Download or read book The Ultimate Caregiver Guide How to Provide the Best Possible Care for Loved Ones and Yourself in Los Angeles written by Caprice Collins and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ultimate Caregiver Guide written by S. J. Khalsa and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ultimate Caregiver Guide written by Sanford M. Fisch and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Ultimate Caregiver Guide contains a wealth of worksheets and checklists that will keep even the busiest caregiver organized and energized!Nothing is more important to the person you're caring for than your own well-being and ability to keep multiple details organized.
Download or read book The Family Caregiver s Guide written by Harriet Hodgson and published by BQB Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caring for a loved one at home. What’s really involved? And what does it mean for your family and future? Tens of millions of Americans have had these questions and more as they prepare for this unsettling yet necessary task. The Family Caregiver’s Guide fills in the gaps, connecting the dots between research and real life. Drawing on the author’s extensive caregiving experience, this book provides strategies to care for your loved one, inside and out, as well as for yourself—including how to use your natural skills in your new role, and which skills you may need to add. You’ll discover how to set up your home for caregiving, including a safety checklist, equipment suggestions, and words you should know. And for those days that are more than a handful, you’ll find positive affirmations, a section on facing and accepting illness, and smart steps at the end of each chapter, in case you need guidance in a hurry. Caregiving has both rewards and challenges. But through it all, you’ll discover what’s most important—that caregiving is love in action.
Download or read book Lili s Caregiver s Guide written by Lili Udell Fiore and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 913 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While in her forties, Lili Udell Fiore found herself in a difficult situation. While juggling her career, marriage, and family, she received a call that her beloved aunt, who lived many states away, was not well. Faced with managing her aunt's care from a distance, Lili relied on wisdom from professionals, friends, and family members to do her best. Eventually, Lili found her way, and then was also faced with caring for her aging parents. In a helpful resource for caregivers seeking trusted guidance, Fiore shares the lessons learned and wisdom gained from missteps along her own journey as a caregiver that also includes knowledge she learned from her father who was an Episcopal Priest and head of Pastoral Care at the local hospital and an early teacher of dying and death in the 1970s. Her guide provides advice on how to hire Caregivers, create healthy boundaries, utilize her sensory care method, approach Loved Ones about advocating on their behalf, provide end-of-life care, and dozens of tracking forms for personal and medical care. There are various forms, for managing caregiving, preparing for your Loved One's death, and managing affairs after death. Included is valuable insight on grief and how to live again once the journey as a caregiver has ended. Lili's Caregiver's Guide shares proven methods to help Caregivers find peace, organization, and a sense of control while creating the best possible life and passing for you the Caregiver and your Loved Ones.
Download or read book The Ultimate Caregiver Guide written by Maryann Johnson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-09 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With current and future trends in the healthcare field, caregivers, who are navigating complex health issues while looking after loved ones, should be educated as well. Family caregivers can face harmful impacts connected with the role, involving tiredness, loneliness and financial hardship. The Ultimate Caregiver Guide: 20 Things You Must Know! is an excellent resource for caregivers providing care to families, the chronically ill, and the elderly in their homes. Caregivers can help achieve families and individuals reach their optimum level of wellness and functional capability. This book will bring renewed focus, drive, assistance, relationship, and nurturing on the delivery of care.
Download or read book Guide For Caregivers written by Trenton Berdine and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking for a book about caregiving? If so, there are plenty of great ones out there. To help you narrow your focus we've highlighted the six best books about caregiving below. Many of us caregivers face an uncertain future while caring and providing for our elderly loved ones. Being responsible for the needs and care of an elderly loved one can be a difficult role that many of us do willingly but it requires a lot - patience, time, energy, tenderness, and hard work. We often need to make decisions that are life-altering for our loved ones and our own selves and at times, are not pleasant or easy. Tough Decisions in the book is an invaluable, practical, and sympathetic guide to how to give your loved one the best possible care while addressing the concerns that you or other carers may have. This straightforward guide includes practical tips, real-life scenarios, checklists for best practice, offering advice and solutions to common problems, and expert advice on how to deliver compassionate and dignified care to older people. In this book, the author objectively divides tough situations into four categories and tackles each category in a straightforward way. He offers professional support and guidance on how to maintain a work/life/caring balance and better care for your elderly loved ones. These decisions have to be made with compassion, knowledge, and an objective mind. After reading the book, you will feel as if someone is holding your hand while you make those tough decisions. How to have a conversation with your elderly loved one about change in health? Deal with deteriorating physical and mental health in loved ones. What happens when the family members develop dementia? Deciding on in-home care or a care facility. Adjusting to your role as caregiver while still caring for yourself.
Download or read book The Complete Caregiver s Organizer written by Robin Porter and published by Spry Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming the primary caregiver for a spouse, family member, friend, or loved one can be a tremendously rewarding and equally challenging experience. How do you know if you’re the right person to be a caregiver? What important conversations should you have beforehand to make sure that you’re starting off on the right foot? What aspects of care should you manage personally and how do you assemble the best support team to handle the rest? How do you deal with doctors, hospitals, and other medical issues? Oh, and in the midst of those questions and many, many more, who takes care of you? As you invest your time, energy and strength into caregiving, how do you avoid burnout and maintain your own physical and emotional wellbeing? The Complete Caregiver’s Organizer is designed to help you provide the best possible care to others without neglecting your own needs as a result. Robin Porter offers direct and attainable strategies for managing common issues that all caregivers face, from basic health and safety concerns to complex medical and legal questions, in addition to invaluable checklists, journaling components, activities, and ideas that will guide you along your path. Whether you’re a first-time caregiver struggling with questions and confusion about where to start or one with more experience who is feeling overwhelmed and outmatched, the tips and tools contained in The Complete Caregiver’s Organizer will start to bring balance back to your life.
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 The Caregiver s Guide to Self Care written by Jane Meier Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 2023-12-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hundreds of millions of people around the globe care for loved ones who are ill, disabled, elderly or a special-needs child. Despite compassion and commitment, caregiving is stressful and takes a toll on body and mind; heart and soul; on finances, family and work life. This 2nd Edition of The Caregiver's Guide to Self-Care: Help for Your Caregiving Journey is packed with sensible self-care strategies and effective solutions for your problems with caregiver stress. Rooted in research, tested in the real-life trials of a family caregiver, the tools and tactics found in this concise, compassionate book will equip you to care for yourself as you care for others. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Caregiver's Guide to Self-Care artfully blends self-care tips and personal experiences to empower caregivers to do one of the most important things they can do for themselves... take care! Jane Hamilton also provides resources and evidenced-based tools that empower family and professional caregivers alike. If you are looking for a practical and engaging resource The Caregiver's Guide to Self-Care was written with you in mind. highly recommend this book!" - Dr. Eboni . Green: CEO/Co-Founder Caregiver Support Services "Reading this book felt like getting a warm hug. It eased my mind immensely to know that I am not alone in the caregiving journey." -Isa Welsch: Family Caregiver "In addition to using this book for myself, have given it to lots of friends who are overwhelmed in their caregiving role. The compassionate tone of Jane's writing and the wisdom therein have given me comfort and refreshed my spirit." - Sarah Elliott: Family Caregiver "Caregivers need compassion but also a clearly drawn path forward. Jane Hamilton provides both. Her voice is warm and inviting. Her advice is sound. You'll be glad to have her as a wonderful companion and guide on this long, winding path. - Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D: Co-author of AARP Meditations for Caregivers
Download or read book Self Care for Caregivers written by Susanne White and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It's time to give yourself some self-care. From morning to evening, whether it's assisting with hygiene or making sure your loved one gets to their doctor's appointment on time, a caregiver's work is never done. Though borne from love, caregiving can be exhausting both physically and mentally, which is why it's important to take care of yourself. No matter the time of day, Self-Care for Caregivers is here to help you create a self-care routine that is right for you. Replenish your mind, body, and spirit with short, easy-to-squeeze-in activities like: taker you emotional temperature ; accept the big feelings caregiving triggers ; practice mindfulness with the five senses ; get rid of the judge in your head ; regain your balance ; and more! Full of helpful advice, this empathetic, useful guide is the perfect everyday companion for you. Fill your cup with Self-Care for Caregivers." -- Back cover.
Download or read book The Heart of Caregiving written by Sonia S. Morrison and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I summarize my twenty year journey through health care and education, in search of balance and focus, while maintaining my unconditional love and passion to make things right for loved ones. Journey through the world of caring, healthcare and education Balance unconditional self love and focus on caregiving. Learn How to Harness Your Unlimited Passion and Focus of Self Balance while Providing Healthy Caring Balance reality and self care, while caring for others. Discover unique insight to our connections with self and others. Focus your ability to problem solve creatively. Learn optimum caregiving tips. Caregiver Family Members Learn How to Maintain Self Balance and Focus, with optimum caregiving. "I have had the honor of working with Sonia during my tenure as the Health Promotion & Childbirth Education Coordinator and now the Level II Dept. Secretary at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. She is the utmost professional, very compassionate and respectful of all patients and their families as well as her coworkers. My husband and I had the blessing of her assistance during my mother-in-law's illness and passing - we could not have survived without Sonia's help. Sonia has always responded enthusiastically to my calls for volunteers to work in the community. Evaluations from those who participated always loved her knowledge and enthusiasm. She is a blessing and joy to work with." ~Marta Martinez Fife, CLC, LCCE Academic Executive Assistant at Chartwell School. Harness Your Passion and Healthy Caring This uplifting and inspirational story takes you on a journey with one women of unconditional love, as she travels through the world of healthcare and education, in search of balance and focus. Sonia shares with a focused passion, the story of wisdom collected over twenty years as a caregiver, providing balance for all. Her passion for making things right shines through and has found it's way to balance and focus for caregivers. Her unconventional pairing of leade
Download or read book A Caregiver s Guide written by Josephine Clerk and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caregiving is one of the oldest, more natural and most critical vocations of life. However, everyone is not knowledgeable about how to care for their loved ones or family members. This book will aid in providing some general knowledge and specific insights for providing a safe and effective quality home care. The quality of care that is provided to your loved one(s) will allow them to remain in the home rather than being place in a long-term care facility. This book will further help you navigate through the challenges that come along with assisting and providing care to your loved one.
Download or read book The Practical Caregiver s Guide to Home Hospice Care written by Sara M. Barton and published by Sara Barton. This book was released on 2020-06-28 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saying the final goodbye is never easy. Are you a caregiver for someone who needs home hospice, unsure of what your job is for your loved one at the end of life? The Practical Caregiver's Guide to Home Hospice Care will help you understand not only how to take care of your loved one, but also yourself. Make the care you provide fit the real needs of the person needing help.
Download or read book The Practical Caregiver s Essential Guide written by Sara M. Barton and published by Sara Barton. This book was released on 2020-06-28 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide will help you to better understand your loved one’s need for care and how you can effectively provide it, while still maintaining your own good health. There are three important rules for good family care: 1. Love is never enough. You can love someone utterly and completely, but without the right tools and education, you can fail as a caregiver. 2. You have to take care of yourself in order to be able to take care of your loved one. If you fail, there will be two people who need a caregiver -- you and your loved one. 3. What you don't know or understand can hurt you and your loved one -- when you learn about what ails your loved one, you can also learn about what will make care better.
Download or read book A Guide For Caregivers written by Maybelle Toquinto and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking for a book about caregiving? If so, there are plenty of great ones out there. To help you narrow your focus we've highlighted the six best books about caregiving below. Many of us caregivers face an uncertain future while caring and providing for our elderly loved ones. Being responsible for the needs and care of an elderly loved one can be a difficult role that many of us do willingly but it requires a lot - patience, time, energy, tenderness, and hard work. We often need to make decisions that are life-altering for our loved ones and our own selves and at times, are not pleasant or easy. Tough Decisions in the book is an invaluable, practical, and sympathetic guide to how to give your loved one the best possible care while addressing the concerns that you or other carers may have. This straightforward guide includes practical tips, real-life scenarios, checklists for best practice, offering advice and solutions to common problems, and expert advice on how to deliver compassionate and dignified care to older people. In this book, the author objectively divides tough situations into four categories and tackles each category in a straightforward way. He offers professional support and guidance on how to maintain a work/life/caring balance and better care for your elderly loved ones. These decisions have to be made with compassion, knowledge, and an objective mind. After reading the book, you will feel as if someone is holding your hand while you make those tough decisions. How to have a conversation with your elderly loved one about change in health? Deal with deteriorating physical and mental health in loved ones. What happens when the family members develop dementia? Deciding on in-home care or a care facility. Adjusting to your role as caregiver while still caring for yourself.
Download or read book The Caregiver s Guide to Self Care written by Jane Meier Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hundreds of millions of people around the globe care for loved ones who are ill, disabled, elderly or a special-needs child. Despite compassion and commitment, caregiving is stressful and takes a toll on body and mind; heart and soul; on finances, family and work life. This 2nd Edition of The Caregiver's Guide to Self-Care: Help for Your Caregiving Journey is packed with sensible self-care strategies and effective solutions for your problems with caregiver stress. Rooted in research, tested in the real-life trials of a family caregiver, the tools and tactics found in this concise, compassionate book will equip you to care for yourself as you care for others. ______________________________________________________________________________ "The Caregiver's Guide to Self-Care artfully blends self-care tips and personal experiences to empower caregivers to do one of the most important things they can do for themselves...take care! Jane Hamilton also provides resources and evidenced-based tools that empower family and professional caregivers alike. If you are looking for a practical and engaging resource The Caregiver's Guide to Self-Care was written with you in mind. I highly recommend this book!" --- Dr. Eboni I. Green: CEO/Co-Founder Caregiver Support Services "Reading this book felt like getting a warm hug. It eased my mind immensely to know that I am not alone in the caregiving journey." --- Isa Welsch: Family Caregiver "In addition to using this book for myself, I have given it to lots of friends who are overwhelmed in their caregiving role. The compassionate tone of Jane's writing and the wisdom therein have given me comfort and refreshed my spirit." --- Sarah Elliott: Family Caregiver "Caregivers need compassion but also a clearly drawn path forward. Jane Hamilton provides both. Her voice is warm and inviting. Her advice is sound. You'll be glad to have her as a wonderful companion and guide on this long, winding path." -Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D: Co-author of AARP Meditations for Caregivers
