Caring for Alzheimer's Disease & other forms of dementia. A clear and practical guide for both professional and home carers, packed with useful advice and information in five easy to follow sections: Part A - Introduction and overview Part 1 - Continuing a familiar lifestyle Part 2 - Making the most of abilities Part 3 - Relating and communicating Part 4 - Managing strange and disruptive behaviour This video is based on Barbara Sherman's world-acclaimed book of the same name. Filmed entirely on location at residential and day care facilities, it is an invaluable aid and training tool for tertiary institutions, nursing homes, hostels, aged-care teams, community care and family homes. Author and program consultant Barbara Sherman is a highly experienced social worker, counsellor, caseworker and family therapist, now working as an educator and adviser in aged care. She was also a home carer - her late husband, Bill had dementia. "To date, the best film my students and I have seen on dignified caregiving we can bring to dementia patients who display challenging behaviours. We all appreciated the vignettes which occured at an actual nursing home....with real dementia patients, and real caregivers. Hands-on experience is best, but background knowledge and theory given in the classroom is profoundly enriched by this wonderful straight-forward film. A 'must-see' for both educators and caregivers." Barbara Levitan, RN, MEd, Director, Personal Support Worker Training Program, ParaMed Vocational School, Extendicare Canada. "This is an excellent video and should be available to all nursing homes, hostels, aged care teams and carers, for repeated viewing." Associate Professor John Snowdon University of Sydney
