Part 1: About the Person 1. How the Brain is Affected2. Lived
Experiences of Individuals with Dementia3. Breaking the Cycle of
Despair4. Making Life Better for Individuals Living with
Dementia
Part II: About Caregivers5. Family Member as Care Partner6. How We
Can Support Families7. Formal caregivers: Role of the
Inter-professional Team
Part III: About Home and Community Environments8. The Physical Home
Environment – A Neglected Therapeutic Context9. Living in the
community
Part IV: About Social Systems and Policy 10. Settings and Services
of Care11. Global Efforts and National Plans12. Transforming
Dementia care
Part V: Taking Action13. Developing and Implementing an Action
Plan14. Putting It All Together
Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, an applied research sociologist, is the dean
of the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel
University. Gitlin is nationally and internationally recognized for
her research on developing, evaluating and implementing novel home
and community-based interventions. She is involved in translating,
disseminating and implementing proven programs for delivery in
diverse practice settings globally.
Gitlin is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2011 John
Mackey Award for Excellence in Dementia Care, from Johns Hopkins
University, the 2014 M. Powell Lawton Award from the Gerontological
Society of America, and in 2015 she was named as an Honorary Fellow
of the American Academy of Nursing.
She is the author of close to 300 scientific publications including
seven books. She recently co-chaired the first National Research
Summit on Care and Services for Persons Living with Dementia and
their Caregivers. She is also a recent appointee to the medical
advisory board, Alzheimer’s Association and member of the
international Lancet Commission on dementia care Nancy Hodgson is
the Anthony Buividas Endowed Term Chair in Gerontology and
Associate Professor in the Biobehavioral Health Sciences Department
at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Her 30 plus
year nursing career has been dedicated to improving the end of life
experiences for cognitively and physically frail older adults. Dr.
Hodgson’s program of research emphasizes the examination of factors
associated with quality of life in chronically ill older adults and
the enhancement of science-based nursing practice with older adults
at end of life. This work has helped to inform care practices for
persons living with dementia and their care partners through the
development of palliative care protocols that address the leading
symptoms in dementia that cause distress or impair quality of life.
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