Brackey Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer's Journey

A Guide for Families and Caregivers, Fifth Edition, Revised and Expanded
5. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-61249-483-8
Verlag: Purdue University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 376 Seiten

The beloved best seller has been revised and expanded for the fifth edition. Jolene Brackey has a vision: that we will soon look beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's disease to focus more of our energies on creating moments of joy. When people have short-term memory loss, their lives are made up of moments. We are not able to create perfectly wonderful days for people with dementia or Alzheimer's, but we can create perfectly wonderful moments, moments that put a smile on their faces and a twinkle in their eyes. Five minutes later, they will not remember what we did or said, but the feeling that we left them with will linger. The new edition of
Creating Moments of Joy is filled with more practical advice sprinkled with hope, encouragement, new stories, and generous helpings of humor. In this volume, Brackey reveals that our greatest teacher is having cared for and loved someone with Alzheimer's and that often what we have most to learn about is ourselves.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brackey, Jolene

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

How to Use This Book

Prelude

Defining Moments

Signs

Get a Diagnosis

Early Stages

Understanding the Person

Family Moments

I Promised

“I Can’t Leave ’Em”

Love: Noun or Verb

Taking Care of Yourself

“They Look Great!”

Helping Hands

“I’m Here to Take Care of You!”

“You Can’t Drive”

Finances

Funerals (Should we take them?)

Outings with Less Stress

Holidays ‘n’ Family Reunions

People Stop Visiting

Not Forgotten

“Who Are You?”

What Do You Love?

What Does This Person Love?

You’ve Got Mail!

Challenging Moments

Development Level

Live Their Truth

“I Want to Go Home

Stop Correcting Them

You Are Wrong … They Are Right

Blame It on Something Else

Your Mood Affects Their Mood

Illusion of Choice

“My Mom Never …”

Swearing

Vomited On

The Facts Are All Off

“See” Authority

Everything Gets Lost

Replace, Replace, Replace

Glasses Dentures Hearing Aids

Repeat, Repeat, Repeat

Nonsense!

The “Spin”

Saturate Their Obsessions

Kick-Starting

Joy

Look Good, Feel Good, Play Good

Honey, Dearie, Sweetie

Men … Being Gentle-men

Socially Engaged

Moments of Discomfort

Hallucinations

Sundowning

Wandering, Hoarding, Combative

Age Appropriate

Confidentiality

Let’s Talk about Sex

Traumatic Moments

Violent Moments

Basic Right to Live

Taking Them to the Doctor?

Medication

Transitioning Moments

When Is It Time to Move?

Choosing a Care Community

What to Expect

Creating a Safe Haven

“Where’s My Room?”

Playing Favorites

Remember Their Greatness

Habits of a Lifetime

Personal Questionnaire

How Did They Love You?

Memory Box

Life Reflection

Music Does Wonders

A Commercial about TV

Ring, Ring, Ring

This Is Not Your Room!

It’s Saturday Night!

Where’s the Outhouse?

Suppertime!!!!!

Get Your Zzz’s

Enhanced Moments

So You Wanna Visit?

Let’s Talk Communication

Quality Connections

Yes ‘n’ No Questions

“How Are You?”

When In Doubt … Laugh

Share Your Life

Magic Words

Saying Goodbye

Sparking Moments

Child ‘n’ Pet Therapy

Art vs Crafts

“Help Me”

Drink Up

Walking, Walking, Walking

Quiet as a Church Mouse

Breaking of Bread

Final Moments

Windows in the Brain

Late Stages

Power of Touch

Final Moments

Be Gentle

Just Breathe

Be Like a Duck

Be Like the Sun

Spiritual Strength

The Beginning

Consider

Create a Moment

About the Author

Über Autor(innen)

Jolene Brackey has shared her message of joy and inspiration with families and caregivers across North America for over twenty years. Now a sought after voice in the health care community, Brackey maintains an active speaking calendar that can be found at www.enhancedmoments.com. Passing on all she has learned from her travels and from her work with families and loved ones, her passion is to change the way people see people with Alzheimer’s and dementia.