The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias

Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins

JHU Press, Aug 10, 2021 - Health & Fitness - 360 pages

With over 3.5 million copies sold, the bestselling guide to understanding and caring for people with dementia is now completely revised and updated!

For 40 years, The 36-Hour Day has been the leading work in the field for caregivers of those with dementia. Written by experts with decades of experience caring for individuals with memory loss, Alzheimer's, and other dementias, the book is widely known for its authoritativeness and compassionate approach to care. Featuring everything from the causes of dementia to managing its early stages to advice on caring for those in the later stages of the disease, it is widely considered to be the most detailed and trusted book available.

Highlighting useful takeaway messages and informed by recent research into the causes of dementia, this new edition has been completely updated. It features

• brand-new content on everything from home care aides to useful apps to promising preventative techniques and therapies
• practical advice for avoiding caregiver burnout—plus tips for when and how to get additional help
• a completely new two-column design that allows readers to quickly access what they need

The central idea underlying this indispensable book—that much can be done to improve the lives of people with dementia and of those caring for them—remains the same. The 36-Hour Day is the definitive dementia care guide.

Contents

• Chapter 1 Dementia: 1
• Chapter 2 Getting Medical Help for the Person Who Has Dementia: 11
• Chapter 3 Characteristic Behavioral Symptoms in People Who Have Dementia: 20
• Chapter 4 Problems in Independent Living: 45
• Chapter 5 Problems Arising in Daily Care: 60
• Chapter 6 Medical Problems: 98
• Chapter 7 Managing the Behavioral and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia: 122
• Chapter 8 Symptoms Associated with Mood Change and Suspiciousness: 153
• Chapter 9 Special Arrangements If You Become Ill: 169
• Chapter 10 Getting Outside Help: 173
• Chapter 11 You and the Person Who Has Dementia: 192
• Chapter 12 How Caring for a Person Who Has Dementia Affects You: 212
• Chapter 13 Caring for Yourself: 232
• Chapter 14 Financial and Legal Issues: 244
• Chapter 15 LongTerm Care Arrangements: 258
• Chapter 16 Preventing and Delaying Cognitive Decline: 288
• Chapter 17 Brain Disorders and the Causes of Dementia: 295
• Chapter 18 Research in Dementia: 307
• Index: 325

About the author

Nancy L. Mace, MA, is retired. She was a consultant to and member of the board of directors of the Alzheimer's Association and an assistant in psychiatry and coordinator of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH, is professor emeritus in the Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The author of Is It Alzheimer's? 101 Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions about Memory Loss and Dementia, he was the founding director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry and the first holder of the Richman Family Professorship in Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias; A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
• Authors: Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins
• Edition: 7
• Publisher: JHU Press, 2021
• ISBN: 1421441721, 9781421441726
• Length: 360 pages
• Subjects: Family & Relationships / Eldercare; Health & Fitness / Diseases & Conditions / Alzheimer's & Dementia; Health & Fitness / General; Medical / Caregiving; Medical / Geriatrics