Demystifying Dementia: Everything You Need to Know

by Rose Capp

What is dementia? Many of us live in fear of it, imagining the horror of losing our memories and our identities. But it does not need to terrify us. A good life can be lived with dementia. In this marvellously informative book, Rose Capp, aged-care specialist and educator, policy advisor and choir-director, tells us how. She shows us how to see the world from the perspectives of people living with dementia.

She reveals the importance of loving engagement, of finding the right words and the best forms of communication.

And she discusses how popular culture can help our understanding of dementia. Through her choir, we witness the extraordinary power of music to transform lives.

Whether dementia affects your loved ones, your friends or people you are caring for, this is an essential book to guide you in taking the mystery out of this condition

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

Published July 2, 2024

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative and helpful book on dealing with someone's dementia, whether a family member, someone under your care, or a friend. Opens up a whole different perspective on the disease and how people who have dementia may feel, or think, or be unable to communicate what's concerning them.
The style is slightly dry, and I think it also doesn't always deal with the really difficult aspects of dementia - it tends instead to tell us to do detective work and find out why the person is acting the way they are. Certainly this is a valuable insight, but with my (limited) experience of dementia - a couple of close family members, an in-law and a few acquaintances, I've seen things happening with people that don't appear to be covered in this book.
Nevertheless it's well worth reading, and re-reading, if only to give us a better picture of the issues involved, and how we relate, or fail to relate, to people with the illness.

[Betsy in Australia · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good book to help push past the fear and worry to appreciate the perspective and experience of the person living with dementia so we can best support them. I would love for everyone I know to read this book.

[Text Publishing]

The following reviews have been shared by Text Publishing - publisher of Demystifying Dementia:

‘This excellent book will be invaluable for everyone seeking to support the identity, independence and wellbeing of people living with dementia.’
Ita Buttrose AC OBE