TY - BOOK AU - Killick,John AU - Allan,Kate AU - Allan,Kate TI - Communication and the care of people with dementia SN - 9780335207756 (hbk.) : AV - RC521 U1 - 362.19683 KIL PY - 2001/// CY - Buckingham PB - Open University Press KW - Interpersonal communication KW - Dementia KW - Patients KW - Care KW - Nursing KW - Communication in medicine KW - Health and Wellbeing KW - ukslc KW - Care of the elderly KW - thema KW - Health systems & services KW - Geriatric medicine KW - Psychiatry KW - Clinical psychology KW - Geriatric nursing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part l: Basics:-1.Conversations with Alice: 'a far fetch' -- 2.Personhood: 'the truth is mine, not yours' -- 3.Nonverbal communication: 'I just want to hold and hold you one minute' -- 4.Language: 'words can make or break you -- 5.Memory: 'playing in the house of ages' -- 6.Interpretation: 'After all, what is this lump of matter if you can't make sense of it?' -- Part 2: Practicalities:- 7.Making contact: 'to get us into a normal situation' -- 8.Developing the interaction: ' with you I am putting things together' -- 9.Endings: 'With regard to silence, I think it should be observed' -- 10.Writing: 'It's a good idea, this writing it down -- Part 3: Themes:-11.Narrative: 'I want to make up my story for myself' -- 12.Relationships: 'I like us being with us' -- 13.Awareness: 'I'm thinking ... when I'm not saying anything' -- Part 4: Implications:- 14.Implications for care:'I need help, yes. But it's the way that it's done' -- 15.Ethical implications: 'What I want to know is, what is this doing for you?' --Part 5: Integration:- 16.Conversations with Jane: 'My mind, my whole sphere of life is full' N2 - This book argues that communication is at the heart of all approaches to dementia care, and is an in-depth exploration of ways of establishing and developing communication with people with dementia ER -