Book description
AARP Digital Editions offer you practical tips, proven solutions, and
expert guidance. In
Loving Someone Who Has Dementia
, Pauline Boss provides research-based advice for people who care for
someone with dementia.
Nearly half of U. S. citizens over the age of
85 are suffering from some kind of dementia and require care.
Loving Someone Who Has Dementia is a new kind of caregiving
book. It's not about the usual techniques, but about how to manage
on-going stress and grief. The book is for caregivers, family members,
friends, neighbors as well as educators and professionals-anyone
touched by the epidemic of dementia. Dr. Boss helps caregivers find
hope in "ambiguous loss"-having a loved one both here and
not here, physically present but psychologically absent.
- Outlines seven guidelines to stay resilient while caring for
someone who has dementia
- Discusses the meaning of relationships with individuals who are
cognitively impaired and no longer as they used to be
- Offers approaches to understand and cope with the emotional
strain of care-giving
Boss's book builds on research and clinical experience, yet the
material is presented as a conversation. She shows you a way to
embrace rather than resist the ambiguity in your relationship with
someone who has dementia.
