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Written by a practicing architect and gerontologist, The Complete Guide to Alzheimer's-Proofing Your Home shows you how to create a home environment that will help you cope with the many difficulties associated with Alzheimer's. This unique book is divided into two sections to provide the most thorough coverage available. Section One deals with interior and exterior spaces individually, providing key information on how to ensure that the Alzheimer's patient will be safe and secure. Section Two gives a detailed list of potential problems related to Alzheimer's and practical information on how to cope with those problems in the home setting.

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Overview

Written by a practicing architect and gerontologist, The Complete Guide to Alzheimer's-Proofing Your Home shows you how to create a home environment that will help you cope with the many difficulties associated with Alzheimer's. This unique book is divided into two sections to provide the most thorough coverage available. Section One deals with interior and exterior spaces individually, providing key information on how to ensure that the Alzheimer's patient will be safe and secure. Section Two gives a detailed list of potential problems related to Alzheimer's and practical information on how to cope with those problems in the home setting.

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Warner, an architect and gerontologist, illustrates how to create a home environment that helps caretakers cope with the problems evolving around space associated with Alzheimer's and related dementia. Chapters focus on issues such as safety in the kitchen, outdoor environments, wandering, incontinence, and access limitation. Specific products are described and manufacturers are listed to make locating a particular product simple. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781557532022
  • Publisher: Purdue University Press
  • Publication date: 6/28/2000
  • Edition description: REVISED
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 196
  • Sales rank: 402,249
  • Product dimensions: 7.00 (w) x 9.88 (h) x 1.25 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: About Alzheimer's Disease 1
Ch. 1 Preparing Your Home 9
Ch. 2 Thinking-Related Issues 83
Ch. 3 Behavioral Problems 129
Ch. 4 Activities of Daily Living 159
Ch. 5 Wandering 199
Ch. 6 Access Denial 251
Ch. 7 Incontinence 279
Ch. 8 Mobility 301
Ch. 9 Safety 355
Products and Manufacturers 401
Appendix: Stages of Decline with Alzheimer's Disease 441
Glossary 444
Suggested Reading 455
Index 461

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