Eldercare category: 429 books

Wise Advice for Caregivers was inspired by the authors experience as a caregiver. She gives advice and guidance about how to best perform your job as a caregiver to a parent, family member, patient, or client, and also provides support for doing home care for the elderly. Many people have to provide...

El envejecimiento se caracteriza por una pérdida progresiva de las funciones y de la capacidad de adaptación del periodo adulto. Entre las diversas patologías asociadas al envejecimiento se encuentran las alteraciones psíquicas. Con este libro pretendemos que los profesionales sanitarios adquieran...

A personal documentary spanning my 14 year journey of care to three elderly parents with dementia, the physical and financial abuse by another family member, legal issues, my feelings and challenges as a caregiver, the search for care facilities, cost of care, care aids, love of family, faith, my support system, life and end-of-life care decisions.

La concepción de un envejecimiento proactivo y creativo fundamenta la necesidad de explorar las vivencias del AM en la complejidad de la cotidianidad, donde se rescatarán las potencialidades que se despliegan en la construcción de su propio proyecto de vida. El presente estudio -cualitativo y fenomenológico-...

“Palliare: A Handbook for Palliative Care Volunteers in NSW” offers background and practical guidance for people who volunteer in palliative care settings.Chapters include Introduction to Palliative Care, The Volunteer's Role, Boundaries and Self-Care, Communication Skills, Home and Community...

This book is for those who may have loved ones developing Alzheimers and are in a state of confusion. The author was in that same state until she did much research when her own mom began having unusual symptoms. Like forgetting how to perform even the simplest household duties such as using an electric...

Working in residential or domiciliary settings involves a responsibility to safeguard adults from harm and abuse. This workbook will provide staff and relatives with the ability to make sensible choices concerning prevention and protection, as well as responding to and reporting concerns. Safeguarding...

Sie fürchten sich vor dem Altwerden? Vor Krankheiten, Einsamkeit und dem Tod im Alter? Dann haben Sie ein Problem, für das Sie eine Lösung benötigen. Machen Sie sich eines klar. Die ständige Angst vor dem Tod hält Sie nicht vom Sterben ab - aber vom Leben!...

Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive form of dementia that kills brain cells, leading to continual loss of memory, intellectual capacity, and eventual death. Sadly, no treatment has been found to stop its progression. Living with Alzheimer's Disease: A Complete Guide to Caring for Someone with...

Il libro La conoscenza e la gestione delle emozioni del paziente, del caregiver famigliare e dell’operatore è un vero e proprio manuale che spiega, in modo molto chiaro e attraverso l’utilizzo di esempi, l’universo emozionale del paziente. La parte innovativa di questo testo è che approfondisce...

What am I going to do to help my loved ones who are aging? They need help. Why are they angry whenever we talk about senior care for them? This new book on a hot topic offers you an autobiography and sharing of an award winning senior care professional insider's journey with her aging parent’s medical...

Aging Parents: A Guide on How to Care for Aging Parents.This is volume 3 in a series of 3 Aging books.If you want to understand aging parents and want to know the secrets of aging parents, caregiver, aging and health, and how to take care of your parents, then you're about to know...

Today, more than two million Australians are over 70 years of age; by the year 2050 seniors are likely to make up almost 30 percent of the population. The implications of this are not just political; they are very personal. At some stage in life, most of us will help an elderly friend, parent, partner,...

The Perfect Primer Based on personal experience and extensive research, “Christian Caregiving: Practical Advice for a Happy Ending” is the perfect primer to understand caregiving within a spiritual context. It is easy to read, cuts through the fog of current jargon and program and provides relief...