Full Description
By following the recommendations in the units of this work, nursing home staff and family members will be prepared to support patients' communication efforts and understand how to avoid disastrous communication breakdowns.
Contents
Part I. Characteristics of Communication in Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Inservice 1. Communication Problems and Strengths of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Inservice 2. Additional Communication Disorders in Older Persons with Alzheimer's Disease Part II. The Communication-impaired Environment Inservice 3. Making Changes in the Physical Environment to Support Communication Inservice 4. Making Changes in the Psychosocial Environment to Support Communication Part III. Face to Face: The Communication Challenges Encountered by Professional Caregivers Inservice 5. Communication Strengths and Problems of Professionals Who Care for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease Inservice 6. Multicultural Issues in Nursing Homes Inservice 7. The Toxic Effects of Verbal Abuse and Communication Neglect Inservice 8. Communicating with Families: Same Goals, Different Goals Part IV. Face to Face: Finding Communication Opportunities with persons who have Alzheimer's Disease Inservice 9. Creating Successful Conversations Inservice 10. Handling Difficult Communication Situations Inservice 11. Direct Intervention Programs: Increasing Communication Opportunities for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease Inservice 12. Last Things: When a Person with Alzheimer's Disease is Dying Appendix I. Quizzes Appendix II. Overheads Appendix III. Model Case Study Appendix IV. Sample Scripts Index
