DEMENTIA CARE AT A GLANCE

Preface
Acknowledgements
About the companion website
Part 1: Setting the scene
1. Introduction
2. The experiences of people with dementia
Part 2: Dementia causes and types
3. Brain basics
4. Progression of dementia
5. Alzheimer’s disease
6. Vascular Dementia (VaD)
7. Less common forms of dementia
8. Younger people with dementia
9. People with learning disabilities and dementia
Part 3: Well-being and response in early stages
10. Promoting health to reduce risk of dementia
11. Recognition and assessment
12. Post-diagnostic advice
13. Signposting
Part 4: Underpinning principles and skills
14. Values: compassion and dignity
15. The work of Tom Kitwood
16. Cultural issues
17. Spirituality
18. Communication
19. Common dementia-related problems
Part 5: Mental health problems
20. Depression in people with dementia
21. Delirium in people with dementia
22. Psychosis in people with dementia
Part 6: Physical health problems
23. Sensory impairment
24. Falls
25. Nutrition
26. Protecting and caring for skin
27. Continence
28. Constipation
Part 7: Interventions
29. Exercise and dementia
30. Dementia-friendly communities
31. Medication for dementia-related problems
32. Anti-dementia medication
33. Medication management
34. Cognitive interventions
35. Activities for people with dementia
36. Creativity and people with dementia
37. Music therapy
38. Reminiscence
39. Life stories and memory boxes
40. Reality orientation
41. Validation
Part 8: The physical environment
42. Sensory environment
43. Pets: animals as therapy
44. Assistive technology
45. Design for dementia
Part 9: Carers and relationships
46. Relationships and dementia
47. Sex and sexuality
48. Carers' issues and carer support
49. Reducing stress levels for family carers
50. Having difficult conversations
Part 10: Responding to dementia-related difficulties
51. The multi-disciplinary team
52. Care planning
53. Personal care
54. Resistance to care
55. Sundowning syndrome and sleep
56. Transitions
57. Walking
58. End of life care
Part 11: Ethical and legal issues
59. Abuse, neglect and safeguarding
60. Ethical issues
61. Advocacy
62. Mental capacity
Part 12: The Future
63. Leadership issues
64. Research
65. Conclusion
References
Further reading
Index

Dementia Care at a Glance is the perfect companion for health and social care professionals, nurses, students as well as family members and voluntary workers needing information and guidance about dementia care. Taking a person-centred and interpersonal approach, each chapter outlines an aspect of the experience of living with dementia and the steps that the nurse or healthcare professional can take to support them.
This comprehensive book will assist readers to respond effectively, sensitively and with compassion to people living with dementia in acute settings, as well as in care environments and at home. It acknowledges the challenges that arise for people with dementia, family members and professionals and offers practical solutions based on current thinking and best practice.

• Presented in the bestselling at a Glance format, with superb illustrations and a concise approach
• Covers the common forms and manifestations of dementia, their causes, and how to address them
• Addresses a wide range of topics including, interventions, communication, care planning, medication, therapy, leadership as well as ethical and legal issues
• Takes a positive holistic approach, including not only physical and mental health issues but social and spiritual implications and a person-centred focus throughout
• Suitable for students on a range of healthcare courses
• Supported by a companion website with multiple-choice questions and reflective questions