This book „The perfect carer does not exist” will help you understand the behaviour of someone affected by dementia and show you how not to let yourself be driven crazy by it.
What you’ll gain:
- Insight into the various symptoms associated with dementia.
- Appropriate and effective ways to talk to someone with dementia.
- Solutions to troublesome issues, such as aggression, the desire to go 'home’, stubbornness, lack of understanding, silence, hostility and reluctance to bathe.
- Advice and insights from an expert – working in this field since 2006 – who has helped hundreds of families.
- Access to knowledge gathered over the years to help with day-to-day care.
„The perfect carer does not exist” is the collection of over 20 years of authors experience complemented by hundreds of cases of carers and people with dementia she met in her work to date. It is a book authored by the first Polish psychologist certified as an instructor in ‘Dementia care based on the Silviahemmet care philosophy’ by the Foundation established by Her Majesty queen Silvia of Sweden.
This book can change your everyday life!
It is primarily a guide which, thanks to real histories and detailed tasks, but also its structure allowing for a step-by-step approach, enables the reader to understand:
- The new circumstances – to learn how to navigate them,
- Their loved one’s reactions – to know how to help them,
- Their own feelings and reactions – to reinforce themselves.
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This book aims to provide readers with knowledge, strength and encouragement
- It shows a way into the world of the sick person and aids in navigating it;
- It conveys the necessary knowledge and presents a range of reliable approaches for the various stages of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in a straightforward manner. It provides hope and helps readers to make sense of the situation;
- It guides the reader step by step thanks to its form. Highlights, underlines and markers make it easier to understand otherwise hard-to grasp content. You can read it in snippets — five pages here, five pages there — and always find useful information;
- It is intended for people who sometimes lose hope while caring for someone, who doubt whether they are doing the right thing, and who feel guilty and ashamed of the extreme emotions and thoughts they have, which they never imagined they would be capable of experiencing.
Tadeusz Parnowski, MD, PhD, psychiatrist, psychogeriatrician and long-time head of the Second Psychiatric Clinic at the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw, says:
The book covers virtually all issues that carers may encounter, including communication with patients, psychopathological symptoms, and behavioural disorders. The main message is that it is the intention and effort that count, not the result, and this should empower carers. I particularly like the constant reiteration that the patient is a living, feeling and thinking person with their own habits, preferences and desires. Tables providing information on how the brain functions and listing the parts of the brain responsible for various human behaviours help organise the text. This is NOT a typical guidebook. It is easy to read and is written in the author's distinctive voice, conveying a great deal of emotion. Congratulations on a very good and useful book.
Life often unexpectedly puts you in the role of a guardian
Whether or not you are directly caring for a sick person, I hope this book will provide both emotional and practical support, and help you maintain your mental wellbeing. Through trial and error, you will be able to identify the most effective methods for your individual situation. No matter what, hear this now: YOU ARE IMPORTANT TOO, AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS IMPORTANT! – The author
Karolina Jurga
She is a psychologist and neuropsychologist. Since 2006, she has been working in the diagnosis of dementia syndromes. She is a professional and passionate about her work: she works with people with dementia and accompanies them in their places of residence (homes or nursing homes) and day care centres. She supports their families and professional carers, conducts therapy and educates. As she writes about herself: ‘Every day, I undertake the quest that is stepping into the reality of the person with dementia, into the world to which they invite me through their illness’.
She educates by sharing her knowledge and experience on social media, on her blog https://poznajdemencje.pl and on her YouTube channel, ‘Poznaj demencję’ (‘Understanding Dementia’). She also appears as a guest on television and radio programmes.
She is the author of publications on the prevention of cognitive disorders, as well as social projects, including the pioneer experiment Understanding Alzheimer’s. For this project, she designed special goggles that allow people to experience the difficulties that a sick person faces on a daily basis. She was the first psychologist in Poland to obtain a certificate as an instructor in ‘Dementia care based on the Silviahemmet care philosophy’ from the Foundation established by Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden (whom she met in person).
Experience in the field of dementia since 2006 (working in a nursing home, day care centre and private homes).
- 9,800 hours of therapy sessions with dementia patients and their families/carers.
- 3,110 hours of training for care and medical staff.
- Author of the best-selling in Poland dementia guide, The Perfect Carer Does Not Exist (2021), and the guide: Diagnosis of Dementia: How to convince a loved one when they do not want to go to the doctor’ (2026).
Additional Information
- ISBN: 9788395774249
- BINDING TYPE: Softcover with flaps
- PUBLISHER: Get to Know Dementia
- YEAR PUBLISHED: 2021-09-21
- NUMBER OF PAGE: 318
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Contact with the author
👉 Mail: karolina.jurga@poznajdemencje.pl
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