Download or read book Caregiver s Survival Guide written by Ellie Crowe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 999 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caregiver's Survival Guide is based on Dr. Robert Yonover's personal experiences. While struggling to become a successful scientist and inventor, he also was primary caregiver for his paralyzed wife for more than twenty years and raised their two children. Yonover takes you into the throes of his life as a caregiver, husband, and father, offering guidance and hope through his story. He provides advice on: Dealing with heavy news Handling day-to-day challenges Holding on to the foundation of your relationship Taking stock of finances Adapting and enjoying life Staying sane Maintaining a social life Fighting for your rights Through Caregiver's Survival Guide, Dr. Yonover will equip other caregivers who face similar physical, mental, social, and financial challenges with tips and guidelines from his own experiences and other experts to help make their situation survivable.
Download or read book A Caregiver s Survival Guide written by Kay Marshall Strom and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-09-20 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you are responsible for another person's physical needs, your own needs are often neglected. After caring for her spouse, who for ten years suffered from a rare, debilitating disease, Kay Marshall Strom is able to bring a voice of experience and compassion to this important topic. She shows you how to find spiritual support maintain balanced relationships decide when caregiving at home is no longer possible work out your financial situation understand the impact of long-term caregiving on the whole family deal with your personal losses Whether you are caring for an elderly parent, a spouse, an adult child or another family member or close friend, Strom's stories drawn from her own and othes' experiences will encourage and comfort you. And her practical ideas for how to meet your own needs for energy, patience, strength, wisdom, peace and creativity will carry you through many difficult days.
Download or read book You d Better Not Die Or I ll Kill You written by Jane Heller and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heller thought she'd found her dream man-- until he turned out to be a "frequent flier," the term doctors and nurses use to refer to patients who land in the E.R. more often than the average person goes to Starbucks. Here, Jane shares her experiences of looking after her chronically ill husband and offers practical guidance for handling it all without drowning. She provides advice on staying healthy while caring for a loved one and learning to communicate with medical staff.
Download or read book The Caregiver s Survival Handbook written by Alexis Abramson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical handbook for women confronting the problems of caring for an aging parent explains how to deal with the changing parent/child roles, foster aging parents' independence, get help from other family members, find time for oneself, and balance work, family, and caregiving responsibilities. Original.
Download or read book Coping with Alzheimer s written by Rose Oliver Ph. D and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You, the caregiver, finds yourself in a situation that threatens to overwhelm you with a welter of conflicting emotions and to undermine your ability to come. You feel that way sometimes.
Download or read book Alzheimer s Disease and Other Dementias written by Nataly Rubinstein and published by Two Harbors Press. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, encouraging guide to caring for someone with dementia As a caregiver, you face a multitude of challenging situations and plenty of conflicting information concerning diagnoses, treatments, coping with everyday activities, and dementia itself. This easy-to-read book will give you the necessary resources to make practical and informed decisions regarding the best possible care for you and your loved one. Written by a licensed clinical social worker with twenty-five years of experience working with families coping with dementia, Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias: The Caregiver's Complete Survival Guide offers useful and vital information on: Working effectively with health care providers to get the best treatment for your loved one Handling difficult behaviors that change over time Making the home safer using simple, low-cost tools and techniques Evaluating and choosing respite care and long-term care options, including adult day and home care services Finding legal and financial assistance Improving the quality of life for you and your family Drawing from her own clinical and personal experience, Nataly Rubinstein guides you with humor and compassion through your caregiving journey. From tips on preparing for the first visit to the neurologist to advice on coping with changes in daily life, this comprehensive book provides detailed and accessible information for all those caring for someone with memory loss. Book jacket.
Download or read book Caregiver s Survival Guide written by Abby Janick and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spouse has left for work, the children have left for school and even the cat left to go exploring. You are enjoying another new day with a steaming cup of hazelnut coffee. Then the phone rings. The caller informs you that your parent is in the hospital having suffered a stroke. Just like that, your wonderful life has been overturned. Your loved one is going to be okay, but they will be needing a lot of care and you have about a week to make decisions.Your first decision will probably concern their placement after leaving the hospital. The social worker can provide you a list of nursing homes and rehabilitation centers, but how do you find out if they are any good or not? Is long term care even affordable? If they are able to return home, what kind of help is available? Do you need to hire a caregiver, or will you be caring for them yourself?Fortunately, a Caregiver's Survival Guide can provide answers to all those questions you now face. It begins by discussing the various options for placement, including their advantages and disadvantages. Once the choice of placement has been determined, the book then continues its sharing of knowledge by providing tips and resources to help you as a caregiver in providing them the best in care.
Download or read book Caregiver s Survival Guide written by Mid-Island Family Caregiver's Network Society (B.C.) and published by . This book was released on 2002* with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Caregiver s Survival Guide for Family Members written by Dave Coe and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Family Caregiver's Survival Guide is an essential reference book for anyone undertaking the long-term care of a loved one. For over twenty years the author has been engaged in the day to day care of four separate and distinct family members, and in his attempt to help others in similar situations, this book is the result. It is not all sweetness and light in its telling, and deals frankly with the type of realities few will discuss. Even if you believe that God granted you the gift of becoming a caregiver, that doesn't mean that you will either enjoy every minute of the job or just naturally know how to be one. The first book describes a detailed personal journey for the author through the myriad day to day to week to year to..., activities involved in such care, along with tips and tidbits on how to both accomplish this sometimes rewarding, sometimes not, job, and how to stay sane in the process. As is true for all, while his experiences are often unique to his caregiving situation, many of them also share a great deal of commonality for all to benefit from. The second book concerns a state by state reference section on anything and everything available to the family caregiving situation. Organized under individual state headings, this section is an invaluable treasure trove of what might be found in the reader's state and sometimes municipality to assist both the caregiver and care-given in their long and healthy mutual lifestyles.
Download or read book The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers written by Barry J. Jacobs and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2006-03-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caring for a parent whose health is in decline turns the world upside down. The emotional fallout can be devastating, but it doesn't have to be that way. Empathic guidance from an expert who's been there can help. Through an account of two sisters and their ailing mother--interwoven with no-nonsense advice--The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers helps family members navigate tough decisions and make the most of their time together as they care for an aging parent. The author urges readers to be honest about the level of commitment they're able to make and emphasizes the need for clear communication within the family. While acknowledging their guilt, stress, and fatigue, he helps caregivers reaffirm emotional connections worn thin by the routine of daily care. This compassionate book will help families everywhere avoid burnout and preserve bonds during one of life's most difficult passages.
Download or read book The Family Caregiver s Survival Guide Reference Section written by Dave Coe and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Family Caregiver's Survival Guide is an essential reference book for anyone undertaking the long-term care of a loved one. For over twenty years the author has been engaged in the day to day care of four separate and distinct family members, and in his attempt to help others in similar situations, this book is the result. It is not all sweetness and light in its telling, and deals frankly with the type of realities few will discuss. Even if you believe that God granted you the gift of becoming a caregiver, that doesn't mean that you will either enjoy every minute of the job or just naturally know how to be one. The first book describes a detailed personal journey for the author through the myriad day to day to week to year to..., activities involved in such care, along with tips and tidbits on how to both accomplish this sometimes rewarding, sometimes not, job, and how to stay sane in the process. As is true for all, while his experiences are often unique to his caregiving situation, many of them also share a great deal of commonality for all to benefit from. The second book concerns a state by state reference section on anything and everything available to the family caregiving situation. Organized under individual state headings, this section is an invaluable treasure trove of what might be found in the reader's state and sometimes municipality to assist both the caregiver and care-given in their long and healthy mutual lifestyles. This book has deliberately been priced at the Kindle minimum in order to be available to the widest possible audience. The Family Caregiver's survival Guide. Essential state resource+ personal guide-2 sides of caregiving. Not Pollyannaish, real people/family CG. Also on Kindle, $.99
Download or read book A Survival Guide for Family Caregivers written by Jo Horne and published by Compcare Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering strength, support, and sources of help, here is a compassionate, common-sense guide for the growing numbers of adults--spouses, children, and others--who must care for an older or chronically ill person.
Download or read book Caring for a Husband with Dementia written by Angela G. Gentile and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dementia diagnosis can frighten and devastate all who are affected. When a husband is diagnosed with dementia, his wife is at risk of becoming the "hidden patient." Sometimes the responsibilities of caring for a husband with dementia causes stress leading to caregiver burnout. Caregiving wives may feel trapped, obligated or compelled to go it alone at the expense of their own well-being. Others find many rewards in caring and give of themselves to a fault - "until death do us part." Asking for help can be difficult for caregivers, for many reasons. Gaining knowledge about dementia and its emotional impacts can provide comfort and improve confidence. Practical tips and solutions can offer hope in challenging situations. This survival guide and workbook is a vital companion for caregivers. You will refer to "Caring for a Husband with Dementia" often on your caregiving journey.
Download or read book Caregiver s Survival Guide written by Lila Starling and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caregiving is a profound journey, marked by moments of deep connection, compassion, and challenge. Whether you're caring for a loved one who is aging, managing a chronic illness, or navigating the complexities of end-of-life care, your role as a caregiver is both significant and demanding. "Caregiver's Survival Guide: Practical Advice and Emotional Support for Everyday Challenges" is designed to be your comprehensive companion through this intricate and rewarding experience.
Download or read book A Caregiving Survival Guide written by From A Caring Friend and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-05-12 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Caregiving Survival Guide, you share your best suggestions, tips and resources with a new family caregiver. You pass along your wisdom, your lessons learned and your best solutions to help a friend caring for a family member with a chronic illness. With the information you share in A Caregiving Survival Guide, your friend will be armed to manage whatever comes in a caregiving day. A Caregiving Survival Guide is a great gift for anyone--a friend, support group member or colleague--just beginning a caregiving journey. Your thoughtfulness will start their caregiving journey on the right foot.
Download or read book Caregiver survival tips written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Busy Caregiver s Guide to Advanced Alzheimer Disease written by Jennifer R. Stelter and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Dementia Connection Model is a recipe to connect families in a way that produces positive interactions and preserves their loved one's level of functioning for as long as possible. The model brings together three concepts in dementia care of what is happening to the person with Alzheimer disease and, more importantly, why these things are happening as the person's condition progresses and how to intervene successfully"--