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The 36-Hour Day
A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory LossBy Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. RabinsNarrated by John Chancer, Anu AnandLength17h 12m
About this audiobook
For 40 years,
The 36-Hour Day has been the leading work on the care of people with dementia and their family members. Written by experts with decades of experience caring for individuals with memory loss, Alzheimer disease, and other dementias, the book's authoritative and compassionate approach to care features discussions of the causes of dementia and the management of its symptoms from the early stages to late-stage disease.
This edition highlights the significant advances in diagnostic testing, treatment, and research that have occurred in recent years. Offering useful takeaway messages and informed by the latest practices in dementia care, this new edition has been thoroughly updated. It features
updated information on prevention, new diagnostic methods and criteria, and advances in medication therapy
essential insights on everything from home care aides to useful apps to promising preventive techniques and therapies; and
practical advice for avoiding caregiver burnout—plus tips for when and how to get additional help.
Like earlier editions, the eighth edition focuses on improving the lives of those with dementia and memory loss as well as those who love and care for them. The definitive guide to dementia care,
The 36-Hour Day offers readers compassionate guidance and a ready resource for every step of the journey.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (9.2K)
Includes Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing
GenreHealth and Wellness
Length17 hrs 12 mins
Narrated byJohn Chancer, Anu Anand
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateSep 16, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credit
2Foreword
3Preface
4Chapter 1: Dementia
5Chapter 2: Getting Medical Help for the Person Who Has Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment
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6Chapter 3: Characteristic Behavioral Symptoms in People Who Have Dementia
7Chapter 3 Continued
8Chapter 4: Problems in Independent Living
9Chapter 5: Problems Arising in Daily Care
10Chapter 5 Continued
11Chapter 6: Medical Problems
12Chapter 7: Managing the Behavioral and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia
13Chapter 7 Continued
14Chapter 8: Symptoms Associated with Mood Change and Suspiciousness
15Chapter 9: Special Arrangements If You Become Ill
16Chapter 10: Getting Outside Help
17Chapter 11: You, Your Family, and the Person Who Has Dementia
18Chapter 12: How Caring for a Person Who Has Dementia Affects You
19Chapter 13: Caring for Yourself
20Chapter 14: Financial and Legal Issues
21Chapter 15: Long-Term Care Arrangements
22Chapter 15 Continued
23Chapter 16: Preventing and Delaying Cognitive Decline
24Chapter 17: Brain Disorders and the Causes of Dementia
25Chapter 18: Research in Dementia
26End Credit
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