Alzheimer's: The Complete Guide for Families and Loved Ones

by Howard Gruetzner

Tremendous advances have been made in the care, management and understanding of Alzheimer's disease. Updated and revised, this title shows that caring for the Alzheimer's patient can be more positive than ever. Explores the latest advances and presents them in an easy-to-understand and immediately useful way. In addition to updated coverage on locating support services for home health care, nursing home placement and financing treatment, three new chapters have been added. They cover understanding behavioral changes, getting help and family responses to care. Presented in an easy-to-read, two-column format, with key concepts and points on one side and detailed explanations on the other, this book will keep readers well-informed in a clear, sensitive style that will make caregiving that much easier.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471198250
• ISBN13: 9780471198253
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 4.2"