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Handbook of dementia care | Author(s) | Jean M Stehman, Geraldine I Strachan, Joy A Glenner, George G Glenner |
Corporate Author | George G Glenner Alzheimer's Family Centers, Inc |
Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1996 |
Pages | various pagings |
Source | Johns Hopkins University Press, 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-4319. |
Keywords | Dementia ; Medical care ; Therapy ; Physical environment ; Family care ; Instruction handbooks ; United States of America. |
Annotation | This handbook, developed at the George G Glenner Alzheimer's Family Centers in the US, is part of a complete training system for teachers and students providing dementia care in a variety of settings - adult day centres, long-term care and residential settings, hospitals, nursing homes, and home health care agencies. It is organised into six teaching modules, with corresponding 'handout' type material: basic information on dementia; positive interaction techniques; supportive physical environments; therapeutic activities; group activities; and family support. |
Accession Number | CPA-970512019 B |
Classmark | EA: LK: LO: R: P6:SJ: 69M: 7T |
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