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Remembering Home:

Rediscovering the Self in Dementia
  • ISBN-13: 9780801888274
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Habib Chaudhury
  • Price: AUD $47.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/08/2008
  • Format: Paperback 144 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Care of the elderly [JKSG]
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Research has shown that stimulating early memories can have positive effects for persons with dementia or related disorders and can energize the relationships between such persons and their families, friends, and caregivers. Remembering Home emphasizes the importance of home in the lives of memory-challenged adults, offers insight into the richness and variety of life experiences associated with the idea of home, and suggests ways in which caregivers can encourage reminiscences to improve the quality of life for those with dementia or associated diseases.This volume advances the goals of affirming the dignity of and reinforcing personhood in adults with debilitating memory loss. Environmental gerontologist Habib Chaudhury draws on research and fieldwork— along with the stories and actions of persons with dementia and their loved ones—to discuss dementia and the concept of self. He shows how recollections of home can reach persons with compromised mental capacity, and he shares techniques designed to spark conversation and stimulate participation in group and oneon- one activities. Chaudhury encourages health care professionals and activity leaders to embrace a personhood-affirming mode of care and provides tools and information for nonprofessionals who want to connect with, understand, and better appreciate people with dementia.

Preface1. Self and Dementia: Reframing the Relational Landscape2. Home: A Pathway to the Self in Dementia3. Home as a Setting for Lived Experience4. ''That Is My Home'': Home Stories and Guided Conversations5. Home Work: Putting Home Stories to Work in Dementia CareReferencesIndex

""A sound reminder to all caregivers that all people have pasts, and those pasts are part of who they are today and create, in some ways, their future... Remembering Home: Rediscovering the Self in Dementia is a tool for families to remain connected to loved ones who are experiencing loss of memory... This person-centered approach to affirming older adults with dementia demonstrates the importance of sharing the past with the hope that it will make the journey of the future more meaningful and pleasant for all.""

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