Aging with care : your guide to hiring and managing caregivers at home / Amanda Lambert and Leslie Eckford.
Finding the best and most appropriate in-home care for an aging loved one can be confusing and time consuming. This guide helps readers through the process of hiring a private caregiver, assessing needs and resources, and making difficult choices. Using real stories throughout, the authors reveal the benefits and pitfalls of in-home care. --Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781442281639
- ISBN: 1442281634
- Physical Description: xv, 250 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-239) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Waking up to a nightmare: Leslie's story -- Two approaches to hiring caregivers -- Getting started: how much home care do you need? -- Finding the right hired caregiver for you and your family -- Building the best care partnership -- Keep your eye on the ball -- Your home, your care -- The caregiver relationship: friendship, balance, and boundaries -- Throwing in the towel -- Creative solutions: more than one way home -- Coming home. |
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Subject: | Home care services > Evaluation. Caregivers. Older people > Care. Home nursing. |
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