Description: Answers to key questions about supporting people with dementia from practitioners across the healthcare spectrum. From spotting early symptoms to managing distress and communication difficulties, this book explores the deeper elements underpinning interactions with people with dementia, and offers expert advice for person-centred support.
Brief description: Dr Karen Harrison Dening is Head of Research & Publications at Dementia UK, home of Admiral Nursing. She has years of expertise in palliative and end-of-life care, advance care planning and case management in dementia. Her previous books with Jessica Kingsley Publishers are Evidence-Based Practice in Dementia for Nurses and Nursing Students, and Dementia, Culture and Ethnicity: Issues for All
Review Quotes: I am delighted to see this book actually based on what health and social care professionals want to know about dementia care. The chapters use complex or challenging case studies or related examples, with expert navigation and advice from an experienced Admiral Nurse to add context, guidance and understanding. As a result the Admiral Nurses and their colleagues have given a really useful practical text which I hope will get the wide readership it truly deserves.--Professor Martin Orrell - Director, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham