1st Edition

Therapeutic Interventions for the Person With Dementia

By Ellen D Taira Copyright 1986
152 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

This pioneering volume taps the resources and skills of top rehabilitation professionals and applies them to the person with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias.

Contents Preface
  • Home and Community Services for Alzheimer’s Disease
  • The Role of the Physical and Occupational Therapist in Caring for the Victim of Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Wesley Hall: A Residential Unit for Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders
  • An Eclectic Group Program for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
  • The Occupational Therapist’s Role in Geropsychiatry Interdisciplinary Team Evaluation
  • Day Care and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Weekend Program in New York City
  • The Selection of Activities: A Dual Responsibility
  • In Search of Brain-Behavior Relationships in Dementia and the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery

Biography

Ellen D. Taira