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Book Review: Making tough decisions about end-of-life care in dementia

Book Review: Making tough decisions about end-of-life care in dementia 1003279 JAGXXX10.1177/07334648211003279Journal of Applied Gerontology book-review2021 Book Reviews Journal of Applied Gerontology 2021, Vol. 40(8) 914 –917 Book Reviews © The Author(s) 2021 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions journals.sagepub.com/home/jag Kenny, A. (2020). Making tough decisions about end-of-life care in dementia. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. 218 pp. $19.95, ISBN-10 1421426676. Reviewed by: Cindy Gruman, The Lewin Group, Falls Church, VA, USA DOI: 10.1177/07334648211003279 Dementia is a heart wrenching disease with almost 10 mil- versus a curing doctor. You will meet many others as you lion new cases every year (World Health Organization, read this book, and by the time you finish, you will feel con- 2020). On average, individuals can expect to live 4 to 8 years nected to many kindred spirits. Each chapter closes with following their diagnosis (Alzheimer’s Association, 2021). points to remember, action plans (e.g., keeping a journal, When taking family members and caregivers into consider- making a list of resources), and additional reading sugges- ation, adequate care and support seem overwhelming for tions and resources. The following provides a brief synopsis everyone—the health care system, the patient, the family, of what you can expect to learn. and society. Given the demographics of our population, this http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Gerontology SAGE

Book Review: Making tough decisions about end-of-life care in dementia

Gruman, Cindy
Journal of Applied Gerontology , Volume 40 (8): 2 – Aug 1, 2021
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1003279 JAGXXX10.1177/07334648211003279Journal of Applied Gerontology book-review2021 Book Reviews Journal of Applied Gerontology 2021, Vol. 40(8) 914 –917 Book Reviews © The Author(s) 2021 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions journals.sagepub.com/home/jag Kenny, A. (2020). Making tough decisions about end-of-life care in dementia. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. 218 pp. $19.95, ISBN-10 1421426676. Reviewed by: Cindy Gruman, The Lewin Group, Falls Church, VA, USA DOI: 10.1177/07334648211003279 Dementia is a heart wrenching disease with almost 10 mil- versus a curing doctor. You will meet many others as you lion new cases every year (World Health Organization, read this book, and by the time you finish, you will feel con- 2020). On average, individuals can expect to live 4 to 8 years nected to many kindred spirits. Each chapter closes with following their diagnosis (Alzheimer’s Association, 2021). points to remember, action plans (e.g., keeping a journal, When taking family members and caregivers into consider- making a list of resources), and additional reading sugges- ation, adequate care and support seem overwhelming for tions and resources. The following provides a brief synopsis everyone—the health care system, the patient, the family, of what you can expect to learn. and society. Given the demographics of our population, this

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