A Dignified Life: The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care, A Guide for Family Caregivers

Troxel, David, Bell, Virginia

ISBN 10: 075730060X / ISBN 13: 9780757300608

Published by HCI, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Dignified Life: The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care, A Guide for Family Caregivers
• Publisher: HCI
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075730060X
• ISBN 13: 9780757300608
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Outlines a practical approach to Alzheimer's that urges caregivers to improve the lives of both patient and care provider, offering advice on how to regard an Alzheimer's sufferer as a best friend while working from their strengths. Original. 20,000 first printing.

About the Author

Virginia Bell, MSW, developed the Helping Hand Adult Day Center sponsored by the Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana chapter of the Alzheimer's Association in Lexington, Kentucky. The award-winning facility was one of the first dementia-specific adult day programs established in this country and remains one of the best. She received her master's in social work and served on two Kentucky Governor's Task Forces studying Alzheimer's care and service delivery. A frequent and popular speaker on aging, Ms. Bell has been directly involved with the annual conference of Alzheimer's Disease International for more than a decade. David Troxel, MPH, is a recognized expert on the best practices in Alzheimer's care and is a popular keynote speaker at conferences related to Alzheimer's and aging services. Along with Virginia Bell and others, he established a statewide network of support groups and services in Kentucky for patients and their caregivers. Troxel is the executive director of the California Central Coast chapter of the Alzheimer's Association and is also the associate editor of Early Alzheimer's, an international newsletter sponsored by the California Central Coast chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.