Elder Care

Being a caregiver for aging parents, close friends and family, and other elders in your life is an overwhelming experience, whether you are one who has stepped into this role without warning or one who is also contemplating their own care plan. Now in its fourth edition, The Complete Eldercare Planner will help you navigate today’s complex caregiving landscape while addressing your unique needs.

The Dementia Caregiver’s Survival Guide is here to offer a lifeline to caregivers, providing practical advice and emotional support to help you cope with the complexities of dementia care. This survival guide offers a road map, empowering caregivers to understand the disease, manage difficult symptoms, and cope with financial challenges, patient aggression, depression, and much more.

Find balance, peace, and sanity in the midst of caring for your aging parents—discover the secrets to managing the emotional, physical, and financial tolls of being a caregiver. Being your parents’ caregiver doesn’t mean you have to feel overwhelmed and run down 24/7. You can take care of yourself while providing the best care for your aging parents—and you’ll find out how right here.

**Discover "Navigating Elderly Care" – Your Comprehensive Guide to Senior Support** Are you feeling overwhelmed by the myriad of choices and resources available for elderly care? "Navigating Elderly Care" is your indispensable guide to understanding and utilizing community resources to ensure the best care for your elderly loved ones. This eBook is meticulously structured to address all aspects of elderly care, providing clear, actionable insights and advice every step of the way. Start with an introduction to the landscape of community resources and understand their crucial role in ...

You might be interested in starting your own non-medical home care agency, but you’re overwhelmed with where you should begin. How do you begin the process of getting licensed? When should you start hiring? What else do you need to take care of before you can open? If you want to learn the ins and outs of getting this business started, and then be successful once you do open, then this audiobook is for you. Even if you don’t have experience working in this field, it doesn’t matter, you can do it!

How to Open an Assisted Living Facility Will Help You Discover Why Thousands of People Have Turned Houses into Profitable Assisted Living Facilities! As the population continues to age, the demand for high-quality assisted living facilities is only going to increase. By opening an assisted living facility, you'll be able to provide a valuable service to seniors and their families seeking residential assisted living for a loved one, while also running a successful assisted living facility business. According to Genworth Financial, the national median cost of assisted living facilities is ...

From Burnout to Bliss: Discover a powerful solution that brings joy back to caregiving. It starts with the little things, doesn't it? Mom forgetting to turn off the stove, or Dad insisting on a winter sweater in July. Suddenly, a slip in the bathroom leads to a heart-pounding, E.R.-bound adventure. Your once-stable life becomes a tornado of caregiving responsibilities.

Caring for someone with dementia means devotedly and patiently doing a hundred little things each day. Few care providers are trained to meet the challenges of dementia, however - and that is where A Loving Approach to Dementia Care can help. The book offers practical, compassionate advice on overcoming caregiving obstacles and maintaining meaningful relationships with loved ones who have dementia and memory loss.

Looking for a comprehensive guide to providing the best care for elderly patients in nursing homes? Look no further than "Elderly Care in Nursing Homes"! This book is tailored specifically for nursing home staff and caregivers, providing a detailed overview of the aging process, common health problems in elderly patients, and regulations and policies in nursing homes. The chapters in this book cover everything from staffing and patient assessment to medication management and fall prevention. You'll also learn about skin and wound care, nutrition and hydration, patient communication, and ...

Are you worried about taking care of your elderly parents? Do you know how to select the best facility for their needs and financial situation? Kady Dash shares her experiences of what you must know before choosing a place for mom or dad. In this book you will learn: • What eighty questions to ask before selecting a facility • Legal advice Kady got about signing forms, including what not to sign • What to do when the savings to pay for room and board run out • Clarifications of questions on Medicaid forms • Medicaid’s unwritten rules, including deadlines that are not the final ...

Operating an ALF can be rewarding. The services you provide for people aged 62+ and their families help people live their best lives. You also contribute to the community and society at large by maintaining the health and well-being of a contributing member.

The prospect of a long-term commitment to caregiving for someone with dementia can trigger overwhelming fear, leaving you uncertain about where to even begin. The feeling of helplessness can be difficult to bear! Fortunately, you'll find answers and practical tools in this helpful caregiver handbook. Discover strategies to care for your loved one while not losing yourself in the process.

Through five editions, The 36-Hour Day has been an essential resource for families who love and care for people with Alzheimer disease. Whether a person has Alzheimer disease or another form of dementia, he or she will face a host of problems. The 36-Hour Day will help family members and caregivers address these challenges and simultaneously cope with their own emotions and needs. Featuring useful takeaway messages and informed by recent research into the causes of and the search for therapies to prevent or cure dementia, this edition includes new information.

After fighting through the medical system and depleting her parents' life savings and much of her own, Marcell solved her eldercare nightmare medically, behaviorally, legally, financially, and emotionally-and shows you how you can too. Elder Rage answers difficult questions such as how to get obstinate elders to: discuss long-term care options, accept cleaning and caregiving help, see different doctors, and and teaches you how to manage stressand grief.

Aging with autism, ADHD, or sensory differences brings unique challenges, and this guide shows how to meet them with confidence.

“These pages will be a blessing to families dealing with Alzheimer’s. Sandeep Jauhar’s prose is insightful, honest, and moving about a condition that most of us will inevitably encounter in our lifetimes." —Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone A deeply affecting memoir of a...

This Step-by-Step Guide shows you how to start and grow a non-medical home care agency, providing compassionate care and support to those in need. Ideal for aspiring entrepreneurs, it offers tools and strategies to build a successful, impactful business that improves lives while generating income. In this book, you will discover: Essential Start-Up Tips: Learn the critical steps to get your agency off the ground, from business planning and legal considerations to selecting the right business model. Operational Strategies: Master the day-to-day management of your agency, including staff ...

Stand By Me puts the practical tools and transformative support of the Caregiver Clinic in your hands, empowering you to provide your loved one with the best quality of life and care possible, while promoting your own well-being.

Dieses kurze Hörbuch in Form eines Audio-Selbstlernkurses hilft dir dabei Mut und Selbstbestimmung zu vereinen. Die unabhängige Beraterin für Gesundheitsthemen Martina Mensen, mit über 20 Jahren Erfahrung, erklärt dir authentisch und nahbar, worauf du achten kannst und welche Optionen du hast. Ein wertvoller Wegweiser für die letzte Lebensphase vollgepackt mit Fachwissen und Empathie.

Old age is the only stage in life that everyone—regardless of wealth, caste, education, or power—must eventually face. Yet, it's the least prepared for. How to Face Old Age is a practical, empathetic, and sometimes surprising guide to embracing the final chapter of life—not as a decline, but as an opportunity for reflection, contribution, and inner peace. Structured as a life manual and a philosophical companion, the book explores the emotional, physical, financial, social, and spiritual dimensions of aging, and how to prepare for each. It’s not just for the elderly—this book is ...