Previous editions of this book reached the bestsellers list in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014
There is also a Facebook page called Dementia Stuff with John David Baker
On thar Facebook page readers can talk to the author and other readers about dementia
Finding the best care home to live in can be one of the biggest decisions of your life. It can also be an extremely difficult one. Often people do not know where to start or what questions they need to ask.
Just how do you tell a good care home from a bad one?
This guide will answer this question, and much more. This book is written by a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Care Home Practice. He understands all too well that when selecting a care home time is often of the essence, hence this invaluable quick reference guide. The book covers:
Things That People Need To Know Before Visiting A Care Home
Types and Categories of Care Homes
How to find a care home
How to Make Contact with the Care Home
Tips for visiting Care Homes
A checklist of questions to ask when visiting a care home, and things to lookout for and to reflect upon later
Useful Organisations
Other books by John David Baker
RN MIfL Dip.RSA PGCE BSc DipHE Cert Man Care (Open) Cert HP (Open) LCGI
The Nurse Explains: Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia
Published 2011, print page equivalent 85 pages (20,000 words)
(To find this book click on the author’s name at the top of this page or type “John David Baker” into the Amazon search box)
This updated and bestselling book explains Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and Vascular Dementia. It reached the top spots for dementia books and psychiatric nursing books on the best selling books list on Amazon in 2011.
The book covers:
1. Overview of Dementia
2. What is dementia?
3. The Four Common Components of Dementia
4. Types of Dementia
5. Alzheimer’s Disease
6. Vascular Dementia
7. The Stages of Dementia
8. Medication for people with dementia
9. Abuse within Care Homes and the NHS
10. The Social and historical context of dementia
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