Caregiving at Home - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1888343907 ISBN 13: 9781888343908

Casa editrice: Hartman Pub Inc, 2005

Our experience-built book teaches hands-on care and care management - an affordable, illustrated guide to the rewards and challenges of caregiving. The more you know, the better caregiver you will be.For over a decade, Hartman Publishing has created quality materials to train frontline healthcare workers. Now this valuable information is available for the family caregiver. Caregiving at Home allows caregivers to offer the best possible care for an aging loved one �V clinically accepted skills provided in the loving comfort of a home environment.Procedures for taking vital signs and assisting with activities of daily living while promoting dignity and independence are described in an easy to follow, step-by-step format with numerous color photos to guide you.Caregiving at Home will help you decide what you can do yourself and when to call a healthcare professional. We provide organizational tools for sharing caring duties, offer communication strategies for working with health care professionals, and direct you to the best sources for finding the help you need to manage day-to-day life as a family caregiver. Five things that make our book better „h Created by trainers of our frontline healthcare workforce „h Clinically accepted procedures explained step by step with color photos „h Emphasizes quality of life for both caregiver and receiver without glossing over day-to-day realities of home care „h Specific care guidelines and communication techniques for those with special needs, including Alzheimer��s disease „h Concrete methods for creating a safe and healthy environment for all members of the household

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L'autore:

William Leahy, MD Legends have it that true heroes must be passionate and compassionate. Dr. William R. Leahy is both. Educated at Princeton, Northwestern University and Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Leahy is a compassionate scientist who is making a dramatic difference in the futures of two generations: adolescence and the elderly.Dr. Leahy has served the Washington, DC area since 1979 as a highly regarded physician, specializing in neurology. His acclaimed textbook, Providing Home Care: A Textbook for Home Health Aides is now in a second edition and more than 320 institutions have adopted the text. In 1996, with funds from the book��s royalties, he established a visionary project in suburban Maryland entitled The High School Home Health Aide Training Program Foundation. The foundation seeks to support the original home health aide training program and establish new ones. This year, Dr. Leahy��s efforts were recognized by Washington Magazine, naming him a ��Hometown Hero��.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

From the Back Cover - Family caregivers deserve the same great training frontline healthcare workers receive! For over a decade, healthcare organizations have used our material to train their frontline staff. This wealth of experience in caring for older people now helps family caregivers like you. The more you know, the better caregiver you will be.In Caregiving at Home, you will learn: „h How to adapt a home for safe caregiving „h Important skills for self-care and stress management „h Tools for holding family meetings, coordinating care, and managing medication „h Tips for communicating with a physician „h Step-by-step procedures for assisting with activities of daily living „h Guidelines for caring for people with specific disorders, such as Alzheimer��s disease „h Information on normal changes of aging versus symptoms to report to a physician „h How to take blood pressure and other vital signs „h How to transfer and position a frail person „h Information on caring for a person who is dying „h Special tips on how to observe and take care of a frail person��s skin „h How to avoid falls|Family caregivers deserve the same great training frontline healthcare workers receive! For over a dacade, healthcare organizations have used our material to train their frontline staff.This wealth of experience in caring for older people now helps family caregivers like you.The more you know, the better caregiver you will be.In Caregiving at Home, you will learn: � How to adapt a home for safe caregiving � Important skills for self-care and stress management � Tools for holding family meetings, coordinating care, and managing medication � Tips for communicating with a physician � Step-by-step procedures for assisting with activities of daily living � Guidelines for caring for people with specific disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease � Information on normal changes of aging versus symptoms to report to a physician � How to take blood pressure and other vital signs � How to transfer and position a frail person � Information on caring for a person who is dying � Special tips on how to observe and take care of a frail person's skin � How to avoid falls

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