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The comfort of home : an illustrated step-by-step guide for caregivers / Maria M. Meyer with Paula Derr ; foreword by Mark O. Hatfield. - 2nd ed. - Portland, Ore. : CareTrust Publications LLC, c2002. - xvii, 364 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-354) and index.
Is home care for you? -- Using the health care team effectively -- Getting in-home help -- Paying for care -- Financial management and tax planning -- Planning end-of-life health care -- Preparing the home -- Equipment and supplies -- Setting up a plan of care -- How to avoid caregiver burnout -- Activities of daily living -- Therapies -- Special challenges -- Diet and nutrition -- Emergencies -- Body mechanics--positioning, moving, and transfers -- Dementia and Alzheimer's disease -- Hospice care -- Funeral arrangements and the grieving process -- Common abbreviations -- Common specialists -- Glossary.
0966476735
9780966476736 52300
2005533901
Home care services--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Caregivers--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Caregivers.
Home Care Services.
RA645.3 / .M49 2002
649.8
The comfort of home : an illustrated step-by-step guide for caregivers / Maria M. Meyer with Paula Derr ; foreword by Mark O. Hatfield. - 2nd ed. - Portland, Ore. : CareTrust Publications LLC, c2002. - xvii, 364 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-354) and index.
Is home care for you? -- Using the health care team effectively -- Getting in-home help -- Paying for care -- Financial management and tax planning -- Planning end-of-life health care -- Preparing the home -- Equipment and supplies -- Setting up a plan of care -- How to avoid caregiver burnout -- Activities of daily living -- Therapies -- Special challenges -- Diet and nutrition -- Emergencies -- Body mechanics--positioning, moving, and transfers -- Dementia and Alzheimer's disease -- Hospice care -- Funeral arrangements and the grieving process -- Common abbreviations -- Common specialists -- Glossary.
0966476735
9780966476736 52300
2005533901
Home care services--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Caregivers--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Caregivers.
Home Care Services.
RA645.3 / .M49 2002
649.8