Dementia and Alzheimer''s - Solving the Practical and Policy Challenges

'Dementia and Alzheimer's" helps families, counsellors, friends and businesses to deal with the sudden rise of progressive brain deterioration in several forms of dementia, which is expected to affect many hundreds of thousands of adults in the coming years.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The Family Dynamics of Dementia; 3. Tort Liability Related to Dementia; 4. Dementia and Private Insurance; 5. Medicare, Medicaid, Disability and Other Government Benefits; 6. Dementia and Residential Care Facilities; 7. Adult Protective Services in Dementia Cases; 8. Dementia and Financial Issues; 9. Dementia in Probate and Guardianship; 10. Dementia and Employment Issues; 11. Drug Research and New Product Developments for Dementia; 12. Dementia and Criminal Justice; 13 Understanding Your Expert's Advice about Brain Deterioration; 14 Understanding the Causes of Alzheimer's Disease; Appendix; Index.

About the author

By James O'Reilly and Rhonna Shatz

Product details

• Authors: James O¿Reilly, James Shatz Oreilly, James O'Reilly, James Shatz O''reilly, Rhonna Shatz
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781783089253
• ISBN: 978-1-78308-925-3
• No. of pages: 142
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General