Caregiver's Handbook
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Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe essential health reference for the 90's.
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Caregiver's Handbook
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2013-09-01
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1465417443
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Caregiver's Handbook is a definitive guide to caring for a sick or disabled person of any age. Whether it be adults looking after parents, partners looking after each other, parents looking after children, or young caregivers looking after their parents, the Caregiver's Handbook addresses both the needs of the caregiver, and person who needs care. The Caregiver's Handbook offers emotional support and practical advice on a wide range of topics, enabling individuals to provide the best care possible-whatever the requirements. Everyday concerns, including healthy eating, personal care, and rest and sleep, are addressed alongside topics such as safe movement and handling, choosing the right stability aids, or even how to maneuver a wheelchair for the first time. Features also include a look at how either at the needs of the caregiver, or how the requirement of specific conditions-such as dementia or physical impairment-can affect the way a task can be approached. The Caregiver's Handbook is a comprehensive, compassionate, and indispensable resource that all caregivers will want to have on hand at all times - it is essential reading for anyone caring for someone at home.
The Caregiver's Survival Handbook
Author: Alexis Abramson
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780399529986
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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.
A Caregiver's Guide
Author: Mary Brooksbank
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780980393408
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A guide for carers caring for a person who has a life limiting illness at home"--Provided by publisher.
The Caregiver's Guidebook
Author: Barbara a Stewart
Publisher:
Published: 2019-05-31
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781733903103
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Building Better Caregivers
Author: Kate, Lorig Dr.P.H.
Publisher: Bull Publishing
Published: 2018-06-20
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 1945188200
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToday 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.
The Family Caregiver's Guide
Author: Harriet Hodgson
Publisher: BQB Publishing
Published: 2015-09-07
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 1608081273
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCaring 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.
Dementia Caregiver Guide
Author: Teepa L. Snow
Publisher:
Published: 2013-10
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780615890111
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
The Successful Caregiver's Guide
Author: Rick Lauber
Publisher: Eldercare
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781770402478
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Includes free access to download forms kit"--cover.
The Caregiver Helpbook
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Publisher:
Published: 2013-09-15
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780615856100
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"One of the greatest challenges of being a family caregiver is maintaining one's own physical and emotional health. This book, developed as part of the family caregiver education program, 'Powerful Tools for Caregivers,' is designed to provide caregivers with tools to increase self care and give them confidence in handling difficult situations, emotions, and decisions." -- from back cover.
