Teaching Dementia Care: Skill and Understanding

by Nancy L. Mace

Book Overview

Dementia afflicts millions of Americans and deeply affects the lives of their loved ones. Good care has been proven to have a significant effect on the quality of life of a person with dementia. To ensure good care, staff members of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and adult day-care centers, and providers of home care must be thoroughly and continually trained by qualified and well-prepared professionals.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801880432
• ISBN13: 9780801880438
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher