Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12927 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 244 pages

Customer Reviews

And still the music plays....
In my opinion, the best book ever written about dementia. I have worked in health and social care for 25 years and have had more dementia training than you can shake a stick at. I learned more from reading this book than I did at any training session. It really makes you think about the person you are caring for and enables you to create different ways of delivering person centred care. I have two copies which are currently being passed around the whole of our care team to read. Absolutely brilliant, you won't be disappointed. I recommend anyone who works with, cares for or knows someone with dementia reads this book.

And still the music plays
This is a wonderful book that encourages you to really see the person and to understand the meaning behind their behaviour. Anyone, from relatives to care staff and even GP's can read this book and take something positive from it. I read it through in a few hours and found it quite moving. It is presented as a series of stories about real people exhibiting some of the repetitive aspects of behaviour frequently encountered in people with dementia such as screaming, wandering and even violence. You will have fresh insight into such behaviour after reading this book. This is a modest little book but it really does have the capacity to influence working practice for the better. I would recommend it highly.

Brilliant book on living with someone with dementia
This is a brilliant book and a real help for anyone living with someone with dementia. It really helps you understand what they are going through and how to deal with the problems that ensue. Thoroughly recommended.