Finding the light in dementia
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When using Finding the Light in Dementia you will learn how to care with confidence & know:
- · What to do following a diagnosis
- · How to communicate & stay connected with your loved one
- · What to do & say during difficult & challenging moments
- · How to provide personal care without resistance
- · How to respond to changes in mood & behavior
- · How to use life stories & activities to stimulate memory & communication
- · How to help your loved one feel content & safe at home
- · Tips for sleeping, eating & drinking
- · How to avoid distress & stress in yourselves
- · How to care for yourself as a caregiver
Jane provides bite sized chapters with summaries for quick & easy reference, other caregiver stories to help you know what approaches can work & notes pages to write in to tailor the information in the book, acting as a personal care plan to communicate your loved ones needs to others.
Biography
Dr. Jane M. Mullins is a Dementia Nurse Specialist who has devoted over 30 years to the practice & study of dementia care.
She has uncovered certain common features that help caregivers & the people they care for find better ways of coping.
Her practice experience is backed up by expert knowledge while studying for her PhD; A Suitcase of Memories. Her passions include finding ways to communicate with people who have dementia through music, art & nature as a way to helping them feel well and valued.
Through listening to & supporting people & their families during & following their diagnosis in memory clinics, caring for people who have dementia in hospital & in care homes, she has helped people throughout all of the stages of their condition.
When managing a Care Home, she has supported their transition from home to residential care using life stories as a guide to planning their life & care throughout their remaining years.
This has included supporting their partners, families & friends.
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