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Books : The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) |
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.198976831
EAN: 9780801865213
Format: Large Print
ISBN: 0801865212
Label: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 608
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Sales Rank: 606889
Studio: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Editorial Review:
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'I welcome with enthusiasm the third edition of this book for families and friends of patients with dementing illnesses. It has served well in its prior appearances and should accomplish even more with this edition.' -- Paul R. McHugh, M.D., in the foreword
Through two editions, this best-selling book has remained the 'bible' for families who are giving care to people with Alzheimer disease. The 36-Hour Day has offered comfort and support to millions of people in North America and, in translations and adapted editions, throughout the rest of the world. For this third edition, the authors have retained the structure, scope, and purpose of the original book, while thoroughly updating chapters to reflect the latest medical research and the current delivery of care.
Topics that have been added or extensively revised include: Updated terminology and statistics • New material on the evaluation of persons with dementia • Updated changes in laws on driving • A new section on hospice care • New information on assisted living facilities and financing care • Information on other types of dementia • The latest findings on eating and nutrition • New medical research in areas such as drugs, genetics, and diagnostic tests. The revised appendices include: New bibliographic references • websites • Updated addresses of associations and state offices.
Praise for previous editions:
'The best guide of its kind.' -- Chicago Sun Times
'An excellent book for families who are caring for persons with dementia... A book that physicians can confidently recommend to the families of their patients.' -- Journal of the American Medical Association
'Excellent guidance and clear information of a kind that the family needs... The authors offer the realistic advice that sometimes it is better to concede the patient's frailties than to try to do something about them, and that a compassionate sense of humor often helps.' -- New York Times
'An excellent, practical manual for families and professionals involved in the care of persons with progressive illnesses... The book is specific and thought-provoking, and it will be helpful to anyone even remotely involved with an 'impaired' person... Highly recommended, especially for public and nursing libraries.' -- Library Journal
' The 36-Hour Day has served its readers well. The revised edition should be even more useful both to family caregivers and professional health care providers.' -- HMO Practice
'The reader who is familiar with the first edition will recognize the strengths that continue in the revised edition -- numerous case examples, practical advice, thoroughness of coverage, and communication of caring and humane attitudes while presenting information that may be sensitive and upsetting to families.' -- Clinical Gerontologist
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - This shouldn't be the only book your read...
I work in this field (dementia - helping families find housing and services) and I think this information does not always reflect what I know is true. For example, they make the whole area on diagnosing confusing and it could be simplified. It's either progressive or non-progressive dementia, and the physical being must be examined first to rule out causes for the symptoms of dementia, before the neurological testing begins. The housing information is truly out of date - people with dementia ... Read More
Rating:  - If you have a family member with Alzheimer, you need this book
If you have a family member with this disease, you need this book. It will make your life better!
Rating: - The 36-Hour Day - A helpful book about memory loss in old age
I bought this book for the first time a number of years ago at the request of my mother, who wanted me to understand what she was dealing with when my stepfather developed Alzheimer's disease. It was so helpful to me at that time that I recently bought another copy to give to friends whose mother appears to be becoming confused.
Rating:  - The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss
This book had been recommended to me. I bought the book as a gift for a care giver. The care giver said the book was very informative.
Rating: - Excellent Resource
I purchased this book for my mother who is taking care of someone with Alzheimber's Disease. She found it an excellent resource for accomplishing day to day activities such as eating, bathing, using the bathroom and keeping her occupied through the day.
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