Successful Communication with Alzheimer's Disease Patients

ALI-123

An In-Service Manual

By Mary Jo Santo Pietro and Elizabeth Ostuni

This is a quick-reference for speech-language pathologists in daily care of persons with Alzheimer's disease. It helps caregivers understand and solve communication problems with Alzheimer's patients and contains quick-tip summaries.

Communication with Alzheimer's Disease Patients: An In-Service Manual presents 12 teaching units, each focusing on a specific aspect of communication in long-term care settings.  Included are sections on the communication process, difficult communication situations, supporting patients' communication efforts, and multicultural issues in nursing homes.

• Serves as a quick, user-friendly reference for primary and secondary caregivers
• Helps caregivers understand and solve communication problems with Alzheimer's disease patients.
• Includes text outlines at the beginning of each unit, case studies, checklists, and "Quick-tip" summaries.
• Features numerous overheads to use for training teaching units.