Download or read book Caregiving Real Life Answers written by Sydney Clary and published by Sydney Clary. This book was released on 2014-07-20 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you facing the task of care for an aging relative, a child or loved one through a serious illness? This book is a real-life approach to handling the multitude of problems that crop up each day.In your home, in a care facility and all the variations of caregiving locations, there are ways to help those who matter to you and help yourself survive the stress and strain of caregiving. How to wait in waiting rooms. How to find a new location for your loved one when the present situation no longer meets the needs of your relative or friend. How to handle medical insurance. How to handle home care. How to resolve problems with medical staff. How to get bills paid. There are answers to these issues and many others, real-life answers that work. Need an idea or new avenue for that dead-end you are facing as a caregiver. The goal of this book is to provide those answers, those suggestions. Examples of use are in every chapter, real people dealing with problems and solutions. Some will make you smile, some will make you cry but each will show what can be done as you face this demanding and rewarding task in your own life.
Download or read book Families Caring for an Aging America written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an older adult with a health or functional limitation. The nation's family caregivers provide the lion's share of long-term care for our older adult population. They are also central to older adults' access to and receipt of health care and community-based social services. Yet the need to recognize and support caregivers is among the least appreciated challenges facing the aging U.S. population. Families Caring for an Aging America examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs, supports, and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. This report also assesses and recommends policies to address the needs of family caregivers and to minimize the barriers that they encounter in trying to meet the needs of older adults.
Download or read book Care Giving written by Sydney A. Clary and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-07-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you facing the task of care for an aging relative, a child or loved one through a serious illness? This book is a real life approach to handling the multitude of problems that crop up each day. In your home, in a care facility and all the variations of care giving locations, there are ways to help those who matter to you and help yourself survive the stress and strain of care giving. How to wait in waiting rooms.How to find a new location for your loved one when the present situation no longer meets the needs of your relative or friend.How to handle medical insurance.How to handle home care.How to resolve problems with medical staff.How to get bills paid.There are answers for these issues and many others, real life answers that work. Need an idea or new avenue for that dead end you are facing as a care giver. The goal of this book is to provide those answers, those suggestions. Examples of use are in every chapter, real people dealing with problems and solutions. Some will make you smile, some will make you cry but each will show what can be done as you face this demanding and rewarding task in your own life.
Download or read book The Caregiving Trap written by Pamela D. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Caregiving Trap" combines the authentic life and professional experience of Pamela D. Wilson, who provides recommendations for overwhelmed and frustrated caregivers who themselves may one day need care. "The Caregiving Trap" includes stories about Pamela's actual personal and professional experience along with end of chapter exercises to support caregivers. Common caregiving issues include: A sense of duty and obligation to provide care that damages family relationships Emotional and financial challenges resulting in denial of care needs Ignorance of predictive events that result in situations of crises or harm Delayed decision making and lack of planning resulting in limited choices Minimum standards of care supporting the need for advocacy
Download or read book You Are Not Alone written by Gary Barg and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy to navigate guide with answers to family caregiver's most urgent questions:How to get family members to helpGet a loved one to stop drivingPartner with medical professionalsAccess the finances needed for caregiving ...and much more
Download or read book Patient Safety and Quality written by Ronda Hughes and published by Department of Health and Human Services. This book was released on 2008 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/
Download or read book Hard Question Simple Answers written by Elana Peters and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of having to take care of an elderly loved one, you are not alone. Failing health, decreased mental faculties, or a combination of both can mean a change in the living situation has to be arranged. Complicated emotional and financial issues that arise with this decision can seem insurmountable with our appropriate foreknowledge and organization. Planning now will help family members cope with an aging loved one's growing dependency. Elana Peters has spent the last 25 years helping families deal effectively with care taking their elderly loved ones. In her book she focuses on the top priorities for he caregiver as they start this journey of helping a loved one take care of themselves. This workbook includes information on healthcare, choices in living facilities, financial concerns, and end of life issues. She provides worksheets to store information and for easy and quick reference. The worksheets to store information and for easy and quick reference. The worksheets ensure that the family won't miss something important when timing may be crucial. Taking care of an aging loved one doesn't have to be a struggle; it can be an inspiring journey filled with unconditional love. This book will help to lighten the load for families and ease the minds of their elderly family members.
Download or read book The Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-11-14 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid growth of home health care has raised many unsolved issues and will have consequences that are far too broad for any one group to analyze in their entirety. Yet a major influence on the safety, quality, and effectiveness of home health care will be the set of issues encompassed by the field of human factors research-the discipline of applying what is known about human capabilities and limitations to the design of products, processes, systems, and work environments. To address these challenges, the National Research Council began a multidisciplinary study to examine a diverse range of behavioral and human factors issues resulting from the increasing migration of medical devices, technologies, and care practices into the home. Its goal is to lay the groundwork for a thorough integration of human factors research with the design and implementation of home health care devices, technologies, and practices. On October 1 and 2, 2009, a group of human factors and other experts met to consider a diverse range of behavioral and human factors issues associated with the increasing migration of medical devices, technologies, and care practices into the home. This book is a summary of that workshop, representing the culmination of the first phase of the study.
Download or read book Caregiving written by Oliver J. Desofi and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the author's personal experience as a caregiver, how he became one, everything he learned along the way and what a wonderful life two people can have together regardless of the situation. The author wants to share what he learned; information from doctors, insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry, disability claims and a number of other important issues including positive thinking and a happy life. His real life experiences have been "battle" tested in the totality of caregiving. The information he shares relates to all caregivers and many situations; from diseases, accidental disability and war wounded veterans. He further describes how one caregiver, over a period of 24 years, was able to maneuver across the "battlefield," still survive and not succumb to battle fatigue. Someone else's knowledge about something negative can make things more positive for you...and that is an important part of what this book is about. Many books out there are a wonderful collection of data compiled from the internet and government sources and provide answers to many issues. This book covers the "must do" items which are based on his experiences that can be used as a reference guide and adapted to your individualized situation. Every patient is different and in order to earn the "Caregiver of the year" award, you must find what works best for them. The most important issue is to realize that a severely disabled person needs to be treated with respect and dignity. Unfortunately, too many handicapped patients are disposed of like a useless piece of furniture or parked out of sight at some poorly run institution. What would you want to happen to you, should you ever be disabled as a result of an accident or disease? REMEMBER - it can happen to anyone - anytime, including YOU!
Download or read book The Caregiving Trap written by Pamela D. Wilson and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-30 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An information-rich . . . and even fearless exploration and understanding of the all-too-often simply overwhelming caregiving process.” —Jay Schneiders, PhD, ABPP, clinical neuropsychologist & health psychologist The Caregiving Trap provides recommendations for exhausted and frustrated caregivers. Advocate, care navigator, and caregiving educator Pamela D. Wilson shares stories from her personal and professional experience that will help you navigate the challenges of caring for a loved one and help you replace feelings of guilt, sadness, and fatigue with calm and certainty. In The Caregiving Trap, you’ll get step-by-step exercises to help you through common issues, such as: A sense of duty and obligation to provide care that damages family relationships Emotional and financial challenges resulting in denial of care needs Ignorance of predictive events that result in situations of crises or harm Delayed decision making and lack of planning resulting in limited choices Minimum standards of care supporting the need for advocacy “Pamela Wilson . . . offers a toolbox of strategies to help the caregiver move forward with foresight, knowledge, and skills to plan for the future.” —Tina Wells, MA, Alzheimer’s Association Colorado “A must read not only for any health professional interacting with the elderly and disabled individuals but also for any adult who could possibly find themselves in a caregiving situation or the recipient of caregiving now or in the future. Pamela’s personal and professional experience, along with extensive research, offers a compassionate, perceptive and detailed resource. Familiar scenarios, probing questions, and realistic options are presented, all with the end goal of better quality of life for both the recipient of care and the caregiver.” —Linda Warwick, RN, hospice and alternative therapy practitioner
Download or read book Caregiving written by Debbie Barr and published by Rose Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with practical advice, diagrams, statistics, photos, quizzes, and scannable outlines, this compact guide to caregiving is easy to read and gives you key information at a glance. Get expert knowledge distilled into easy-to-follow steps and apply them immediately to refresh and recharge your caregiving journey. Enjoy having: Trustworthy advice for both seasoned and new caregivers (and everyone in between) A Scale of Burden quiz to assess your current level of self-care 12 Signs of Stress & specific steps to manage them (PLUS: 3 happiness boosters for caregivers) How to Build Your Team: step-by-step instructions to get help (and exactly what to say) And much more Caregiving is draining—emotionally and physically. From changing bandages and diapers, to managing medical appointments and picking up prescriptions, caregiving can feel like an endless journey. But here’s the great news: the caregiving experience doesn’t have to be like that. When caregiving tasks are shared and caregivers understand how to take good care of themselves too, the whole experience can be much brighter for everyone. Trusted Help for Caregiving from Those Who’ve Been There In Caregiving: Taking Care of Yourself While Taking Care of Someone Else, award-winning author and speaker, Debbie Barr, writes with compassion and understanding, taking an honest look at the ups and downs of caregiving. She shares the real-life experiences of caregivers and the things they’ve learned along their journeys. This book will help caregivers like you know how to gather a team to help shoulder the caregiving load. You will be able to: Identify when you’re nearing burnout Discover the help available to you (and what to say) Take specific action steps to cope wisely and learn to thrive Know when the caregiving needs to change (and why it DOESN’T mean failure) Key Features of Caregiving: Taking Care of Yourself While Taking Care of Someone Else Caregiving will provide everything you need—from the basics to step-by-step details—to not only get you started on your journey, but to make the most out of your time and talents. Key features include: Reliable—Award-winning author and speaker Debbie Barr unpacks real-life experiences and seasoned advice into trustworthy nuggets of caregiving gold you can carry with you throughout your day. Get refreshed and revitalized with compassion and truths from those who have experienced the emotions and journeys you are going through. Quick and Easy-to-Use—Caregivers rarely feel like they have time for themselves, so this guide has been designed with a busy schedule in mind: packed with concise summaries, scannable outlines and visuals, and distilled step-by-step instructions, you can absorb everything you need with as little or as much time as you have. Practical—Whether you need to apply a self-care routine, build a care team to support your loved one in need, or make a big change in your care plan, get concise step-by-step instructions (including exactly what to say) and start immediately! Flexible—A little or lots of time. Brand new or seasoned caregiver. Short- or long-term care. Regardless of your situation, this handy minibook has practical applications for everyone. Caregiving is never just about the person needing the care; it’s about the caregiver too. You will come away from this book encouraged and equipped to face the caregiving journey with hopefulness and peace of mind.
Download or read book Working Daughter written by Liz O'Donnell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working Daughter provides a roadmap for women trying to navigate caring for aging parents and their careers. Using the author’s own experiences as a prime example, it’s ideal for readers who want straight talk and real advice about the challenges and rewards of eldercare while managing a career and family.
Download or read book And Thou Shalt Honor written by Beth Witrogen McLeod and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The groundbreaking PBS special And Thou Shalt HonorÓ brought to light the challenges facing today's caregivers. This companion volume provides info. & practical support essential for anyone in a caregiving situation. Useful advice draws on the expertise of the nation's top caregiving researchers & advocates, as well as the real-world wisdom of caregivers. You'll find answers on all aspects of providing care, incl.: Reaching out to a loved one in need of help; Managing day-to-day caregiving tasks; Accessing caregiving resources; Navigating the legal & financial maze; Assembling a caregiving support network; Understanding the changing family dynamic; & Surviving & thriving in the caregiver role. Also, action plans & checklists for caregiving issues.
Download or read book Rural Caregiving in the United States written by Ronda C. Talley and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caregivers living in rural areas face daunting obstacles. In addition to the isolation and anxiety that many caregivers across the country experience, rural caregivers must also cope with limited access to uncoordinated resources and severe shortages of trained professionals. Although many research, policy, and practice upgrades have been made in response to caregivers’ general concerns, the specific problems facing the rural caregiver have been less frequently addressed. Focusing on what is known as well as what is needed – and zeroing in on major subgroups within this diverse population – Rural Caregiving in the United States replaces misconceptions of the nonurban experience with real-life issues, findings, and solutions. For example, this pioneering volume: Covers a broad range of issues unique to rural caregiving, including research, education/training, policy, and practice. Identifies specific needs related to education, training, and support for rural caregivers. Examines both the positive and negative effects of rural living on caregivers as well as patients. Discusses the importance of in-home care in lieu of scarcer forms of for-profit care (e.g., hospitals). Addresses not only discrepancies between rural and urban health care systems but racial and ethnic disparities within rural health care. Explores the advantages of using information technology to address rural health care limitations. Rural Caregiving in the United States offers uniquely knowledgeable perspectives to researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in the caregiving fields, including psychology, social work, nursing, gerontology and geriatrics, medicine, public health, public policy, and educational policy.
Download or read book Finding Your Way written by Linda M. Colvin Rhodes and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of questions and answers about caring for aging parents and spouses. Covers health care, family relationships, and legal issues.
Download or read book Caregivers written by Allegra Bains and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you need answers to questions concerning how to handle your aging parents this book will help. It's about lessons learned. Taking care of a loved one with Alzheimer's, Dementia, or Parkinson's, is difficult on the best days. This book makes a great gift for caregivers or anyone struggling to understand these awful diseases. It contains real-world solutions to common problems like: -wandering -hallucinations -safety -hygiene -dressing -medications -anger-management -and much more.
Download or read book Beyond Caregiving written by Romwell M. Sabeniano Mba Hcm and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is this book important to read? Beyond Caregiving contains a plethora of information that the reader will find very useful in coping with the challenges of providing care. In a nutshell, the book is about the deeper understanding of the role of a caregiver, learning creative ways to secure much need resources and services, maneuvering through the complex health care system, and most of all learning to enjoy and see the positivity in everything we do despite what life may bring to our fruitful undertaking. As an educator and advocate for the disabled and the developmentally challenged for 14 years; and as a Social Services Director at several skilled nursing facilities for 5-years, Romwell witnessed most of the challenges that caregivers' and their families face up in dealing with the task. His goal in writing the book is to help alleviate caregiver stress in navigating through the difficult emotional, psychological, and financial challenges of caregiving. The book shall serve as a caregiver's guide in maneuvering through the complex healthcare delivery system and present creative ideas in procuring much-needed support from private entities, state and federally funded programs, and services available in the community. The book also illustrates steps, and possible solutions in the appeals process that a caregiver may apply in the event of an unjust or unfair denial of rights of a developmentally challenged adult or a child. The goal is to mitigate the out-of-pocket costs of an already financially burdened population. Beyond Caregiving likewise presents real-life cases and situations experienced by actual patients that benefitted from the author's services during his career as a social worker-case manager. In reading the book, the reader will understand why it is difficult to provide care to different people, particularly patients with unique developmental challenges. The reader will also discover the correlation between aggressive behavior and medical disability, which explains why people act the way they do, sometimes even without reason. And last but not the least, the book provides useful resources for the reader and their families in dealing with the difficult challenges of providing continuum of care brought by the lack of availability of community resources, and the defective post-hospitalization services.
