Untangling Alzheimer's: The Guide for Families and Professionals

Untangling Alzheimer’s is an indispensable guide for family members and professional caregivers. Focused on making a complex and often overwhelming disease process understandable, it’s an essential resource for anyone who is worried about a loved one’s changing behaviors or who currently provides care for a person with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

In the book you’ll find:

An understandable definition of Alzheimer's and other diseases of dementia — what they are and what they are not. ( Hint: These are not simply memory-loss diseases.) How Alzheimer's and other dementias affect different parts of the brain. How memory is formed — and lost. How persons with Alzheimer's and other dementias experience pain, delirium, and depression — and how each can affect behaviors. How Alzheimer's and other dementias affect the brain and their impact on the five senses. How to improve communication and assistance with daily living activities to achieve the least amount of stress on both the person with dementia and the caregiver. You’ll also read about: The nine common forms of dementia and the behavior characteristics of each. The seven stages of dementia and how these diseases progress. Real-life examples and practical tips in everyday language, this book empowers family members as well as professional caregivers with the information they need to provide better care. Strategies to reduce caregiver stress and burnout.
Untangling Alzheimer’s is a complete guide that will help you fully understand Alzheimer's and other diseases of dementia. It explains how these diseases affect behaviors and abilities as they advance through stages. It contains information that members of the medical community often don’t have time to tell people. Easy to read and understand, this book will become an invaluable resource for family members and professional caregivers alike.