Doing Things: A Guide to Programing Activities for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders

"It is vitally important that we understand the ways in which programs can benefit people with Alzheimer's disease -- not by altering the course of the disease but by improving the quality of life. This book tells in clear, step-by-step language how to provide this care." -- Nancy L. Mace, coauthor of The 36-Hour Day

"A valuable resource for professionals, paraprofessionals, and family members working with Alzheimer's disease patients." -- Educational Gerontology

"This guide shows how to establish a positive environment for Alzheimer's patients by providing social interaction and productive activity, with an emphasis on treating patients with empathy, courtesy, and dignity." -- Health Progress

"This material provides useful suggestions for the Alzheimer's patient at home. Zgola's program would work best in the community setting where the patient with a disease of the Alzheimer's type (DAT) is transported to a center or health care facility. Doing Things provides step-by-step alternatives to a dull vegetative existence, and should be particularly helpful to the primary care provider who desperately needs a 'day off.'." -- Summer

"The book's greatest strength is that it serves as a source of dozens of ideas for meaningful activities for persons with dementing illness... This book should be required reading for the adult day-care staff with an interest in dementia. But this reviewer hopes the book will find a wider audience. Patient educators and counselors will find this a valuable reference and teaching guide; the book will be especially helpful to those counselors who work with families caring for persons with dementing illness. Families living with the day-to-day stress of caregiving will find hope in the book's optimism and viewed that we can strive to bring out the best in persons with dementia." -- Patient Education and Counseling