Eldercare category: 429 books
Dementia, Culture and Ethnicity
Issues for All
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
With contributions from experienced dementia practitioners and care researchers, this book examines the impact of culture and ethnicity on the experience of dementia and on the provision of support and services, both in general terms and in relation to specific minority ethnic communities.
Drawing...
Ageing, meaning and social structure
Connecting critical and humanistic gerontology
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
Ageing, meaning and social structure is a unique book advancing critical discourse in gerontology and makes a major contribution to understanding key social and ethical dilemmas facing ageing societies. It confronts and integrates approaches that have been relatively isolated from each other, and...
Tech Connect
Staying Meaningfully Connected in Aged Care. A Leader's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Pat was devastated. The 87-year-old, who had been living in aged care for the past seven years, had experienced a recent change in health and was now receiving palliative care. She realised that she was too frail to travel to Melbourne for her grandson's wedding.
Learn how Beate Steller, a...
by JaneNK Nwanne
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
My intention for writing this book is to encourage Dedicated Caregivers to discover who they are, acknowledge all the extraordinary talents and experience they possess, and use it to continue doing what they love while building there own empire.This is for Dedicated Caregivers who are also...
You Are a Genius Mother
A wonderful book full of sentences praising a mother, her multi skills, her contributions and her unconditional love for her family
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2016
It is near to impossible to define the word “mother”, as it is not just one word, but a whole phenomenon of affection, dedication, care, comfort, friendship, sacrifice, and unconditional love. A mother’s love and support invigorate her child to ascend impossible mountains successfully and move...
A Cast of Caregivers
Celebrity Stories to Help You Prepare to Care
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
What caregiving role will you play?
How will you avoid the caregiving cost drain?
Are you prepared for the end?
How will you overcome stress, burn-out, depression, guilt?
How will you find happiness and support?
How do you start the caregiving conversation with a loved one?
Are you caring for yourself...
Keeper
One House, Three Generations, and a Journey into Alzheimer's
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2010
Five years ago, Andrea Gillies— writer, wife, and mother of three—seeing that her husband's parents were struggling to cope, invited them to move in. She and her newly extended family relocated to a big Victorian house on a remote, windswept peninsula in the far north of Scotland, leaving behind...
Cuidar
Una revolución en el cuidado de las personas
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 5, 2018
«Yo también sujetaba y nunca me sentí bien con ello, pero lo cierto es que nunca me sentí culpable… No soy una maltratadora, nunca lo hice con ánimo de maltratar, lo hice para proteger, lo hice porque no sabía cómo hacerlo de otra forma, lo hice porque aunque decía que cuidaba me olvidé...
by A. Michael Bloom
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
At a time when the work you are doing has never been more important, the life you save may be your own.
The Accidental Caregiver’s Survival Guide gives caregivers the roadmap to caregiving without regret. Inside you will learn practical tips, tools, and coping strategies to recharge your...
by Higgs, Paul, Gilleard
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2016
How do we sustain agency and identity amidst the frailty of advanced old age? What role does care play in this process? Pushing forward new sociological theory, this book explores the theoretical and practical issues raised by age and infirmity. It begins with a theoretical examination of the fourth...
Florida Elder Law, Medicaid Planning and Estate Planning
A Guide to Protecting Family and Property
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2016
The Right Advice and a Trustworthy Guide
Too often, seniors and their families struggle with planning for elder care. Many are simply overwhelmed by the amount of information available, both online and in print. This book serves as a starting point to help you understand what is involved to...
by Yale Hauptman
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2011
Since the mid-1990s, Yale Hauptman has been helping seniors and their families tackle a growing problem in this country, the need for long-term care and how to pay for it. The articles and stories contained in this book illustrate a real life picture of what long-term care looks like. Although “Be...
My Parents Got Old! Now What Do I Do?
A Practical Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parents
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
An aging population means an increasing number of children take care of their parents. While adult children have been their elderly parents caregivers for generations, those in that role today face challenges others have not. Its no wonder many feel overwhelmed and stressed when they first take responsibility...
The Caregiver's Training Program
What You Need to Know to Take Care of Your Parents in Their Golden Years
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2011
The Caregiver's Training Program gives you practical, immediately useful tactics for caring for your aging parent. This book provides the step by step instruction you need to understand what to do, who to call and how to find help when you need it. With the staggering increase in the population of those...