The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care Revised

About this book

Join thousands of caregivers who are adopting this groundbreaking and uplifting method for the care of people with Alzheimers disease. This comprehensive program builds on the essential elements of friendship: respect empathy support trust humor. Theyre the building blocks of a care model thats both effective and flexible enough to adapt to each persons remaining strengths and abilities. Its easy. Its natural. It works. Learn how to ensure the highest quality of life for people with Alzheimers disease not just by preventing catastrophic episodes but by making every day consistently reassuring enjoyable and secure. This revised edition includes new material such as an updated and expanded resource list updated biographies of Best Friends featured in the book and a new Preface from Virginia Bell and David Troxel. Best FriendsTMfor the best care.