A loving approach to dementia care : making meaningful connections with the person who has Alzheimer's disease or other dementia or memory loss / Laura Wayman.

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.

xii, 150 pages ; 22 cm

Second edition.

Introduction: Navigating the journey -- Peggy: the ultimate toll / with Alicia Murray -- Deborah: a daughter's journey -- Charles: there is nothing wrong with me -- Frances: what is dementia? -- Jill: into the dementia wonderland -- Natalie: much more than words -- Vada: past, present, and future -- Joe: communicating the gift of value -- Lucy and Betty: thinking outside the box -- Edna: you're just imagining things -- Margie: if you keep doing what you are doing ... -- Harry: it's bath night! -- Susan: dealing with disruption / with Alicia Murray -- Grace: moving beyond guilt / with Alicia Murray -- Virginia: laughter is therapeutic / with Alicia Murray -- Beatrice and Henry: the power of gratitude -- Sean: the puzzling pieces of grief / with Denise Pedersen -- Lessons, perceptions, and approaches: a reader's guide -- The dementia-aware guide to caregiving.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-144) and index.