Evidence-Based Protocols for Managing Wandering Behaviors

Evidence-Based Protocols for Managing Wandering Behaviors

Edited by Audrey Nelson and Donna L. Algase

Wandering behavior is among the most frequent, problematic, and dangerous phenomena associated with dementia. The 18 chapters by different experts in this book address how to prevent elopement, getting lost, and falls. It suggests methods and strategies that will enable those with dementia to remain independent longer, using evidence-based protocols.

Springer, 2007, pb, 480 pages