Download or read book The Perfect Caregiver 5 Steps to Hiring a Caregiver for Your Aging Loved One written by Christine Randall and published by Palmetto Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 5-step guide for interviewing and hiring an ideal caregiver for your aging loved one. Your family needs peace of mind and your loved one deserves to be treated with dignity by a skilled, trustworthy, kind professional caregiver.

Download or read book The Perfect Caregiver written by Christine Randall and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the U.S. population ages, we are seeing more seniors looking to stay in their own homes throughout their twilight years. Caring for aging parents can prove to be geographically and logistically challenging for many adult children. As a result, the demand for quality, in-home caregivers is on the rise. But finding the right candidate isnot easy. As a consultant and independent eldercare coach, Christine Randall saw firsthand the challenges families faced when looking for a trustworthy caregiver. Utilizing her professional knowledge and expertise, Christine created a reliable method for identifying exceptional caregivers. Her 5-step guide offers valuable information on the ideal characteristics of a professional caregiver, the red flags to watch for, and tips on how to retain your caregiver. Practical and insightful, The Perfect Caregiver makes the search for a quality caregiver for your aging loved one a stress-free and successful experience.

Download or read book Aging with Care written by Amanda Lambert and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding the right fit to match aging adults with the best caregiver to assist them in their home can be fraught with challenge. In today’s pressurized world, the process involves overstressed family members and a shortage of great caregivers. So many adult children are seeking a helping hand and a friendly, experienced voice to guide them through this emotionally charged rite of passage. Aging with Care: Your Guide to Hiring and Managing Caregivers in the Home, takes a personal, professional, and sometimes humorous approach to the challenges, benefits, pitfalls and problems of hiring in-home caregivers. Here, two geriatric care experts explore the essential credentials and experience a home caregiver should have, pitfalls to avoid, hiring options and managing costs, and the decisions that go into finding the right fit for your loved one to be able to age in place. Sharing stories and insights from interviews with caregivers and elders, as well as industry experts, they walk you through the ins and outs, and provide you with the tools necessary to making the best care choices you can for the ones you love.

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 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 Caring for Aging Parents written by Deborah Anne and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the golden years approach, the role reversal between parents and their adult children can lead you into unfamiliar territory, especially when the time comes to consider a caregiver for your aging parents. Caring for Aging Parents: A Comprehensive Guide to Senior Care at Home: Caregiver Selection and Aging in Place Strategies is a compassionate and comprehensive guide that offers invaluable insights into: Recognizing the signs that suggest the need for care Navigating the delicate process of having a discussion with your aging parents Finding solutions for stay-at-home care This book was designed to be an easy-to-read, concise, step-by-step manual for selecting a caregiver. Written by someone who has been through the journey. It will show you: How to initiate the conversation with your loved ones about possibly needing help How to start the assessment process to determine the type of care required Questions to ask and resources to help qualify private caregivers What to look for when working with a home care agency Techniques to help establish a harmonious relationship between your parents, the caregiver, and the rest of the family And so much more... Imagine not having to search through numerous resources on how to find the right caregiver for your loved one. Imagine having a step-by-step guide that walks you through the process created by someone with first-hand experience. Imagine how much less stressful life will be knowing that you have a manual at your fingertips that will answer your questions and give you confidence in hiring. Discover that you are not alone in your journey when you grab a copy of my book Caring for Aging Parents: A Comprehensive Guide to Senior Care at Home: Caregiver Selection and Aging in Place Strategies Let's get started! As a bonus, you'll get a downloadable PDF of "The Art of Caregiving: 20 Essential Caregiver Interview Questions" to help you conduct your search.

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 My Aging Parent Needs Help written by Cynthia Kaye and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is caring for your aging parent taking over your life? Do you want to regain some balance and manage your caregiving duties with less stress and more peace of mind? Then you need to keep reading?One day your life was normal. The next thing you know, your life is being ruled by the needs of your aging parent. Welcome to the caregiving season.Caregiving for aging parents can be incredibly stressful if you are not prepared. But it can be much easier when you get the right knowledge, tools, and support.While every situation is different, there are certain common elements that most family caregivers share. Things like determining living arrangements, managing medical treatments, organizing a caregiving schedule, and figuring out how to pay for it all.Equipped with the right information, you'll have fewer sleepless nights and less worrying that Dad left the stove on again or that Mom has slipped in the shower with nobody nearby to help.In My Aging Parent Needs Help!, you will discover:Resources that provide financial and other support for the elderly and their caregiversPractical checklists and templates that will enable you to go from "Overwhelmed" to "Organized"How to navigate long-term care and housing options that make the most sense for you and your loved oneA simple tip that can calm your agitated parent and create an instant sense of connection between you twoThe pitfalls of hiring paid caregivers directly rather than through an agencyStrategies on how to give compassionate care with less stress and more peace of mindStraightforward advice on how to maintain boundaries and balance in your own lifeTips on how to maintain caregiver self-care from a holistic mind-body-spirit point of viewand much more?The caregiving tips and solutions laid out in this book are so readily available and easy to learn, that everyone can do it. So even if you know nothing about eldercare or you think you're a disorganized person, you can become an organized and capable caregiver AND maintain your sanity at the same time.

Download or read book Elder Care Made Easier written by Marion Somers and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culled from the author's real-world experiences, this guide to the tasks of being an elder caregiver contains heartfelt stories as well as a framework that allows readers to face their challenges in an organized manner. By simply implementing a couple of Dr. Marion's 10 steps, caregivers can quickly ease caregiving panic by equipping themselves with the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions about everything from adapted equipment for the elderly and housing to financial and legal issues.--From publisher description.

Download or read book Elder Care Made Easier written by Marion Somers and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Do You Find Yourself in the Role of Caregiver? If you are caring for an aging parent, spouse, or other loved one, you are not alone. Statistics show that nearly 25 percent of all households in the United States are providing care for an elderly person. Although you may be willing to help, you may find the task comes with unexpected challenges. Matters you never thought about are now your responsibility-healthcare, housing, financial and legal matters, as well as day-to-day issues involving nutrition, medications, and personal safety. You may find yourself worried, overworked, and exhausted. Over the past thirty years, Doctor Marion Somers, a leading geriatric specialist, has helped thousands of individuals and their families with these matters. Now, in Elder Care Made Easier, she draws from those decades of experience to offer ten practical steps to help you navigate your caregiver's journey: Communicate openly Put safety first Improve the lifestyle Make life easier with adapted equipment Manage financial issues Take care of legal matters Find mobility in disability Find the right housing Hire help when it's needed Learn to let go"--

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 The Conscious Caregiver written by Linda Abbit and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linda Abbit, founder of Tender Loving Eldercare and a veteran of the caregiving industry, shares her advice on taking care of an older parent or loved one and how to handle everything that goes along with this dramatic life change. Being a caregiver can be a difficult role. It requires patience, tenderness, selflessness, and hard work. Providing care for someone, whether it’s a parent, a loved one, or as a professional requires a high level of self-love and self-care. But while it may be a rewarding experience to care for a loved one, the emotional and physical stress of caregiving can lead to burnout and exhaustion—causing caregivers to put themselves and their own well-being in the background. How can you fulfill your role as a caregiver without losing yourself? Conscious Caregiver teaches you how to navigate caring for your loved one, whether it’s full-time in-house caregiving or hiring support from outside services. With information on how to talk to your loved ones about the situation, handle the emotional stress, stay financially secure, and take the time to care for yourself, this guide can help you care for your loved one and yourself at the same time.

Download or read book The Soul of Caregiving Revised Edition A Caregiver s Guide to Healing and Transformation written by Edward M. Smink and published by Wise Media Group. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2022 Revised Edition Who are the caregivers? We all are, for at the heart of being human is the capacity to care, to reach out to others and explore the relationships we build. The Soul of Caregiving is about us, and how we, as caregivers, serve, even sacrifice, for those in need. I invite you to explore with me how we can partake in a kind of sacred journey exploring our experiences as caregivers. Who will be your guide on this journey? Unlike other pilgrims who have a guide assigned to them, you will soon discover it is your own Soul guiding you. We may be professionally skilled to meet the needs of others, but we must also learn to stop and rest. It is not a waste of time, but rather, a necessity. We need time to ponder, reflect, and grow from our experiences. Not an easy endeavor amid a whirlwind of activity. We, as caregivers, experience vulnerability, helplessness, fears, and pain over the traumatic events we experience because we care. We care about those whom we are called to serve. Compassion fatigue arises because we care. Overview of the Chapters Chapter 1 begins by outlying the tension most caregivers experience: the tension their own needs and the needs of those they care for. I call this tension the Dance of Caregiving. Chapter 2 discusses the importance of discovering interior strengths and values where one discovers Soul. Chapter 3 emphasizes caregivers do not care in a vacuum, as there are broad cultural boundaries and expectations which affect them and shape their behaviors. Chapter 4 describes The Archetype of Caregiving, both its strengths and shadow sides. This archetype also relates to several other leadership archetypes, which are also discussed. Chapter 5 discusses hospitality. This chapter positions the caregiver as the host who experiences three different dimensions of hospitality: to host the stranger, to listen to the stories of the guest, and to reflect on their reactions and experiences. Chapter 6 address the frailty of humankind and the notion that we are wounded healers. Chapter 7 addresses the art of reflection as a fundamental skill for caregivers. Chapter 8 argues that the essential actions of a caregiver are spiritual. Chapter 9 explores how the ordinary becomes spiritual as inner strengths and values give birth to meaning, insight, and transformation. Chapter 10 explores compassion fatigue and its two sisters, secondary traumatic stress disorder and burnout. In this chapter, we learn how to recover from compassion fatigue and burnout by building compassion resilience. At the end of each chapter, the reader is invited to ponder and reflect. Your insights are the gold hidden beneath the sands of confusion. Mining these insights will lead to a greater understanding of your strengths and values. The questions at the end of each chapter help facilitate this process.

Download or read book Stages of Senior Care Your Step by Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions written by Paul Hogan and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2009-12-06 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A USA Today BESTSELLER! "Informative. Complete. And practical. This book will guide family caregivers through the surprisingly complex world of senior care." —MEHMET OZ, M.D., New York Times bestselling coauthor of YOU: The Owner's Manual: The Complete All-in-One Care Guide Choosing the best care for your aging parents and other seniors in your life is not only complex, with multiple options available, it's also highly personal and often emotional. This essential resource—written by the founders of Home Instead Senior Care, the world's largest provider of nonmedical care for seniors—guides you through a comprehensive range of things to consider, step by step, so you can make better informed decisions and be confident that the senior in your life is receiving the best care possible. Checklists and diagnostics will help you: Decide if at-home care is the right choice for you and your loved ones Evaluate the pros and cons of retirement communities, adult care centers, nonmedical caregivers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and hospice Determine the costs of senior care options and find helpful support networks "This is not just another book about caring for aging parents. It's a great reference you'll use again and again. Stages doesn't shy away from the hard questions. Rather, it shows you how to confront them."—SUZANNE MINTZ, President/CEO, National Family Caregivers Association "Recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all solution, this salient volume compassionately addresses a full range of hard-to-discuss subjects."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY All of the authors' profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Home Instead Senior Care Foundation. Paul and Lori Hogan founded Home Instead Senior Care in 1994. Now with 850 offices in 15 countries, Home Instead is recognized as a global leader and authority on senior care. Visit them at www.stagesofseniorcare.com.

Download or read book The Caregiver s Companion written by Carolyn A. Brent and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know to ensure that your elderly loved one is being properly cared for. People today are not only living longer, they are also living sicker—making aging and caring for elderly loved ones more complicated than ever before. In this extensive guide, caregiver advocate Carolyn Brent outlines a step-by-step process so caregivers know what to do and what to ask in every situation that may arise, including: • Signs that your loved one needs more assistance • What to look for in a retirement home • Caretaking in your own home • How to ensure wills are in order • How to manage difficult family relationships • Ensuring you are getting the help and care you need Brent leaves no stone unturned, provides personal stories and scenarios for context, and includes other references and resources in this complete guide to caregiving.

Download or read book Elderly Parent Caregiver Guide written by HowExpert and published by HowExpert. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elderly Parent Caregiver 101 is the ultimate guide for adult children who are or will become their parents’ caregivers. Filled with valuable information and ideas, this book offers hope, support, and plenty of practical advice for anyone caring for their elderly parents. Each chapter describes a different area of caregiving, including: • Becoming a Caregiver • Medical Providers • Facility Care • Caregiver Support • Financial Concerns • Medical Devices • Special Circumstances • End of Life As the author guides you through the maze of caregiving, she shares her knowledge as a nurse and examples from her own journey of caregiving for her elderly parents. This book defines medical terms, explains insurance options, and highlights the many tools available to caregivers. Through these topics, you’ll gain the understanding needed to be a caregiver for your elderly parents. Each section offers helpful information and true insights only a caregiver can provide. The tips in every chapter are practical facts and advice for every area of your caregiving. You are not alone in your caregiving journey. Don’t struggle without having the best resource for knowing everything you need to know about caring for your elderly parents. This guide is your trusted companion for that journey. About the Expert Rebecca Rehak, LPN, is a nurse, writer, and public speaker who has worked in the medical field for over 20 years, including kidney dialysis, community health, and Memory Care. As a public speaker, she helped advance programs for dialysis access care and currently teaches science camps for children. Her work has touched the lives of thousands of people. After caring for both her elderly parents, she now devotes much of her time to writing articles, blogs, and providing support for other caregivers. She and her husband live with their big, furry dog in Wisconsin. The author would like to thank the doctors and staff at Froedtert Hospital, the Medical College of Wisconsin, and Horizon Home Care and Hospice for the wonderful care they provided to both her parents. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

Download or read book How to Hire a Caregiver for Your Senior written by Guy Maddalone and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A One-of-a-Kind Guide for All Your In-Home Senior Care Hiring NeedsHiring someone to care for your elderly loved one, or to provide any other assistance a senior may need around the home, can be an incredibly time-consuming and difficult process. Making sure you comply with the employment, hiring, payroll, and tax regulations, as well as just being a good employer, are crucial factors to making this all-important relationship work.How to Hire a Caregiver for Your Senior provides guidance from the nation's leading expert on household help?Guy Maddalone. For more than 25 years, Guy has assisted countless families with finding the right help to meet their needs. In this book, he walks you through the entire process of employing a caregiver for your senior. Topics include: -finding senior care on your own-paying for senior care-employing a noncitizen-forming a work agreement-determining wages and hours-managing payroll, insurance, and taxes-ensuring the home is safe -and much moreThis informative handbook covers everything you need to make the process of hiring and employing in-home senior care easy and simple.