Joanne Koenig
Coste wrote Learning
to Speak Alzheimer's to help people at home care for loved
ones suffering from dementia. The book offers hundreds of practical
tips and ideas.
by Joanne
Koenig Coste
Joanne Koenig
Coste is a pioneer in Alzheimer's care, the creator of a medical
philosophy that stresses "habilitation" over excessive drugs and
restraint. While caring for her husband with Alzheimer's for three
years, she realized that it was possible to avoid many of the
emotional burdens patients and caregivers face. In Learning to Speak
Alzheimer's Coste recommends that care providers try to join
patients in their sense of place and time; to listen to the
patient's emotional language; and to focus on the their remaining
skills.
Five basic
principles makes this book a unique guide to thriving emotionally
and spiritually in the face of caregiving challenges.
Learning to
Speak Alzheimer's is inspiring and very educational, offering
straight discussion about serious issues.
