The Complete Guide to Alzheimer's-Proofing Your Home
Written by a practicing architect and gerontologist, The Complete Guide to Alzheimer's-Proofing Your Home shows you how to create a home environment that will help you cope with the many difficulties associated with Alzheimer's. This unique book is divided into two sections to provide the most thorough coverage available. Section One deals with interior and exterior spaces individually, providing key information on how to ensure that the Alzheimer's patient will be safe and secure. Section...
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Written by a practicing architect and gerontologist, The Complete Guide to Alzheimer's-Proofing Your Home shows you how to create a home environment that will help you cope with the many difficulties associated with Alzheimer's. This unique book is divided into two sections to provide the most thorough coverage available. Section One deals with interior and exterior spaces individually, providing key information on how to ensure that the Alzheimer's patient will be safe and secure. Section Two gives a detailed list of potential problems related to Alzheimer's and practical information on how to cope with those problems in the home setting. Booknews Warner, an architect and gerontologist, illustrates how to create a home environment that helps caretakers cope with the problems evolving around space associated with Alzheimer's and related dementia. Chapters focus on issues such as safety in the kitchen, outdoor environments, wandering, incontinence, and access limitation. Specific products are described and manufacturers are listed to make locating a particular product simple. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: About Alzheimer's Disease1Ch. 1Preparing Your Home9Ch. 2Thinking-Related Issues83Ch. 3Behavioral Problems129Ch. 4Activities of Daily Living159Ch. 5Wandering199Ch. 6Access Denial251Ch. 7Incontinence279Ch. 8Mobility301Ch. 9Safety355Products and Manufacturers401Appendix: Stages of Decline with Alzheimer's Disease441Glossary444Suggested Reading455Index461
\ BooknewsWarner, an architect and gerontologist, illustrates how to create a home environment that helps caretakers cope with the problems evolving around space associated with Alzheimer's and related dementia. Chapters focus on issues such as safety in the kitchen, outdoor environments, wandering, incontinence, and access limitation. Specific products are described and manufacturers are listed to make locating a particular product simple. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
