The Family Caregiver's Guide: How to Care for a Loved One at Home
Caring for a loved one at home. What’s really involved? And what does it mean for your family and future?

Tens of millions of Americans have had these questions and more as they prepare for this unsettling yet necessary task. The Family Caregiver’s Guide fills in the gaps, connecting the dots between research and real life.

Drawing on the author’s extensive caregiving experience, this book provides strategies to care for your loved one, inside and out, as well as for yourself—including how to use your natural skills in your new role, and which skills you may need to add. You’ll discover how to set up your home for caregiving, including a safety checklist, equipment suggestions, and words you should know.

And for those days that are more than a handful, you’ll find positive affirmations, a section on facing and accepting illness, and smart steps at the end of each chapter, in case you need guidance in a hurry.

Caregiving has both rewards and challenges. But through it all, you’ll discover what’s most important—that caregiving is love in action.
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The Family Caregiver's Guide: How to Care for a Loved One at Home
Caring for a loved one at home. What’s really involved? And what does it mean for your family and future?

Tens of millions of Americans have had these questions and more as they prepare for this unsettling yet necessary task. The Family Caregiver’s Guide fills in the gaps, connecting the dots between research and real life.

Drawing on the author’s extensive caregiving experience, this book provides strategies to care for your loved one, inside and out, as well as for yourself—including how to use your natural skills in your new role, and which skills you may need to add. You’ll discover how to set up your home for caregiving, including a safety checklist, equipment suggestions, and words you should know.

And for those days that are more than a handful, you’ll find positive affirmations, a section on facing and accepting illness, and smart steps at the end of each chapter, in case you need guidance in a hurry.

Caregiving has both rewards and challenges. But through it all, you’ll discover what’s most important—that caregiving is love in action.
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The Family Caregiver's Guide: How to Care for a Loved One at Home

The Family Caregiver's Guide: How to Care for a Loved One at Home

by Harriet Hodgson
The Family Caregiver's Guide: How to Care for a Loved One at Home

The Family Caregiver's Guide: How to Care for a Loved One at Home

by Harriet Hodgson

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Caring for a loved one at home. What’s really involved? And what does it mean for your family and future?

Tens of millions of Americans have had these questions and more as they prepare for this unsettling yet necessary task. The Family Caregiver’s Guide fills in the gaps, connecting the dots between research and real life.

Drawing on the author’s extensive caregiving experience, this book provides strategies to care for your loved one, inside and out, as well as for yourself—including how to use your natural skills in your new role, and which skills you may need to add. You’ll discover how to set up your home for caregiving, including a safety checklist, equipment suggestions, and words you should know.

And for those days that are more than a handful, you’ll find positive affirmations, a section on facing and accepting illness, and smart steps at the end of each chapter, in case you need guidance in a hurry.

Caregiving has both rewards and challenges. But through it all, you’ll discover what’s most important—that caregiving is love in action.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781608081271
Publisher: WriteLife Publishing
Publication date: 09/07/2015
Series: The Family Caregiver series , #1
Sold by: StreetLib SRL
Format: eBook
Pages: 180
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Harriet Hodgson has been a freelance writer for 36 years and is the author of 34 books, including eight grief resources. She is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists and Association for Death Education and Counseling. Hodgson is a Contributing Writer for The Caregiver Space website, Open to Hope Foundation website, and The Grief Toolbox website. She has appeared on more than 170 talk shows, including CBS Radio, and dozens of television stations, including CNN. A popular speaker, she has given presentations at public health, Alzheimer’s and bereavement conferences. Hodgson’s work is cited in Who’s Who of American Women, World Who’s Who of Women, Contemporary Authors, and other directories. She lives in Rochester, Minnesota with her husband, John. Please visit www.harriethodgson.com for more information about this busy author and grandmother.
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