AD, RN, CDP, IPC (University of Missouri), 2026, (c) Doody's Review Service