Dementia Is Different : Not Just Another Ordinary Illness (Paperback)

People with dementia need high-quality health care from diagnosis until the end of life. Stable relationships and wellness are prerequisites. In countries like Australia, this is the era of chronic illness of which dementia is the epitome. What now passes for aged care is quite inadequate and the glowing rhetoric of reform masks the reality. People suffering from dementia need continued high-quality health care from diagnosis until the end of life. Stable relationships and wellness are the prerequisites for quality of life. In countries like Australia, this is the era of chronic illness of which dementia is the epitome. The seeming epidemic of dementia comes with the aging of the population, which was predictable for generations and for which successive governments failed to prepare. What now passes for aged care in Australia is a travesty where the glowing reform rhetoric obfuscates the grim reality.