When someone you know is living in a dementia care community

By Rachael Wonderlin

Subjects: Care, Patients, Dementia, Long-term care facilities, Older people, Popular works, Older people, care

Description: Writing from her own practice and drawing on the latest research in gerontology and dementia, Wonderlin explains the different kinds of dementia, details the wide range of care communities available for people who have dementia, and speaks empathetically to the worry and guilt many families feel. "Do not let anyone make you feel like you have taken the easy way out by choosing a dementia care community," she writes. "You are still going to deal with a lot of challenging behaviors, concerns, and questions regarding your loved ones care."