Dementia with Dignity
Streaming video - 2016
Caring for a person with Alzheimer's or dementia calls for more than basic protection and physical care. Dementia With Dignity is a one hour training video, geared to both professional and family caregivers, which shows that quality of life can be greatly enhanced for persons with dementia when caregivers: Understand the varied effects of dementia Learn how to communicate and respond to the specialized needs of the person behind the illness Strengthen and encourage use of the remaining skills the person has in order to build self-esteem and stimulate intellectual abilities. The video also looks at the importance of creating a safe environment for the person with dementia, and gives practical strategies for dea...ling with many of the effects of dementia, including combative or uninhibited behavior, sleeplessness, wandering, delusions and anxiety.
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- Published
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Kanopy Streaming
2016.
- Language
- English
- Corporate Author
- Corporate Author
- Online Access
- A Kanopy streaming video
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- In Process Record.
Title from title frames. - Physical Description
- 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
- Playing Time
- Pl:ay:in
- Format
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Access
- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).
