Janelle Sellick

...developed and facilitated two social/educational programs for people with early memory loss and has also developed educational classes for caregivers. In addition, she has taught numerous memory enhancement classes and...

Sharpen Your Senses Cards

...individuals or groups to use to engage the brain through the five senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. Developed by author and memory-loss specialist Kristin Einberger, each of the...

Promoting Family Involvement in Long-Term Care Settings

...get families involved in formal care settings in constructive, cooperative ways that complement staff and support residents. Nine intervention strategies are described in detail from inception to evaluation. Designed and...

Transitions in Dying and Bereavement, Second Edition

Help guide patients and families through difficult end-of-life experiences with this compassionate, strengths-based approach from a team of expert counselors. In the new edition of this unique professional resource, hospice...

Assessment Scales for Advanced Dementia

...this book, they bring together a culmination of more than 20 years of research on late-stage dementia, providing the best evidence-based measurement scales available for researchers and care providers who...

Creative Connections™ in Dementia Care

...instructions, and activity modifications, as well as colorful, step-by-step photographs that show how to demonstrate and lead the activity for the person with dementia. Each art activity is failure-free and...

Bullying Among Older Adults

...improve day-to-day interactions with: detailed, step-by-step assessment strategies and anti-bullying interventions effective coping strategies to minimize negative consequences for those bullied pro-social activities to promote empathy and civility specialized approaches...