THE FAMILY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE COUNSELLING IN ALZHEIMER’S DEMENTIA

Sanda POPEANGĂ

Teofania Foundation Arad, Romania Tel: 0040-722-692515

E-mail: sanda_popeanga@yahoo.com

Abstract

The present study can be enrolled in the context of social studies centred on the assistance of elderly people, with emphasis on Alzheimer’s dementia. In the socio-medical problem of such a condition, the first person to be affected is the patient who has Alzheimer’s, but we can’t ignore the effect of this illness on the family of the patient. The study offers such data on the intervention for families which have a member who has developed Alzheimer’s dementia.

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer, family, social assistance