Behaviors in dementia
Subtitle: best practices for successful management
By: edited by Mary Kaplan, Stephanie B. Hoffman ; [foreword by Dale Lund].
Contributors: Kaplan, Mary.; Hoffman, Stephanie B.
Publisher: Health Professions Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Senile dementia -- Treatment.; Senile dementia -- Patients -- Nursing home care.
Description: In Behaviors in Dementia: Best Practices for Successful Management, leading experts in the field of Alzheimer's care spotlight the latest preventive measures, intervention strategies, and staff-training methods being developed to manage the often-challenging behaviors associated with dementia in long-term care settings.

Emphasizing a person-centered philosophy of care, this state-of-the-art resource covers a broad spectrum of behavioral domains, including: activity planning, bathing, feeding, family interventions, sexuality, innovations in behavior management and more! Nursing home administrators and directors of nursing, as well as social workers, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, and psychologists will find an abundance of practical training tools and innovative programming options in this single volume.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.