Developing policy that works for dementia: National and global lessons in what makes a difference
Box 9.1 Action plan to make and deliver an NDS Step 1: What are the numbers? – how many people with dementia are there? Step 2: What are the costs?…
GERIATRICS
Services for people with mild dementia
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> Chapter 5 Services for people with mild dementia Roy W. Jones The RICE Centre, Royal United Hospital, UK Introduction Receiving a diagnosis of dementia is a highly significant…
How to get results in public policy for Alzheimer’s and dementia services
With regard to the JPND and the ALCOVE Joint Action, the involvement of European countries also differs significantly. Most countries participate in both, while others prioritise one type of collaboration…
Services for people with incipient dementia
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> Chapter 4 Services for people with incipient dementia Nicola T. Lautenschlagera,b and Alexander F. Kurzc aAcademic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, The University of…
Services for people with severe dementia
0.5 – Questionable dementia1 – Mild dementia2 – Moderate dementia3 – Severe dementia Memory – severe memory loss; only fragments remain Orientation – oriented to person only Judgment and problem-solving – unable to…
Services for people with young onset dementia
Adrienne Withalla and Meredith Greshamb (Australia) aSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, Kensington Campus, University of New South Wales, Australia bHammondCare Foundation, Australia David Conna and Tiffany Chowb (Canada)…
Services for people with moderate dementia
Assessing the need for services Ideally patients are evaluated during the mild stage of their disease, with groundwork laid in anticipation of the inevitable need for increased support and supervision….
The historical development and state of the art approach to design and delivery of dementia care services
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> Chapter 2 The historical development and state of the art approach to design and delivery of dementia care services Christopher M. Callahana, Helen C. Kalesb, Laura N. Gitlinc,d,…
The need for dementia care services
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> Chapter 1 The need for dementia care services Gill Livingston and Claudia Cooper Mental Health Sciences Unit, University College London, UK The problem of dementia: A historical perspective…
Gastrointestinal Disease and Nutrition
Age Changes 1. Impairment of smell and taste can further reduce poor appetite. 2. Older people cannot open their mouths as wide and chew with less power than younger people….
