Caregiver's Guide to Dementia
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•⊂ FIRST PLACE WINNER: 2014 National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest Best General Nonfiction Book for Adult Readers
•⊂ FIRST PLACE WINNER: 2014 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards, Health Book category
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According to the 2009 census, more than five million people living in the United States have Alzheimer's disease or some other form of dementia. Not reported in these statistics are the fifteen million family caregivers who, in total, contribute seventeen billion hours of unpaid care each year. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Prometheus Books
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781633886940
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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•⊂ FIRST PLACE WINNER: 2014 National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest Best General Nonfiction Book for Adult Readers
•⊂ FIRST PLACE WINNER: 2014 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards, Health Book category
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“[A] splendid manual… combines the practicality of a how-to guide with the heartfelt story of caring for a parent suffering from senile dementia. [Shagam] courageously transforms her painful journey into an enlightened guide and a primer on appreciating what you have while you have it.”-Publishers Weekly
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“This advice-filled book is a helpful, service-oriented addition to the growing number of books about caring for loved ones with dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.”-Booklist
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“Janet Yagoda Shagam is thoughtful, compassionate and clear in how she addresses what for many families is a heart-breaking topic.”-Prime Time Magazine
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