Main description:

Ideal for quick reference, this pocket-sized guide puts all the crucial information on caring for patients with dementia at your fingertips.

Evidence-based and fully updated for this second edition, it includes all you need to know on: person-centred dementia care; dementia-friendly environments; working with families as partners; communication and managing behaviour; pain assessment; nutrition and medication; advanced care plans; and much more ...

All health and social care professionals involved in the care of dementia patients will find this book a valuable resource, while it is an essential guide for students on placement in this area.

Contents:

1. Dementia Overview, 2. Communicating Well in Dementia Care, 3. Diagnosis of Dementia, 4. Pharmacological Treatments for Dementia, 5. Families as Partners in Care, 6. Capacity, 7. Pain Assessment and Management, 8. Nutrition and Hydration, 9. Dementia-Friendly Environments, 10. Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), 11. Acute Confusional States (Delirium) and Dementia, 12. End-of-Life Care, 13. Safeguarding from Abuse and Neglect.