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365 Caregiving Tips: Travel and Respite Practical Tips from Everyday Caregivers

Author : Trish Hughes Kreis

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 68 pages

File Size : 21,86 MB

Release : 2016-06-05

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1365170160

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Caregiving is hard enough and now we want to throw in traveling together?! Or arranging for a respite? Don't caregivers have enough to do?! Yes we do but traveling or taking a respite is something all five authors have done while caregiving. Oh, it is not easy (understatement alert!). We understand how scary and overwhelming it is - we felt that too. All of us. A lot. It is not easy to overcome those worries and fears but it is definitely worth it. We have been there and want to help you overcome any fear you have about traveling with your loved one or arranging for a caregiving break. We also know that it is truly difficult to leave and sometimes downright impossible. Because of that, we have included tips for your mental and physical well-being while staying at home. Whatever you choose to do, know there are others on this caregiving journey with you and we are here to help. We are in this together! Connect with us at www.365CaregivingTips.com



365 Tips for Aging in Place

Author : Rachel Blackwood

Publisher :

Page : 368 pages

File Size : 16,46 MB

Release : 2020-12-16

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ISBN :

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365 Tips for Aging in Place provides one practical tip per day for an entire year to help you make adjustments in your daily life to safely and successfully age in place. This book is an excellent resource for individuals planning to age in place as well as those providing care for their aging loved ones. The topics addressed range from kitchen safety to community involvement to fall prevention.365 Tips for Aging in Place is written by the team of Designing Independence, LLC consisting of a physical therapist and occupational therapist specializing in aging in place and home modifications with over 25 years of experience. For more information, please visit our website: www.designingindependence.co



365 Tips for Aging in Place

Author : Rachel Blackwood

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 42,18 MB

Release : 2020

Category : Caregivers

ISBN : 9788575915820

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65 Tips for Aging in Place provides one practical tip per day for an entire year to help you make adjustments in your daily life to safely and successfully age in place. This book is an excellent resource for individuals planning to age in place as well as those providing care for their aging loved ones. The topics addressed range from kitchen safety to community involvement to fall prevention.



A Comprehensive Guide to Safety and Aging

Author : Barry S. Eckert

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 418 pages

File Size : 13,32 MB

Release : 2023-06-16

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1000859711

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This book is a comprehensive survey on safety for older adults. It contains contributions by experts from over a dozen disciplines, including physicians, audiologists, optometrists, mental health professionals, lawyers, occupational therapists, and policy makers. This multi-disciplinary approach provides a new and expansive conceptual framework for health care professionals, students, policymakers, and others who care for older adults, and promotes an understanding of the many challenges that adults face as they age. This book describes the complex range of issues that need to be considered when safeguarding older adults. We hope that this book will be of benefit to anyone currently working or training to work with older adults, helping them to fully appreciate the many safety issues that can arise. The book will be also be useful for both older adults and their caregivers, helping them to identify and address areas of concern. Our goal is to mitigate injury or other harm through an increased understanding of the risks encountered by older adults. This text will also appeal to professionals and graduate students in the fields of human factors and ergonomics, occupational health, and safety.



Aging in the Right Place

Author : Stephen M. Golant

Publisher : Health Professions Press

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 37,67 MB

Release : 2015

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 9781938870330

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Highlights the profound significance of where older people live and receive care. This book explores many pathways to thriving in old age, ranging from aging in place to moving to housing and care settings specially tailored to match a person's lifestyle and vulnerabilities.--Provided by publisher.



The Original Comprehensive Guide to Retirement Living and Long-Term Care ™

Author : Esther K. H. Goldstein B.SC., B.S.W., RSW

Publisher : AuthorHouse

Page : 473 pages

File Size : 33,74 MB

Release : 2012-01-09

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1468537415

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Searching for a Retirement or Long-term care home can be a daunting task. Often one is plagued with questions or has to make a decision quickly and doesn't know where to begin. This is a GUIDE that every senior, or their family going through this process MUST have. Written by an experienced hospital social worker it truly makes the process much easier. It explains the different options available, gives you 160 questions to ask when you tour homes, has contact information on resources and services for seniors and provides detailed information on hundreds of retirement homes and long-term care residences. This is THE most COMPREHENSIVE source of information you will find on retirement living in Canada. A must have for anyone searching for retirement living for themselves or a loved one.



The Encyclopedia of Elder Care

Author : Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN, FAAN

Publisher : Springer Publishing Company

Page : 831 pages

File Size : 33,30 MB

Release : 2017-12-07

Category : Medical

ISBN : 082614053X

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Praise for the Third Edition: “The third edition of this outstanding resource reflects the many advances in the care of older people that have occurred since the publication of the second edition...The vast bulk of the content is accessible and relevant to an international audience. The indexing and cross-referencing are excellent... Score: 5/5 stars." -- Margaret Arthur, Nursing Standard "The information [in this book] is amazing. I reviewed topics in which I have expertise and was very satisfied. This is an excellent addition to my library and I will refer to it often, much like a medical dictionary... Score: 90, 4 Stars." --Doody's Medical Reviews “Provides 273 comprehensive, yet succinct, entries on a variety of topics related to elder care. In addition, many of the entries include see also references that help readers easily navigate the book. Recommended." --Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries This expanded, one-of-a-kind reference of more than 250 entries provides a comprehensive guide to all of the essential elements of elder care across a breadth of health and social service disciplines. Responding to the needs of providers, directcare workers, family, and other caregivers, the diverse array of entries included in this encyclopedia recognize and address the complex medical, social, and psychological problems associated with geriatric care. In addition to a brief, accessible summary of each topic, entries include several key references, including web links and mobile apps for additional sources of information. This updated edition contains more than 30 new entries written by renowned experts that address a variety of elder care topics. New to the Fourth Edition: New entries addressing Ethics Consultation, Eye Disorders, Pain – Acute and Chronic, and many others Key Features: Provides succinct descriptions of over 250 key topics for health and social service clinicians Offers crucial information for elder care providers across all settings and disciplines Distills current, evidence-based literature sources Written by nationally recognized expert researchers and clinicians Includes links to useful websites and mobile apps



The Study Guide for Developing Person Through the Life Span

Author : Kathleen Stassen Berger

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 412 pages

File Size : 18,86 MB

Release : 2007-12-24

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 9780716760924

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This seventh edition comes with a significant revision of cognitive development through childhood, revised and updated chapters on adolescence, and more attention to emerging and early adulthood.



Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, Wellbeing and the Environment

Author : Rachel Cooper

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 741 pages

File Size : 41,97 MB

Release : 2014-02-11

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1118716256

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Part of the six-volume Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, this volume examines the ways in which the built environment can affect and enhance the wellbeing of society. Explores the effects of environment on wellbeing and provides insight and guidance for designing, creating, or providing environments that improve wellbeing Looks at the social and health issues surrounding sustainable energy and sustainable communities, and how those connect to concepts of wellbeing Brings the evidence base for environmental wellbeing into one volume from across disciplines including urban planning, psychology, sociology, healthcare, architecture, and more Part of the six-volume set Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, which brings together leading research on wellbeing from across the social sciences



Rethinking the Aging Transition

Author : Kallol Kumar Bhattacharyya

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 185 pages

File Size : 15,76 MB

Release : 2021-11-12

Category : Medical

ISBN : 3030888703

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The transitional phase from pre-older adult to older adult affects the wellbeing of the concerned person economically, physically, and psychologically. This book is a description of the aging transition and discusses various psychological, health, and social challenges faced by older adults globally. It also offers a comparative study on the lifestyles of older adults in India and the United States. Although there is no consensus yet on an all-encompassing theory of aging, this book centers on various theories related to aging processes in an effort to advance discussion on different aspects of aging. Various theoretical formulations, such as person-centered, Hinduism, biopsychosocial, and positive psychology, guided the author to address the topics covered in this volume. Aging and Physicians Aging and Retirement Aging, Caregiving, and COVID-19 Aging and Diversity Aging and Longevity Aging, Disease Prevention, and Technology Aging and Spirituality Through the chapters, the author builds an understanding of the fundamental relation of aging with various health and socioeconomic factors, and also emphasizes a person-centered, holistic approach that values personal autonomy, choice, comfort, dignity, and purposeful living to support aging well. Rethinking the Aging Transition: Psychological, Health, and Social Principles to Guide Aging Well has academic value from a multicultural perspective that would be of benefit to graduate and undergraduate students in gerontology and other disciplines that study aging and older adult populations. With the main aim of raising awareness, this book is an important resource for a diverse group of populations globally, including clinical and non-clinical caregivers, other health(care) professionals, and policy-makers.



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