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3 minutes ago - COPY LINK TO DOWNLOAD : https://koencoeng-ygtersakity.blogspot.mx/?lophe=B0BFV21P1V | [READ DOWNLOAD] Dementia Care Companion: The Complete Handbook of Practical Care from Early to Late Stage | Get Started on the Right Foot Get oriented from the first steps after a dementia diagnosis. Create a dementia-friendly home, plan for effective care, and get help. Put your care program on the right footing, and look after yourself and others in your family as you care for a loved one with dementia. Day-To-Day Living Create meaningful routines and day-to-day schedules to eliminate surprises and keep your loved one healthy and engaged with life. Prevent malnutrition, make meal times easier, get cooperation during medication times, and practice safe feeding to manage swallowing problems. Medical and Preventive Prepare for medical complications before they arrive on the scene. Manage incontinence, urinary tract infection, aspiration pneumonia, bedsores, and more. Structure daily routines to prevent medical complications, or reduce their impact. Bathing, Balance, and Transfers Help your loved one to stay active and independent longer. Make bath times easier, improve the living environment for safety, and plan ahead. Learn techniques to help with sitting down and getting up, balance and walking, and transfers to and from bed, sofa, wheelchair, and more. First Steps Daily Living Medical Mobility Behavior, Communication, Cooperation Learn how dementia affects sensory perception, cognition, mood, and behavior. Understand how your loved one feels and what they are trying to say and do. Communicate more effectively, use humor to connect, and get cooperation without resorting to logic or explanation. Manage Behavior Changes Understand behavior changes and what they represent. Manage aggression, anxiety, depression, apathy, confusion, sundowning, and more. Learn how to discover and eliminate the root causes of behavior problems, and what to say and do to help your loved one cope. Improve Quality of Care Improve your quality of care to reduce behavior problems. Meet your loved oneu2019s basic needs, improve their living environment, and enhance the quality of your interactions. Use behavioral clues to discover hidden sources of discomfort and to improve your loved one's quality of life. Track, Detect, Prevent Use the Behavior Change Problem Solver to identify potential causes of behavioral issues and find solutions. Track your loved one's progress with the Daily Activity Log to detect issues before they develop into crises. Refine daily routines over time to prevent problems in the first place. Understand Manage Improve Track Getting Started, Safe Home Caring for the Caregiver Behavior and Communication Daily Living, Meals, Meds Medical and Preventive Bathing, Balance, Transfers Chapters 1, 2, 5 3, 4, 21 7-11 6, 12-14 15-17 18-20 Pages 67 51 91 48 55 41 Topics 20 16 36 18 17 16 Actionable Lists 43 25 62 29 31 40
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