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Murray County Dementia Awareness Network Kits are portable kits for adults that are affected by memory loss and their caregivers. The Reminiscence Kits are interactive props to be used by people experiencing memory loss together with their caregivers. Each kit has a unique theme, and they are located at Slayton Public Library and Fulda Memorial Library.
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MCDAN (Murray County Dementia Awareness Network) Kits are portable kits for adults that are affected by memory loss and their caregivers. The Reminiscence Kits are interactive props to be used by people experiencing memory loss together with their caregivers. The Caregiver Kits provide printed material for self-education, self-care, and exploring their loved one's past. Each kit has a unique theme, and they are located at Slayton Public Library and...
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The book presents a comprehensive look at the typical symptoms associated with dementia, current findings regarding common causes of the disease, and gives essential tips for managing the day-to-day challenges of caring for someone with dementia."--Amazon.
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Publisher
Rainbow Ridge Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In spending time with his 86-year-old mother in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, author Eliezer Sobel discovered something astounding. Although she could no longer speak full sentences or follow a story line, his mother could still read! He observed her sitting in rapt attention as she paged through magazines and coffee-table books, reading individual words and short phrases aloud. He wrote Blue Sky, White Clouds for her: a simple, adult...
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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
At first, Ken Abraham wrote off his mother's changes in behavior as quirks that just come with old age. There was memory loss, physical decline, hygiene issues, paranoia, and uncharacteristic attitudes. He soon realized that dementia had changed her life--and his familiy's--forever. As he chronicles his own mother's degenerative condition, Ken Abraham educates while offering inspiration to help readers cope with and manage their family circumstances....
Series
Language
English
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MCDAN (Murray County Dementia Awareness Network) Kits are portable kits for adults that are affected by memory loss and their caregivers. The Reminiscence Kits are interactive props to be used by people experiencing memory loss together with their caregivers. The Caregiver Kits provide printed material for self-education, self-care, and exploring their loved one's past. Each kit has a unique theme, and they are located at Slayton Public Library and...
Series
Language
English
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Description: Murray County Dementia Awareness Network Kits are portable kits for adults that are affected by memory loss and their caregivers. The Caregiver Kits provide printed material for self-education, self-care, and exploring their loved one's past. Each kit has a unique theme, and they are located at Slayton Public Library and Fulda Memorial Library.
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Series
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Becoming a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer s disease or another neurocognitive disorder can be an unexpected, undesirable, underappreciated, and yet noble role. It is heartbreaking to watch someone lose the very cognitive capacities that once helped to define them as a person. But because of the nature of these disorders, the only way to become an effective caregiver and cope with the role's many daily challenges is to become well-informed about...
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Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Are the Keys in the Freezer?--An Advocate's Guide For Alzheimer's and Other Dementias is an artful blend of practical consumer advice and a compelling story of a family's search for answers as it grapples with their mother's descent into dementia. This well-researched book is a must-read for families looking for resources and ideas about care facilities, hospice, finances and costs of care, advance directives, and other topics about managing the affairs...
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