Live and Laugh with Dementia by Lee-Fay Low - ISBN: 9781925335729
Paperback
This updated edition explains how to make life with dementia as positive as possible, by tailoring activities to suit patients’ needs and abilities, helping them maintain self-identity and experience happiness.

Live and Laugh with Dementia

The essential guide to maximizing quality of life

$23.27

  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    22 January 2018

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Summary

Worldwide, over 45 million people live with dementia. For every person with dementia, their family and carers face the decision of how best to care for them. Live and Laugh with Dementia is all about how to make life with dementia as positive as possible — to maximize quality of life for all concerned.Just as we need to exercise our body’s muscles to keep them strong, flexible and working well, so too do we need to exercise our mental muscles (our brain) to strengthen and maintain our neural …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781925335729
ISBN-10:1925335720
Author:Lee-Fay Low
Publisher:Exisle Publishing
Imprint:Exisle Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Edition:2nd
Release Date:22 January 2018
Weight:270g
Dimensions:197mm x 127mm
Series:Empower
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Critics Review

“an amazing inspiring manual of making life with dementia as positive as possible …. She writes with enthusiasm and insight. It’s a book full of wonderful gifts of knowledge” – Nursing Times“presented in a style that is informative, easy to understand, comprehensive and designed to encourage families to explore the options available to the fullest, which will encourage and allow support and enrichment for all people involved.“ – Blue Wolf Reviews

About The Author

Lee-Fay Low

Lee-Fay Low is a leading researcher in the field of dementia, passionate about ensuring good quality of life for sufferers. Currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre at UNSW, Dr Low led the first high-quality study of humour therapy for people with dementia.

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