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Caring for Aging Loved Ones (FOTF Complete Guide)

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Whether you're preparing for the responsibility or are in the midst of caring for an aging loved one, this complete guide from Focus on the Family provides the practical information you need--and a spiritual and emotional lifeline. Topics covered include: burnout; physical, emotional, and mental changes in aging; medical, financial, and legal help; elder abuse; choosing a care facility; and end-of-life decisions. Caregivers and potential caregivers will also learn what the Bible says about caregiving and the keys to effectively fulfilling that role. True stories throughout the guide share common concerns and a sense of support from "those who have been there."

An official book of the Focus on the Family Physician's Resource Council, comprised of 40 U.S. and Canadian physicians representing diverse medical expertise. The general editors for the book are Henry Holstege, Ph.D., Gerontology Professor, Calvin College; and Robert Riekse, Ed.D., Director, Calvin College–Grand Rapids Community College Consortium on Aging.

Here's what others are saying about Caring for Aging Loved Ones:
"What an awesome book!! What a great resource to be able to make available to caregivers. [It addresses] such a growing need with the graying of America. [It] is going to become a leading resource in this field--I guarantee it!!"

--Stephen Sparks
National Director of Senior Adult Ministries

Cancer Caregiving A-Z: An At-Home Guide for Patients and Families

American Cancer Society

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A fine encyclopedia 'a to z' reference 5 out of 5 stars.
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CANCER CAREGIVING A TO Z: AN AT-HOME GUIDE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES describes the most common issues arising in home cancer care, offering patients and caregivers solutions, listing topics in a fine encyclopedia 'a to z' reference form, and offering tips on treatment options, when to call the doctor, and how and where to ask for help. Any general-interest library strong in healthcare in general and cancer home care in particular will find this packed with specific, important details.

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The essential go-to guide for the home. medical library

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Caregivers are problem solvers and often need �on. the job� training to come up with solutions in the. unique world of cancer caregiving.Whether caring for. one�s self at home or providing care for a loved one,. this indispensable quick reference can help you improve. quality of care and quality of life.. Organized in a straight-forward A to Z format, the. book covers more than four dozen critical Cancer. Caregiving topics, from Anxiety to Weight Changes, in. clear, easy-to-understand language.. .

This useful book is filled with vital checklists, as well as. time-saving�perhaps life-saving��What-to-do-ifs�. that can be accessed and acted upon quickly. Pleasing. graphics add to the effectiveness of this invaluable aid.. Caregivers are sure to reach for this handy book time. after time..

Homemaker Home Health Aide

Audree Spatz, Suzann Balduzzi, Balduzzi, Spatz

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Homemaker/Home Health Aide Exam Review is an excellent preparation guide to help prepare the user for the national home care aide written certification exam. The book is also ideal as a study aid as it provides essential information on how to become an integral part of the home health care team that will assist and support the needs of the client.

Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's Guide and Sourcebook, 3rd Edition

Howard Gruetzner

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The landmark bestselling guide----now updated with the latest essential information

The third edition of this critically acclaimed guide leads you through the realities of caring for a loved one struggling with Alzheimer's. The author, a nationally recognized authority, details the latest developments in treatment and care options and offers helpful, hopeful advice for getting through difficult challenges. Now fully revised and updated, this edition includes new chapters designed to help caregivers cope with stress and depression and offers information on the latest breakthrough research developments and treatments. Alzheimer's speaks directly to your vital concerns, including:
* the symptoms and traits of Alzheimer's, what to expect at each progressive stage, and how to respond to behavior problems
* the full range of treatments and support services available, including tips on how to locate and finance them
* ways to understand your feelings and the impact of grief
* new information on managing caregiver stress and chronic depression in sufferers
* the latest therapies and medical research


With its sensitive and in-depth examination, Alzheimer's shows how to make the care you give more rewarding and effective and how to make the life of anyone caught in the grip of Alzheimer's more loving and comfortable.

"Valuable information for families, friends, and caregivers. . . a concisely written, essential resource."-Booklist

Taking Care of Parents Who Didn't Take Care of You: Making Peace with Aging Parents

Eleanor Cade

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Caring for aging parents is difficult--it's exhausting, expensive, time-consuming, and under appreciated. And that's under the best of circumstances, when the caregiver loves and respects his or her aging parent. What happens when adult children are asked to care for elderly parents who were abusive, neglectful, or absent?

Here is a compassionate and practical guide to facing the psychological and emotional issues that arise when caring for aging parents. Eleanor Cade offers sound advice as well as personal accounts from individuals who have made the choice to care for difficult parents. The result is a powerful guide to moving beyond feelings of anger, regret, and grief in order to build healthy new family dynamics based on decency and mercy.

Target audience
For individuals who are caring for aging, dysfunctional parents, as well as counselors and therapists who work with families

Features

• an authoritative resource for baby boomers caring for aging parents
• defines differences between "normal" and "dysfunctional" families
• personal stories validate the experiences and feelings of readers

Helping Grieving People: When Tears Are Not Enough: A Handbook for Care Providers

J. Shep Jeffreys

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Helping Grieving People is a training manual for care providers who will provide support and counseling to those grieving death, illness, and other losses. The author addresses grief as it affects a variety of relationships and discusses different intervention and support strategies, always cognizant of individual and cultural differences in the expression and treatment of grief.

Jeffreys has established a practical approach to preparing trainee caregivers through three basic tracks: Heart, Head and Hand. The first step, Heart, calls for self discovery, freeing oneself of accumulated loss in order to focus all attention on the griever. Head emphasizes understanding the complex and dynamic phenomena of human grief. Hand stresses the caregiver's actual intervention, and speaks to the appropriate level of skill as well as the various methods of healing available. Following these three motifs, the handbook discusses the social and cultural contexts of grief as well as itspsychological constructs.

We Carry Each Other: Getting Through Life's Toughest Times

Eric Langshur, Sharon Langshur, Mary Beth Sammons

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A Course in Compassionate Caring

We Carry Each Other is the definitive resource on what to say and do when you or a loved one suffer illness or loss. What do you say to a friend with invasive cancer whose body is rejecting her second transplanted kidney? How do you answer when she says, "I'm really scared this time"? How do you comfort your next-door neighbor when she calls to say that her husband died in his sleep? And, what do you do if you are a fiercely independent, single mom who is suddenly brought to her knees when she finds her teenage son is dying?

The stories in We Carry Each Other are born organically through the CarePages community-- one of the world's largest social networking sites where lifestyle and health needs meet community and emotional support. These stories of everyday heroes are sure to inspire a social movement in compassionate caring toward those struggling with illness, loss, and life's difficulties, much like Random Acts of Kindness launched worldwide attention to simple acts of goodness.

We Carry Each Other is a guide to finding the courage inside ourselves to open our hearts and spirits, and reach out with caring and compassion when a spouse, child, parent, friend, neighbor, or colleague needs us most.

* Seventy-eight million Baby Boomers are caring for aging parents, children, and grandchildren.
* We Carry Each Other is a guide to finding the courage inside ourselves to open our hears and spirits, and reach out with caring and compassion.
* CarePages is a social networking tool for patients, caregivers, and friends with over 1.5 million members. It has been featured in USA Today, NBC News, UCLA Health News, and many other outlets.
* A support group in book form with invaluable resources and tips.

Grief, Dying, and Death: Clinical Interventions for Caregivers

Therese A. Rando

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Good resourse for counsellors, although somewhat redundant. 3 out of 5 stars.
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I found Rando's book to be very valuable in understanding grief and loss and the reactions that people have to both.

I spells out normal and abnormal reactions to loss and how to assess someone who may need support.

I recomend this book, however, many of the chapters repeat themselves and the basic concepts could have been written in a book half the size.

"Grief, Dying, and Death: Clinical Interventions for Caregivers" by Theresa A. Rando 5 out of 5 stars.
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I find Theresa Rando's book very timely and interesting. That's as a caregiver in a hospital setup it just become apparent that you can only help people grieving by first getting in touch with your own visceral feelings. And that's where she started it. Thus until one permits herself or himself to feel what is normal and natural of grief situation it becomes a mirage to be able to help others.
By the author's skillful and indepth discussion on Grief, the Reaction to Loss, she brought to bear all the processes which often times either exaggerated or minimised in some books. Thus by exposing what goes on in the shock, disbelief, denials and all other psychological manifestations of grief, there is no doubt that whoever gets this book is on the way to becoming a good caregiver in whatever situation.
Finally, I believe the author's work on The Dying Child made her stands out among many authors. The issue of societal reactions to the death of a child, the challenging reality of childhood terminal illness, and basic principles of care for the dying child among others points to the fact that, Theresa has left a landmark yet to be discovered by many.
I found this book as a basic textbook, reference book, and a dictionary for grief and all death and dying topics that come my way in my caregiving activities and write-ups.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Long-Term Care Planning

Marilee Driscoll

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A Long Term Care Insurance Information Gold Mine 5 out of 5 stars.
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Everything you need to know to help you wade through the morass of details involved in choosing long term care insurance. The author has done an excellent job of organizing her subject and making it easy to navigate from one topic to another. Although is is best to read the book from begininng to end, it is designed such that the reader can skip sections and hone in on the subjects of primary interest. All in all an excellent, thorough, and easy to understand treament of a relatively complicated subject.

Long Term Care Lessons for the Long Term Care Nurse 5 out of 5 stars.
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I am an RN who works with Medicare and nursing home residents. I know for a fact that most people I talk to are astounded to find out that Medicare pays for a very small portion of a person's stay in a nursing home - if anything at all. I learned so much from this book and so will you.

The basics that even eldercare attorneys get wrong 4 out of 5 stars.
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Buy one for yourself, and one for your attorney. The information in this book is correct and easy to understand. It's the most cost efficient way to plan for the future and inevitable surprises that are the result of expensive health care costs as we age.

A Family Caregiver Speaks Up: It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard (Capital Cares) (Capital Cares) (Capital Cares)

Suzanne Geffen Mintz

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Full of advice for family caregivers, this one of a kind book written by a family caregiver provides lessons from family caregivers across the country, tips for interacting with the healthcare system to better meet the needs of families dealing with chronic illness, and a cogent presentation of how public policy has a profound effect on even the most intimate details of life in caregiving families. Suzanne Mintz has deftly woven together self-help ideas and emotional guidance for individual family caregivers with an inspirational call to arms for health policy change. Through her own powerful personal story, she tackles the range of emotions and the challenges facing every caregiver. And most important, she offers advice on how to ask for help. In addition she has taken the discussion of family caregiving issues to the next level and clearly explains why they demand the attention of our elected officials. Whether you are a current or future family caregiver, or a health policy advocate, you'll want to read, and re-read, this book. As the mother of a son with a disability, I only wish I'd read Suzanne's book before I brought him home from the hospital. --Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer This is a revised and updated edition of Love, Honor & Value