Download or read book The Caregiver s Guidebook written by Barbara a Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Caregiver's Guidebook is your personal resource for successfully navigating the healthcare system as a Caregiver. This Guidebook offers tips for self care and provides lists that enable you to chronicle and organize your journey.

Download or read book The Successful Caregiver s Guide written by Rick Lauber and published by Eldercare. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Includes free access to download forms kit"--cover.

Download or read book Helping Yourself Help Others written by Rosalynn Carter and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2023-07-17 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Helping Yourself Help Others, former first lady Rosalynn Carter draws upon her own experiences and those of hundreds of others to offer reassuring, practical advice to caregivers. Long before the COVID-19 pandemic inspired national conversations about the vast undervaluing of unpaid caregiving, the dangers of burnout, and the merits of self-care for relief, Rosalynn Carter was shining a light on these matters and everything else that caregivers confront"--

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 Pathways written by Kae Hammond and published by Kae Hammond. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Possibly the best rescue plan you've ever read.If you are caring for someone with Alzheimers Disease or Related Dementias,PathwaysPathwaysPathways"You have straightened out the curves and turns and false roads of the family caregiver maze. Accurate, useful, dependable, relevant, and reliable. You have done a yeoman's job and all of us who care for a person with dementia will be better for your efforts. PathwaysContact Us:For more information or immediate assistance, contact us at (877) 699-3456 or visit www.dementiahelpcenter.com

Download or read book Caregiver s Guide for Canadians written by Rick Lauber and published by Self-Counsel Press. This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One in five Canadians are now providing eldercare to a parent in need, and as baby-boomers age, this number is likely to grow. What do you do when your mother or father grows old? It’s the natural course of life, but so many children of aging parents are unprepared. When a parent’s health begins to fail, an adult child is left scrambling to find help, to balance their time, and to cope. The Caregiver’s Guide will provide readers with valuable tips and advice to help them to provide the best eldercare possible while balancing the demands on their time. This is not a mental “self-help” book. While it does provide encouragement and support for caregivers, it also provides practical advice on how to care for elders in need. This comprehensive guide answers all a caregiver’s common questions, such as: • Should my parent stay at home or move to assisted living? • How do I balance caregiving responsibilities with my personal life? • When to apply for guardianship and/or trusteeship • How to hire a professional caregiver should the need arise

Download or read book Living with Dying written by Katie Ortlip and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Brent provides a comprehensive, straightforward handbook to help family caregivers with sibling and parent-child communication, end-of-life decision making, and guidance for how to help a loved one medically, financially, and emotionally.

Download or read book Dementia Caregiver Guide written by Teepa L. Snow and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This simple, easy to read, 100 page guidebook helps family members, friends, and caregivers to better understand the changes that come with advancing dementia or other impairments in thinking, reasoning or processing information. It also reinforces the impact of Teepa Snow's guidance and person-centered care interventions including the GEMS and Positive Approach to Care techniques. The goal is to provide better support and care practices when someone is living with an ever-changing condition. By appreciating what has changed but leveraging what is still possible, care partners can choose interactions that are more positive, communication that is more productive, and care that is more effective and less challenging for all involved.

Download or read book Caregiver s Handbook written by and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1998 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential health reference for the 90's.

Download or read book Journey of a Lifetime written by Jane Meier Hamilton and published by Infinity Pub. This book was released on 2010-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiring, encouraging, comforting...this self-care guidebook gives readers practical, no-cost solutions for their problems with caregiver stress. Stories, professional advice, questionnaires, activities and discussion questions help guide readers on their caregiver journey.

Download or read book Voices of Resilience Conversations with Parkinson s Disease Warriors Caregivers and Advocates Book I written by Dr. George Ackerman and published by TogetherForSharon®. This book was released on 2024-09-07 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of interviews aims to raise awareness and hope for a cure for Parkinson’s Disease. I contacted individuals worldwide to obtain the interviews because PD does not discriminate and affects individuals, families, and communities worldwide. I believe we must be family in this fight for a cure. When I learned that approximately 1 million individuals are diagnosed in the United States and over 10 million worldwide, I felt that many other journeys needed to be shared. So many inspired me to keep advocating for a cure!

Download or read book Spiritual Care A Guide for Caregivers written by Judith Allen Shelly and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-08-20 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judith Allen Shelly offers guidance on caring for a patient's soul in this revised and expanded guide for anyone who provides care to those who are suffering.

Download or read book The Caregiver s Legal Guide Planning for a Loved One With Chronic Illness written by Christopher J. Berry and published by Advantage Media Group. This book was released on 2014-07-18 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insider Strategies to Plan for Medicaid, Veterans Benefits and Long-term Care and How to Help Your Loved One to Live With Peace and Dignity The Caregiver’s Legal Guide to Caring for a Loved One with Chronic Illness was written by a Certified Elder Law Attorney to help seniors, veterans and their families navigate the long-term care legal maze. Inside you will find tips, tricks, and legal strategies to help protect the quality of life and resources for a loved one who is suffering from a chronic illness, such as Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington’s Disease, or even the frailties of aging. Aid & Attendance Veterans Benefit. You will have peace of mind to know that when your loved one needs care, he or she will have the best quality of life possible and be able to afford the best level of care.

Download or read book The Hero s Mask Guidebook Helping Children with Traumatic Stress written by Richard Kagan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hero’s Mask Guidebook provides practical strategies to be used alongside the The Hero’s Mask novel. The Guidebook has been designed to promote an understanding of the impact of traumatic stress and what counselors, therapists, educators, parents and caregivers can do to promote healing and recovery. The Guidebook and storybook can be used together to spark conversations around the difficult topics of loss and trauma and to create openings for renewing and strengthening emotionally supportive relationships with distressed children after traumatic experiences. The Guidebook identifies resources to access information about treatment programs and strategies that can help children and families with traumatic stress and integration of The Hero’s Mask books with Real Life Heroes®, an evidence-supported treatment program for children and families with traumatic stress.

Download or read book Building Better Caregivers written by Kate, Lorig Dr.P.H. and published by Bull Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today more than 40 million people in the U.S. find themselves responsible for caring for a parent, relative, or friend. Building Better Caregivers, developed by the author team of the bestselling Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, shares the best in caregiving research and the most important lessons learned from thousands of caregivers. With a focus on reducing stress through the use of practical skills and tools, this book will help you manage your caregiving tasks so you can maintain a happy, fulfilling life while also meeting your caregiving obligations.

Download or read book The Caregiver s Guide written by Jerrold S. Greenberg and published by Burnham, Incorporated. This book was released on 1992 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology written by Michel Hersen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-22 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last two decades, the number of persons over 65 has increased by 65%. Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology focuses attention on how the contributions of clinical psychology address the problems faced by this enormous population. In the first part, chapters cover a historical perspective, clinical geropsychology and U.S. federal policy, psychodynamic issues, and other key topics. Part II details assessment and treatment for a wide range of disorders affecting the elderly. Part III considers such special issues as family caregiving, minority issues, physical activity, and elder abuse and neglect.