Dementia in primary care: a guide for healthcare professionals working in dementia care

Author: Flood, Joanne;Home Instead Senior Care

Publication Year: 2010

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Philosophy of Dementia Care
3. What is Dementia?
4. Types of Dementia
5. Early Signs of Dementia
6. Differentiating Delirium and Dementia
7. Challenging Behaviour/ BPSD
8. Assessment of the individual suffering from BPSD
9. Assesment of Carer and Family Members
10. Capacity Assessment in Dementia Care
11. General Approaches and Strategies in Dementia Care
12. Achieving Person-Centred Communication
13. Top Tips in Dementia Care
14. Do's and Don'ts of Communication
15. Palliative Care in Dementia
Appendices

Format	Download
Keywords	dementia
Publisher	Home Instead
Classification	dementia
Pages	28
Categories:	Irish Content