Today one in eight American adults between the ages of 40 and 60 is raising a child and caring for an elderly parent. This book guides readers in the development of a family care plan that can be modified as their loved ones continue to age. It also features other specialists in legal and medical fields to help answer questions on this topic.
Considering that seventy-four million baby boomers will be the next generation of assisted living residents, there is a great need to create, sustain, and evaluate quality in these settings. Whereas most books focus on quality of care, this is the only volume to explicitly delve into the lives of those who inhabit assisted living facilities, ......
Provides advice, case studies, a variety of assessment tools, instructional guidelines, and practical exercises to educate nursing home staff about care of the dying. A multidisciplinary focus outlines important roles for staff members in providing competent end-of-life care.
Psychological Implications for Child, Adolescent, and Adult Caregivers
Includes chapters that present the theory and empirical research on caregiving from a different phase in the lifespan, including childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, and young, middle, and older adulthood. This book offers a look at often overlooked family caregivers.
The Caregiver's Complete Handbook for Making Decisions (Revised, Updated, and Expanded)
The intricacies of elder caregiving duties and responsibilities can be overwhelming because adult children of ageing parents do not know the ins and outs of the medical and social service systems, let alone how to cope with the emotional burdens of providing care for their ailing parents. This title demonstrates the common problems in eldercare.
This practical, easy-to-read book is a guide for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). The author describes common examples of challenges in day-to-day care, provides guidelines for ways to respond to these challenges, and emphasizes making use of the continuing abilities of people with ADRD.
A guide to lightening the lives of those with short-term memory loss. The book breaks down the learning process into five sections. Within these sections are smaller steps, and at the end of each step is a place to journal thoughts, ideas, solutions and treasures.
With chapters on the medical aspects of the dementia caused by Alzheimer's, this work includes: optimal living environments for Alzheimer patients; techniques for enhancing memory, orientation, and communication in Alzheimer patients; selecting appropriate nursing homes; and the benefits of support groups for Alzheimer families.
