A Dignified Life : The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care, A Guide for Family Caregivers

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A Dignified Life The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care, A Guide for Family Caregivers by Virginia Bell, David Troxel
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Paperback: 323 pages
Publisher: HCI (September 15 2002)
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A New Start: The Art of Friendship
Alzheimer's disease changes us all. Because of the associated memory loss and confusion, your mother, father, sister, brother, husband, wife, or partner may no longer know you or understand his or her relationship to you.

About the Author

Virginia Bell, MSW

Virginia Bell, MSW, developed the Helping Hand Adult Day Center sponsored by the Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana chapter of the Alzheimer's Association in Lexington, Kentucky. The award-winning facility was one of the first dementia-specific adult day programs established in this country and remains one of the best. She received her master's in social work and served on two Kentucky Governor's Task Forces studying Alzheimer's care and service delivery.

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David Troxel, MPH

David Troxel, MPH, is a recognized expert on the best practices in Alzheimer's care and is a popular keynote speaker at conferences related to Alzheimer's and aging services. Along with Virginia Bell and others, he established a statewide network of support groups and services in Kentucky for patients and their caregivers. Troxel is the executive director of the California Central Coast chapter of the Alzheimer's Association and is also the associate editor of Early Alzheimer's, an international newsletter sponsored by the California Central Coast chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.

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