Memory and Communication Aids for People with Dementia

by Michelle Bourgeois

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Author: Michelle Bourgeois

Publisher: Health Professions Press

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ISBN 10: 9781938870064
ISBN 13: 978-1938870064

Help people with memory loss communicate and function more independently with the useful memory aids in this book, with accompanying downloadable resources! Presenting a wide array of evidence-based examples, discover how to use these visual, written, and electronic memory aids to improve communication, independence, and quality of life for people with dementia and related memory impairments. These memory aids help convey the needs and preferences to care partners and increase engagement and social interaction. From low-tech options such as memory wallets, memo boards, planners, and reminder cards to high-tech options such as tablets or smartphones, these simple but powerful tools help to provide conversation prompts, answers to common questions, and reminders for daily living. Full-color illustrations and simple instructions for creating various memory and communication tools are included. Abundant examples of useful content and formats are supplemented by more than 30 downloadable guides and templates to use or customize. Speech-language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, activity directors, direct care staff, and family members interacting with adults with memory impairments will welcome this practical and life-enhancing resource.

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These interventions are highly effective and can be used across a wide range of settings and challenging behaviors associated with dementia. There is only one question regarding this exceptional book: Why aren’t you using it? (Center for Applied Research in Dementia Reviews 2018-03-08)

"This is a must have book for professionals who provide services for people with memory loss and for faculty who prepare these professionals." (Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Reviews 2018-03-08)

"An extremely readable and practical guide to managing memory....I highly recommend!" (Department of Health and Human Services, Southeastern Louisiana University Reviews 2018-03-08)

“Bourgeois has created a practical guide for those working with adults with dementia to creatively and individually modify compensatory strategies for varying levels of memory challenges. This inspiring book combines evidence-based research findings with realistic application and provides many examples and accessible resources for the time-strapped clinician.” (Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Western Michigan University Reviews 2015-01-23)

About the Author

Michelle S. Bourgeois, Ph.D., CCC/SLP, is currently Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders, College of Communication, an Affiliate of the Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy at the Florida State University, and the Co-Principal Investigator and Research Coordinator of the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Memory Disorders Clinic. She has received grants from the National Institutes of Aging (NIA) to investigate interventions for spousal and nursing home caregivers designed to improve the quality and quantity of communicative interactions with residents with dementia, to evaluate memory interventions for persons with dementia and traumatic brain injury, and to develop training programs for institutional caregivers. She also has received funding from the Alzheimerâs Association to systematically investigate the use of memory aids with persons with dementia residing at home and in institutional settings. A clinical researcher, Dr. Bourgeois has published numerous research articles and training manuals. Her Memory Book treatment was featured on a nationally syndicated public television program for the elderly entitled, "Agewise - Living Better," and her interactive CD-ROM training program for nursing aides received several awards. She was the Past-President of the Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group of the Association of Behavior Analysis, and she has served on the editorial boards of several professional journals. She is an active member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Gerontological Society of America. She is currently the Past-President of the Alzheimer Resource Center of Tallahassee.

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