Do not assume heterosexuality or gender identity even when you know the client is in a relationship with someone of the opposite sex, is married, or has children and grandchildren…
First Nation(s)—term used as a substitution for band or Indian, referring to any of the numerous groups formally recognized by the Canadian government under the Indian Act of 1876. First…
Stage 1: Sensitization—thinks about one’s sexual identity Stage 2: Significance and disorientation—accepts the deviant label with all the potential social consequences. Social oppression creates disequilibrium where the homosexual person becomes…
New York 320,127 Florida 271,554 Texas 241,356 California 237,924 Georgia 236,463 North Carolina 210,772 Illinois 190,521 Maryland 166,186 Administration for Community Living (2012) In a study of self-rated health status…
Instructions for Usage Explain to the person that each face is for a person who has no pain (hurt), some pain, or a lot of pain. Face 0 does not…
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) An estimated 5.2 million Americans have AD—including 5 million aged 65 and older or one in nine people aged 65 and older. Of those aged 75 or older, 44 %…
Keep this in mind as you read Joyce’s story. This final chapter is a love story of sorts between a mother, Jane Kontrabecki, who had Alzheimer’s dementia, and her daughter…
An example will serve to demonstrate how essential it is to keep good records . A daughter was caring for her mother in the daughter’s home. The daughter complained that…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Verna Benner Carson, Katherine Johnson Vanderhorst and Harold G. KoenigCare Giving for Alzheimer’s Disease10.1007/978-1-4939-2407-3_9 9. Whispering Hope and Faith: Still, Small Voices for the Alzheimer’s Journey Verna Benner Carson1 , Katherine Johnson Vanderhorst2 …
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Verna Benner Carson, Katherine Johnson Vanderhorst and Harold G. KoenigCare Giving for Alzheimer’s Disease10.1007/978-1-4939-2407-3_7 7. Sexuality and Intimacy in Those with Dementia Verna Benner Carson1 , Katherine Johnson Vanderhorst2 and Harold G. Koenig3 (1)…
