{"product_id":"the-person-in-dementia-athena-mclean-9781551116068","title":"The Person in Dementia: A Study of Nursing Home Care in the Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Society for Medical Anthropology's 2009 New Millennium Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Athena McLean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1551116065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551116068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2007 pg. 99","brand":"Athena McLean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124857893119,"sku":"9781551116068","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_348351fe-c850-41b5-9aa2-dd1159df4865.jpg?v=1687439229","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-person-in-dementia-athena-mclean-9781551116068","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}