Dementia beyond drugs
Subtitle: changing the culture of care
By: G. Allen Power.
Publisher: Health Professions Press; HPP/Health Professions Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781932529562
Subjects: Dementia -- Patients -- Care; Dementia -- Treatment; Dementia -- therapy; Aged; Attitude of Health Personnel; Dementia -- psychology; Homes for the Aged; Nursing Homes
Description: "Dementia Beyond Drugs shows plainly and eloquently why we must change the way care is provided to our elders and how it can be accomplished. Embracing humanistic, enlightened practices that address all the common challenges in dementia care, this book reveals what it takes to effect real culture change within residential care settings while reducing the administration of unnecessary psychotropic drugs." "Full of visionary and practical advice, Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care is an essential read for anyone involved in the care of an individual with dementia, including nursing staff, social workers, occupational therapists, medical directors, and administrators in all elder care settings. Family members of individuals with dementia and students breaking into the dementia care field will also benefit from its insights and advice."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : what it isn't, what it is; title: The universe of dementia : and what lies beyond; title: The pill paradigm : a critical look at medication use; title: "I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore" : experiencing the institutional model; title: "Abandon hope" : a deeper look at institutionalization; title: "Other eyes" : introducing the experiential model; title: Putting the dragon to sleep : deinstitutionalizing care environments; title: Bingo and bird funerals : meaning and activity in daily life; title: Death of the nursing home? : aging in community; title: Face to face : basic interpersonal approaches; title: Getting past the words : language and communication; title: "I know you're my friend" : general advice for anxiety and agitation; title: "I want to go home" : approaches to specific scenarios; title: "They're poisoning the food" : nondrug approaches to paranoia, hallucinations and delusions; title: "How low can you go?" : can we achieve drug-free care?