{"product_id":"the-person-in-dementia-1","title":"The Person in Dementia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Society for Medical Anthropology's 2009 New Millennium Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eImagine yourself in advanced age, forced to depend on others for all your basic needs. What would you want to retain of your personal life?\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis question is at the heart of a set of case studies that examine the lives of nursing home residents who were diagnosed with senile dementia. Based on two years of intensive comparative ethnographic study in a nursing home in a Northeastern American city, \u003ci\u003eThe Person in Dementia\u003c\/i\u003e dramatically contrasts the outcomes of two approaches to dementia care for elders with severely disturbed behaviors: a task-oriented approach based on a biomedical view of disease progression and a flexible person-sustaining approach focusing on individual needs and communication. By emphasizing \"personhood,\" which looks beyond physical and reasoning abilities to a person's will and relationship with others, McLean conceptualizes dementia care as a \u003ci\u003emoral enterprise\u003c\/i\u003e. She encourages innovative and compassionate elder care and accountability across the spectrum from direct care-givers to nursing home owners to those at the highest levels of government. \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMcLean also offers a fine-tuned analysis of how relations among direct care-giving, professional, and administrative staff within a facility can dramatically affect the quality of dementia care. The book includes policy recommendations that are geared to long-term care administrators and policy-makers as well as to caregivers, families, and elders with dementia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"By Athena McLean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43575156637878,"sku":"9781442603196","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781442603196.jpg?v=1730228713","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-person-in-dementia-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}