'Is the cooker turned off?' Caring for an older person with falling memory
Bouman, Walter P.
Bouman, Walter P.
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Reviews the book, ''Is The Cooker Turned Off?' Caring For An Older Person With Failing Memory," by Josephine and Michael Woolf. The book covers every aspect of caring for someone with dementia, from understanding memory to helping a person with dementia to remember things, using cues, association, diaries, note-books, visitors' books and routine checklists; from personal safety to personal care to the carer's own well-being, both physically and psychologically, whilst retaining a compassionate eye to the dignity of the cared-for person. This book is recommended to a number of different readers. Firstly to patients in the early stages of their illness, who retain a degree of insight and are interested and brave enough to want to learn about a multitude of aspects of their likely future journey. Secondly, to all carers, both informal and professional, for whom this book offers invaluable insights into the various roles of being a carer. Thirdly, to all other aspiring and practicing colleagues in the field of dementia, if only to recommend it to patients and carers alike. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)
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Bouman, W. P., Woolf, J. & Woolf, M. (2005). 'Is the cooker turned off?' Caring for an older person with falling memory. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20 (3), pp.291.