Caregiving 2

A survival guide with an insider's perspective, for the millions of unprepared caregivers of aging loved ones. As Americans are living longer, an unprecedented number of people now require long-term……続きを見る

Understanding how substance use, mental health and gambling problems affect older adults can help people who work with them to respond more sensitively and effectively when difficult situations aris……続きを見る

Don't wait for and emergency to occur and later realized that you do not have the tools to help.  Learn more about first Aid CPR, CPR guidelines, know what appropriate steps to take, know how t……続きを見る

Sunday Times bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson’s inspiring memoirs Mummy’s Little Helper and Little Prisoners combined in a single volume with her deeply moving latest title Breaking ……続きを見る

This Army techniques publication (ATP) is a consolidation of currently existing publications which address the treatment aspects of the Army Health System (AHS). The publications being consolidated ……続きを見る

Looking after someone ill, elderly or disabled can be physically and emotionally challenging, especially if you are new to caring. However, you are not alone. Offering practical advice and drawing o……続きを見る

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a harrowing and moving memoir about two innocent and frightened ‘unfosterable’ children who do not know what it means to be loved. This is the third bo……続きを見る

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Symptoms of ……続きを見る

THIS JUST MIGHT BE THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK YOU READ ALL YEAR. Your life can change in a heartbeat. None of us know where, when or how. But a catastrophic medical condition lies in wait for us all - ……続きを見る

Care Work in Europe provides a cross-national and cross-sectoral study of care work in Europe today, covering policy, provision and practice, as well as exploring how care work is conceptualized and……続きを見る

This book is designed to foster quality care to home care recipients. It is written for companions, home health aides, and other care givers who deliver non-medical home care. Prieto provides inform……続きを見る

Approximately 2.5 million people in the United States--one percent of the population--have an intellectual disability (previously referred to as mental retardation). These conditions range from gene……続きを見る

Many books have been written about dementia, usually dealing with the symptoms and the medical side of the condition. But here is a thoroughly practical book for carers and families, written by some……続きを見る

The Person-Centred Approach Made Easy! Learn how to enable your clients by using this simple-to-apply questioning technique that gets amazing results! Aged Care Professionals typically do too much T……続きを見る

Being a caregiver is not for the tender hearted. It is a ministry of service. Caregiving calls each of us to give of our time, energy and stand face to face with fears and limitations. It is a test ……続きを見る

Winner of an Honorable Mention in the Life Stories category of the 20th Annual Writer's Digest Book Awards, Inside the Dementia Epidemic: A Daughter's Memoir is the unflinching and hopeful story of……続きを見る

When you hear that someone you love has cancer... You want to be as supportive as possible. But how? Elise NeeDell Babcock has devoted her life to answering this question and now puts her twenty-thr……続きを見る

This book is for all of the caregivers out there who slowly found themselves in the position of taking care of a loved one who may no longer even recognize them due to the ravages of Alzheimer's. Th……続きを見る

Framed by the author's personal odyssey as a caregiver and richly informed by the inspiring and poignant tales of others, Caregiving explores medical and financial problems, all aspects of spiritual……続きを見る

The perpetration of intimate partner violence by women has long been a controversial topic. More recently, researchers, treatment providers and other professionals have begun to critically examine t……続きを見る

It's Enough to Make You Sick explains how the American health care system developed and how it has deteriorated into a national disgrace. Lobosky indicts the special interests who have played a role……続きを見る

From the moment it was first proposed, the role of the nurse practitioner has been steeped in controversy. In the fields of both nursing and medicine, the idea that a nurse practitioner can, to some……続きを見る

Extended care and assistance for the elderly is now classified as caregiving. In this world of caregiving there exists the good, the bad and the ugly. Who knew?続きを見る

When you’re living with a loved one who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease you must be able to survive one emotional upheaval after another. What is most important during this difficult time is t……続きを見る

Le paysage gérontologique en France est actuellement en pleine évolution. L'animation est désormais présente dans la plupart des établissements d'hébergement de personnes âgées dépendantes (EHPAD) ;……続きを見る

Dieses Buch soll Wissen vermitteln und Angst nehmen. Es hilft, Menschen mit Demenz besser zu verstehen. Denn sie tun oft nicht, was wir von ihnen möchten, widersetzen sich. Die Eigenwilligkeit der A……続きを見る

Despite the scope and sophistication of contemporary health care, there is increasing international concern about the perceived lack of compassion in its delivery. Citing evidence that when the basi……続きを見る

One in five families has a child with special health care needs-but medical and human service professionals often don't get the training they need to provide long-term, integrated care for these chi……続きを見る

A doctor asked on Twitter, "What's one thing you wished you knew when you had to look after one of your own family members?" I needed over 1000 words to respond, although my 140 character-answer is ……続きを見る

A Library Journal Best Book of 2015 National Book Award winner Jonathan Kozol is best known for his fifty years of work among our nation’s poorest and most vulnerable children. Now, in the most pers……続きを見る