Dementia Companion: Guide for Additional Caregivers in Nursing Care


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Description

The companion for companions
The successful book for additional caregivers now in an updated 4th edition. Caregivers take on an important task in the care and accompaniment of people with dementia and contribute to the improvement of the individual living situation. This handbook supports not only everyday caregivers, but also volunteers and professional caregivers in their meaningful and demanding task. All the important basics are explained in an understandable way to help people with dementia or mental illness to cope with their everyday lives.

From the contents

  • Theory of illness - understanding what is different
  • Shaping everyday life - maintaining abilities and ideas for occupational activities
  • Quality of care - safety for companions and people in need of help
  • First aid - acting correctly in difficult situations
  • Housekeeping - caring for people with dementia
  • All contents of the advanced training to the additional care worker ( 87b SGB XI)
  • Tips and checklists for the internship, for reflection and self-care

For caregivers in advanced training and practice, and for all people who accompany people with dementia or limited competence in daily life activities.


The authors
Simone Schmidt, nurse with advanced training in gerontological psychiatry, quality manager and consultant for health care, care expert, lecturer

Martina Döbele, Care manager, TQM auditor, NLP master, lecturer and consultant in healthcare, head of nursing courses

The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.



Author: Simone Schmidt, Martina Döbele
Publisher: Springer
Published: 04/08/2023
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9783662670415
ISBN10: 3662670410
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Nursing | General

About the Author

Simone Schmidt: Nurse with advanced training in gerontological psychiatry, quality manager and consultant for the healthcare sector, expert assessor, lecturer

Martina Döbele: PDL, TQM auditor, NLP master, lecturer and consultant in health care, leader of nursing courses