Eldercare category: 429 books
by Marcia Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2011
Written by a physical therapist, Wheelchair Freedom! presents a progressive home exercise program for wheelchair patients. It includes a step-by-step exercise program, tips on car transfers, wheelchair safety, accessories, and how to get through tight places. Track your progress and discover how wheelchair...
Swimming Solo
A Daughter’s Memoir of Her Parents, His Parents, and Alzheimer’s Disease
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Susan Rava’s story begins with the first suspicion that her father-in-law, Paul, was lapsing into dementia after he set out to swim solo across Lake Michigan. Subsequently, Paul's wife, Silvia, and Susan Rava's parents, George and Dorothy, succumb to Alzheimer's disease. This beautifully written memoir...
Old and Cold
Orientation 101
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
There’s a dearth of information on the everyday lives of the active and so-called “nearly elderly”—those sixty years of age and older. As is the case in any stage of life, it is infinitely easier to face the prospect of growing older if one has some inkling about what to expect. For all those...
Mijn moeder wilde dood
een persoonlijk en praktisch verhaal over zelfbeschikking
Language: Dutch
Release Date: December 21, 2016
De moeder van Annegreet van Bergen was vijfentachtig, weduwe en werd geplaagd door een opeenstapeling van kwalen. Ze wilde euthanasie, maar dat verzoek werd afgewezen. Haar dochter hielp haar met sterven en schreef na afloop het boek dat ze destijds graag zelf had willen hebben. In 'Mijn moeder wilde...
by Lori Cain
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
My husband and I live with and care for both of his elderly parents and my mother. Our experiences as family caregivers inspired this series of e-booklets. In this first booklet: How our family prepared a home to care for our elderly parents I share the steps we took to create a warm, comfortable...
My Mother, Your Mama
Stories About Caring for an Aging Parent
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
This collection of real-life, faith-based stories comes from two diverse gender and cultural perspectives that show the hilarious yet painful emotional roller coaster of caring for an aging parent. These talented coauthors bring to life the ups and downs and the joys and sorrows of caring for, in...
by DAVID WILSON
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2016
they say life's a journey, that we all go through hardship and heartache, love and laughter, missteps and misfortune, that we all learn along the way. i wrote this book about one such journey i took along with my mother and two brothers in a very small house in Virginia. A journey i will carry with me...
Moving Your Aging Parents
Fulfilling their Needs and Yours Before, During, and After the Move
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Will you be ready when it's time...?
Whether whittling down to the essentials for a parent moving into a room or two or downsizing for ourselves, ignoring the spirit and basing decisions on health and safety alone could have devastating results.
In this hope filled book you will learn how to:
Identify...
Be Your Own Hero
Senior Living Decisions Simplified
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
Making Senior Living Decisions: Your Dreams Are Still Alive
Some seniors still see themselves as young, still in the game of life, wearing their capes and holding their heads high. But some have lost their hope, taken off their capes, and feel that life has nothing more to offer them, nor...
Assisted Living
Everything you need to know to compassionately care for your elderly parent
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2016
I wrote this book for the person whose loved one requires additional assistance in searching for a place to live out their golden years. Whether they are your parent, partner, or sibling, know that you’re not alone in your search. This book will be a useful tool that you can carry with you and gather...
by Shalonda McFarland
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
This is a transition guide or said plainly, a funeral planning workbook. This workbook is for adults of any age and socioeconomic status in life. The purpose of this workbook is to help you plan so your wishes are fulfilled and help relieve the burden from your loved ones who would have to make all these...
Palliative Care, Ageing and Spirituality
A Guide for Older People, Carers and Families
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
This sensitive and compassionate book provides older people who are nearing the end of life and their loved ones, as well as the professionals who work with them, with a greater depth of understanding of spiritual issues surrounding death and dying. Illustrated with the experiences of many older people,...
A Book of Light
When a Loved One Has a Different Mind
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
In 2012, Jerry Pinto published his debut novel, Em and the Big Hoom, which drew upon his experience of living with a mother who was bipolar. It touched thousands of readers, among them many who had similar experiences—of living with someone with a mental illness or infirmity. Some of these readers...
by Terry Hargrave
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Insights on Caring for Any Aging Parent• Timely guidance for the challenges• Encouragement for the journeyYou had plans for this time in your life, but now a parent needs care. It’s a confusing, stressful, and exhausting time. But it can also be a time of remarkable spiritual growth. Loving...