Finding the Light in Dementia: A Guide for Families, Friends and Caregivers

“It’s absolutely amazing, I think it should be compulsory reading for everybody at the start of dementia. I wish it had been around when my husband first started developing it” Elizabeth Cox, Wife & Caregiver Want to reconnect with your loved one living with dementia? Learn what to say & do from a Dementia Nurse Specialist & care with confidence. ‘Finding the Light in Dementia: A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregivers’ is the essential self-help book that helps you know what to say and do when caring for your loved one/care partner. Providing chapters on: • What to do following a diagnosis • Positive ways of communicating together • Using life stories & activities to stimulate memories & communication • How to be content & safe at home • Tips for sleeping, eating & drinking • How to provide personal care without resistance • How to respond to changes in moods & behaviour • Learn how to avoid distress • Caring for yourself as caregiver It offers valuable approaches, tips & suggestions interspersed with caregiver stories that help the reader learn to care for & stay connected with their care partner. Whether you’re a spouse, partner, daughter, son, sibling, friend, parent, paid caregiver, or health & social care professional, this book is for you. By helping you understand what your care partner is experiencing you will learn: • What to say & do during difficult & challenging moments • How to communicate, reconnect with them and understand how they are experiencing their world • How making subtle changes to your home can help and how environment and surroundings may trigger emotions and behavior • Learn how to overcome the challenges of changing moods & behavior • How to reduce the effects of hallucinations, delusions & fixed beliefs Finding the Light in Dementia also provides: ★ Advice when considering professional care at home & in residential care ★ Short chapters with easy-to-read font & summaries for quick reference ★ Notes pages to write down any points you would like to make ★ Question sheets for you to refer to when speaking with your doctor and/or legal professionals ★ You can make this your personal guide When following the approaches in this book, you should find that your care partner will feel more understood & you will become calmer thereby helping you both find a sense of connection & continue to live well. Finding the Light in Dementia: A Guide for Families, Friends and Caregivers is the essential self-help book that explains how the person living with dementia experiences their world and the common changes that can occur. By offering valuable approaches, tips and personal stories, Jane M Mullins helps readers learn to communicate with, care for and maintain a connection with their loved one. This book offers hope and strength to all of those affected by dementia, whether you’re a spouse, partner, daughter, son, sibling or friend. Jane has also created an online guide full of films and audios with contributions from: Former Caregivers People Living with Dementia Leading Professionals in the Field For more information go to https://www.findingthelightindementia.com/online-guide-landing-page/?v=79cba1185463 — ASIN: 1999926803 | ISBN13: 9781999926809 | ISBN-13: 978-1999926809