Feb 18, 2021 | Book Reviews
Something a little bit different this week on Dementia Network’s book review column – a children’s thriller with dementia as a key storyline, written by an author with a detailed experience of the condition. Caroline Boxall’s sympathetic understanding and...
Dec 14, 2020 | Book Reviews
Written by a baptist minister and nursing home chaplain, On Vanishing is a fascinating and unusual take on dementia and how we view it in our modern society. Traditionally, says Lynn Casteel Harper, we talk of people ‘fading away’ or ‘vanishing’ as the disease takes...
Dec 2, 2020 | Book Reviews
A combination of broad scientific knowledge and an ability to convey this in easy-to-grasp language underpin this latest offering from the neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta. Gupta is a well-known face to American readers, being the Emmy-Award winning chief medical...
Oct 30, 2020 | Book Reviews
A moving and honest book, Creative Care delves into the complex world of how we care for our elders in our modern society, and suggests a revolutionary new way to engage and bring joy to those living with all forms of dementia. Anne Basting is a leader in...
Oct 22, 2020 | Book Reviews
By Helen Lambert (DK) Waterstones, £16.99 (hardback) A brilliant little book for those living with dementia and memory loss, this is a book of activities designed by a specialist that can help entertain and amuse your loved one, as well as crucially giving them a...
Oct 22, 2020 | Book Reviews
Though there are many books on dementia available nowadays, the most poignant are surely those written by those already living under the shadow of this condition. At Dementia Network we are always interested in these memoirs so we were intrigued to hear about one of...
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