The Complete Guide to Alzheimer's Proofing Your Home

by Mark L. Warner

Overview

Written by a practicing architect and gerontologist, The Complete Guide to Alzheimer's-Proofing Your Home shows you how to create a home environment that will help you cope with the many difficulties associated with Alzheimer's. This unique book is divided into two sections to provide the most thorough coverage available. Section One deals with interior and exterior spaces individually, providing key information on how to ensure that the Alzheimer's patient will be safe and secure. Section Two gives a detailed list of potential problems related to Alzheimer's and practical information on how to cope with those problems in the home setting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557532022
Publisher:	Purdue University Press
Publication date:	01/01/2000
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mark Warner is one of the nation's foremost authorities on modifying living environments to accommodate the needs of seniors suffering from age-related illnesses and conditions. He is a registered architect certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and author of the highly acclaimed book The Complete Guide to Alzheimer's-Proofing Your Home, now in its second edition. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, American Society on Aging, the Alzheimer's Association, the Alzheimer's Community Care Association of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, and the Florida Council on Aging.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: About Alzheimer's Disease
Chapter 1: Preparing Your Home
Chapter 2: Thinking-Related Issues
Chapter 3: Behavioral Problems
Chapter 4: Activities of Daily Living
Chapter 5: Wandering
Chapter 6: Access Denial
Chapter 7: Incontinence
Chapter 8: Mobility
Chapter 9: Safety
Products and Manufacturers
Appendix: Stages of Decline with Alzheimer's Disease
Glossary
Suggested Reading
Index

Editorial Reviews

Warner, an architect and gerontologist, illustrates how to create a home environment that helps caretakers cope with the problems evolving around space associated with Alzheimer's and related dementia. Chapters focus on issues such as safety in the kitchen, outdoor environments, wandering, incontinence, and access limitation. Specific products are described and manufacturers are listed to make locating a particular product simple. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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