Book review: Dementia Care: A Practical Manual (Oxford Care Manual), by Jonathan Waite, Rowan Harwood, Ian Morton, David Connelly. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 428. ISBN 978-0-19922-882-9
Abstract:tackles not just one patient group but deals with community care as a whole, aiming to give guidance to a large variety of practitioners, from managers and health care to social workers and the voluntary sector. The early chapters dealing with broad themes are the most useful for most audiences. They are easy to understand and can comfortably be read as many of the points covered discuss best practice and common scenarios which many readers will be able to identify with. Later chapters are a more difficult rea… Show more
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