Communication and the Care of People with Dementia

by John Killick and Kate Allan

This book argues that communication is at the heart of all approaches to dementia care, and is an in-depth exploration of ways of establishing and developing communication with people with dementia. It examines both the nature of dementia as a condition and the subjective experience of those affected. The authors consider in detail how communication between people with dementia and those who care for them changes, and how it can be maintained and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 033520774X
• ISBN13: 9780335207749
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"