Winner of the 1999 Benjamin Franklin Award for Health Titles
Now - at last - a guide that promises to take the fear out of home care and brings confidence and peace of mind to caregivers.
Simple and Practical! Starts with the basics - which most books wrongly assume you already know. Easy to read.
Positive and Empowering! Contains all the information you need at your fingertips - both now and as new health care needs arise. Like a trusted friend, it will guide you every step of the way.
Full of Money-Saving Ideas! Emphasizes simple ways to prevent accidents and infections that lead to expensive hospital stays.
A to Z!
Takes you through all the steps of home care, helping you to:
<ul>
<li> Learn the latest American Heart Association CPR standards</li>
<li> Make the home safe and comfortable for people with special needs.</li>
<li> Easily handle everyday activities like toileting, bathing, and wheelchair transfers.</li>
<li> Ensure getting proper nutrition.</li>
<li> Avoid infections and illnesses.</li>
<li> Deal with the particular needs of a person with Alzheimer?s.</li>
<li> Communicate with health care professionals to get the service you need.</li>
<li> Learn latest American Heart Association CPR standards.</li>
<li> Understand end-of-life health care documents.</li>
<li> Avoid caregiver burnout.</li>
<li> Plus - Contains checklists, resources, and tips to make your job easier.</li>
</ul>"

The Comfort of Home: An Illustrated Step-By-Step Guide for Caregivers, 2nd Edition

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Meyer, Maria

Diseases & Physical Ailments

CareTrust Publications

With this book in hand, MS caregivers will understand the day-to-day issues that MS patients confront. This empowering guide offers practical advice on every aspect of home care for the MS patient, from preparing the home for comfort and safety to assisting with activities of daily living. Other topics covered are financial management, purchasing equipment, travel, therapies, and strategies for avoiding caregiver burnout.

The Comfort of Home Multiple Sclerosis Edition: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers

Paula Derr

Maria M. Meyer

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

"Caregiving can be mentally, physically, and emotionally challenging. Understanding what difficulties that will be faced and equipping oneself with valuable information can make a world of difference. The Comfort of Home, Parkinson Disease Edition: A Guide for Parkinson Disease Caregivers is the fourth title in the award-winning caregiving series The Comfort of Home. It will help caregivers, family members, and PD patients understand the day-to-day issues confronted by PD, andguide readers through every caregiving stage understanding the disease and its symptoms to strategies on how to avoid caregiver burnout. Other important topics include, purchasing equipment, travel, therapies, activities of daily living, special PD diet guidelines, and fitness and exercise to remain active as long as possible. In addition, chapters are filled with special notes and tips that alert both patients and caregivers to important issues that affect their lives.
When a loved one becomes disabled, many decisions have to be made; these choices can be difficult unless you know what to consider. The Comfort of Home, Parkinson Disease Edition provides valuable information that will enhance the lives of all involved. "

The Comfort of Home for Parkinson Disease: A Guide for Caregivers

RN Paula Derr

Susan C. Imke RN MS

This complete guide helps caregivers, family members, and stroke survivors understand the day-to-day issues faced by care providers. It guides readers through every stage of care, from explaining different kinds of strokes to understanding personality changes brought on by the illness. Other topics covered include how to prevent strokes from recurring, making the home safe and comfortable, returning to work after a stroke, and preventing caregiver burnout.

The Comfort of Home for Stroke: A Guide for Caregivers

Jon Caswell

Alzheimer's disease does not play favorites; it affects people of every income and education level. This increasingly common condition robs patients' cognitive and functional abilities, forcing caregivers to be on duty 24 hours a day. Consequently, Alxheimer's often takes a serious, unexpected toll on those who nurse the patient, inflicting significant emotional distress, depression, and anxiety. This entry in the Comfort of Home series shows family and para-professional home caregivers how to be ready for all of Alzheimer’s stages, with special emphasis on how to provide physical, day-to-day care safely and without conflict. Some of the important topics covered here include responding to problem behaviors, arranging the home to make it safe and comfortable, purchasing equipment, traveling with Alzheimer's patients, handling emergencies, and communicating with healthcare professionals to get effective service. Each chapter contains a wealth of tips to reduce caregiver stress, while special sections offer strategies for preventing the kind of burnout all too common in this field.

The Comfort of Home for Alzheimer's Disease: A Guide for Caregivers (The Comfort of Home Caregiver)

Paula Derr, RN

Mary Mittelman Ph.D.

Cynthia Epstein LCSW

Mental Health

This book helps family members and caregivers understand the day-to-day issues confronted by people with chronic lung disease, a complex and severe condition. Here readers learn how to come to terms with the disease and which medications can successfully treat it. There's also info on arranging the home to make it comfortable and free of allergens, purchasing special equipment, traveling with oxygen, and providing adequate nutrition when weight loss is a problem. Each chapter contains special sections to help caregivers cope, including vital strategies for stress reduction and ways to avoid caregiver burnout.

The Comfort of Home for Chronic Lung Disease: A Guide for Caregivers (The Comfort of Home Caregiver)

Mary Gilmartin BSN

Despite the growing number of hepatitis B and C and liver cancer patients in the United States, knowledge of liver disease is limited even among health care professionals. A caregiver that knows more about this complex affliction can greatly increase a patient's ability to cope. This disease-specific guide aims to educate and instruct both professional home-health aides and family caregivers, in order to ensure the patient's quality of life and comfort and help caregivers through challenging courses of treatment.

The Comfort of Home for Chronic Liver Disease: A Guide for Caregivers

Jill Chang

Lucy Mathew NP

Chronic heart failure is a complex condition that causes the body to deteriorate. When a person is diagnosed with the problem, it’s essential that they learn to pay closer attention to their health and make necessary changes to ensure a better quality of life. They can’t do it alone, though, so the caregiver’s guidance and support is crucial to the patient’s ability to follow through with the doctor’s treatment plan. The Comfort of Home for Chronic Heart Failure helps family members and professional caregivers provide the best at-home care possible. It offers an overview of the condition and its treatments and therapies, and then guides the caregiver through essential topics such as understanding the treatment plan, setting up the home for optimal ease and mobility, equipment, diet and nutrition, moving or positioning the patient, daily activities, and end-of-life care. A chapter on caregiver burnout contains tips and coping strategies to prevent this all-too common condition.

The Comfort of Home for Chronic Heart Failure: A Guide for Caregivers

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Kay Kendall MSW

Jennifer Reese

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