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Who Will Take Care of Mom?: A Guide for Family-Managed Senior Care
ISBN: 9781478154747 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Who Will Take Care of Mom?" is a must-read for anyone who expects they will have to provide or coordinate long-term care for a parent, disabled or terminally ill relative. This life-changing experience happened to Cynthia Wilson when she was 34, single and poised to enter her peak earning years. Odds are that you or someone you know will have to take care of a parent sooner than expected because people are living longer, but not necessarily healthier. The trend is threatening America's economic prosperity and consuming individual wealth because Americans are spending more of their tax...
"Who Will Take Care of Mom?" is a must-read for anyone who expects they will have to provide or coordinate long-term care for a parent, disabled or te...
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Hospice, Humor, Music and More: A Volunteer's Perspective
ISBN: 9781463727543 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hospice, Humor, Music and More: A Volunteer's Perspective, reflects Jack Kile's experiences as a hospice volunteer. The major focus is to promote the positive aspects of life for these patients by the use of humor (often with a spiritual element) and song. The intent is to create conditions that result in happy/contented moments for patients and their families and to reduce communication barriers. The book features a series of stories about patients and their families that highlight these conditions.
Hospice, Humor, Music and More: A Volunteer's Perspective, reflects Jack Kile's experiences as a hospice volunteer. The major focus is to promote the ...
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Consulting By Design's Eldercare Tool Book: The Family Caregivers Private-Duty Planning Guide
ISBN: 9781453802687 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The First 3-in-1 Eldercare Starter Kit for Family Caregivers Eldercare Booklet: Family Caregiver Toolkit: Eldercare Resource Guide:
The First 3-in-1 Eldercare Starter Kit for Family Caregivers Eldercare Booklet: Family Caregiver Toolkit: Eldercare Resource Guide:
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The Senior Transition
ISBN: 9781478280385 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As little as fifty years ago, average life expectancy was in the low-to-mid sixties. Today, it is in the high seventies and, according to the Cencus Bureau, the number of people aged sixty-four to eighty-four will increase by nearly forty percent this decade alone. In the face of such overwhelming numbers, the time is nigh to turn attention to The Senior Transition and to find the opportunities, solutions, and outlooks that will facilitate a high quality of life for our aging population. The Senior Transition is a highly personal and extremely insightful examination of the challenges that lie...
As little as fifty years ago, average life expectancy was in the low-to-mid sixties. Today, it is in the high seventies and, according to the Cencus B...
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Mama and Me: Our Journey Together Her Last Three Years and Beyond
ISBN: 9781432790943 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Goodbye to Mother
ISBN: 9781477623589 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While Linda Johnson is teetering on the brink of death as she succumbs to the unrelenting disease known as Alzheimer's, a battle is raging between her family members on whether she should be kept alive via tube feedings. Michael, who wishes to allow his mother to die with dignity, has won the battle, but there is no happiness in his victory. The novel opens with Mrs. Johnson's death and the moments when Michael must confront her corpse and say goodbye. Poignant and stirring flashbacks then tell the story of Michael's efforts to care for his mother and allow her to die.
While Linda Johnson is teetering on the brink of death as she succumbs to the unrelenting disease known as Alzheimer's, a battle is raging between her...
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Scammed: 3 Steps to Help Your Elder Parent and Yoursel
ISBN: 9781934509524 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One in every five Americans over 65 falls prey to scammers, creating financial devastation, shame, and heartbreak. When author Art Maines's beloved stepfather, Bill, was cheated out of thousands of dollars, Art went on a crusade to help other families guard against this tragic crime. In Scammed , Art provides a three-step scam prevention and recovery program based on his training as a therapist and his extensive research. Suitable for seniors or children of elderly parents, Scammed will help you: Understand the most common types of scams Learn the psychological ploys used by scammers so that...
One in every five Americans over 65 falls prey to scammers, creating financial devastation, shame, and heartbreak. When author Art Maines's beloved st...
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I Am My Father's Keeper: The Ten Steps to Caring For The Elderly
ISBN: 9781468119688 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A book that offers help, information, and understanding to families facing a loved one's mental incapacitation by Alzheimer's disease. A personal diary of a daughter with a medical background that chronicles her journey while caring for her father, and gives the reader the gift of both perspectives, that of a loving daughter and the trained professional. A book with step by step guidelines and solutions with information on resources available. The narration of personal experiences and lessons learned that make deep impression on the reader's soul and mind and brings inspiration, motivation...
A book that offers help, information, and understanding to families facing a loved one's mental incapacitation by Alzheimer's disease. A personal diar...
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Wellness for Super-Seniors: How to Support Your Parents Health & Happiness & Help Them Live Longer, Better
ISBN: 9781480222564 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. WELLNESS FOR SUPER-SENIORS sets out the essential tools for the revitalization of our oldest population groups: to help them live those extra twenty to thirty years with a sense of happiness and healthy functioning. This book is meant to be read by, and is intended for, super-seniors themselves. The author, at 80, is a super-senior. But it is also a guide and a story for the whole family, specifically the adult children and the caregivers of super-seniors. The readily-doable program is based on three pillars, all equally important: (1) safe exercises; (2) healthy, balanced eating; and (3)...
WELLNESS FOR SUPER-SENIORS sets out the essential tools for the revitalization of our oldest population groups: to help them live those extra twenty t...
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A Guide to Assist You and Your Parents in the Aging Process
ISBN: 9780615697215 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A guide to assist you and your parents with examples of medical and financial situations (forms and checklists included)that occur as part of the aging process. Discussion of situations that may be affecting you and your parents and ideas to offer insight along with resource information to assist when facing various issues. Contains helpful information for all family members.
A guide to assist you and your parents with examples of medical and financial situations (forms and checklists included)that occur as part of the agin...
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Restore Elder Pride: Shift the Paradigm
ISBN: 9781475963885 / Angielski / Miękka / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2006, seventy-seven million baby boomers-people who worked hard all their lives-will begin to turn sixty. They have a right to expect the best of everything, but if the nursing home industry doesn't change dramatically and soon, they can only expect the worst. Today, nearly two million people are institutionalized in nursing homes, and millions more will face the possibility of one day joining the ranks of system victims. Every American has a personal, vested interest in shifting the paradigm of a struggling industry that is on the verge of collapse and that ends patients' lives... In 2006, seventy-seven million baby boomers-people who worked hard all their lives-will begin to turn sixty. They have a right to expect the best o... |
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Restore Elder Pride: Shift the Paradigm
ISBN: 9781475963908 / Angielski / Twarda / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2006, seventy-seven million baby boomers-people who worked hard all their lives-will begin to turn sixty. They have a right to expect the best of everything, but if the nursing home industry doesn't change dramatically and soon, they can only expect the worst. Today, nearly two million people are institutionalized in nursing homes, and millions more will face the possibility of one day joining the ranks of system victims. Every American has a personal, vested interest in shifting the paradigm of a struggling industry that is on the verge of collapse and that ends patients' lives... In 2006, seventy-seven million baby boomers-people who worked hard all their lives-will begin to turn sixty. They have a right to expect the best o... |
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Waiting for the Next Crisis: Vexing and Poignant Moments with my 90 year old mother
ISBN: 9780615731667 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Getting old is not for sissies," said her mother. Artist N. Scrantz Lersch kept a cartoon diary during her mother's difficult last years. "Waiting for the Next Crisis" uses simple pen and ink drawings to portray the struggles of a daughter trying to help a fiercely self-sufficient woman who is losing her hearing and mobility, and hates being old and becoming dependent on her daughter. This graphic memoir is funny, sad, and heart wrenching, and reminds anyone caring for an aging parent that their struggles are not unique.
"Getting old is not for sissies," said her mother. Artist N. Scrantz Lersch kept a cartoon diary during her mother's difficult last years. "Waiting fo...
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Dealing With Dementia
ISBN: 9781470159689 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This short non-fiction work chronicles an elderly parent's battle with dementia in the hope that the reader might avoid some of the mistakes I made in trying to cope with it.
This short non-fiction work chronicles an elderly parent's battle with dementia in the hope that the reader might avoid some of the mistakes I made in...
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Having The Talk: The Four Keys to Your Parents' Safe Retirement
ISBN: 9780985082048 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you had "the talk" yet? No, this isn't the one you have with your kids about sex, hoping you actually know more than they do. This talk is the one adult children have with their parents about their parents' retirement and aging and such concerns as medical proxies, healthcare and estate planning, wills, trusts, and the fact that 70% of people over age 65 will require some form of long-term care. This book focuses on the talk and incorporates Jack Tatar's innovative Four Keys approach to a safe retirement. By following Jack's game plan laid out in his book, you will understand What the...
Have you had "the talk" yet? No, this isn't the one you have with your kids about sex, hoping you actually know more than they do. This talk is the on...
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The Birth of Dying: Explore End-of-Life Issues with Your Terminally Ill or Elderly Loved One
ISBN: 9781482318999 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Are you looking for a way to communicate with your loved one about end-of-life issues? Fear of pain, fear of the unknown, fear of being forgotten. Wanting to be remembered, wanting to be heard, wanting to be known and truly understood. Is there an afterlife? Who created us, if anyone, and how do I perceive him or her to be? These are some of the basic human issues that connect us all. They are explored here in detail. There are no answers in this workbook-only questions. The right questions. You provide the answers that are right for you. This workbook addresses most of the concerns and...
Are you looking for a way to communicate with your loved one about end-of-life issues? Fear of pain, fear of the unknown, fear of being forgotten. Wan...
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It's All about (the Older) Me
ISBN: 9781480800366 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As we age and begin to rely on others to take care of us, it is important that we communicate our needs, likes, and dislikes while we still can. Keeping that in mind, author B. Behrend, a seasoned caregiver, has created a journal for seniors to complete and share with current or future caregivers that encourages comforting care instigated by original wishes. Behrend, who has provided loving care for both her parents for several years, offers a guidebook that allows needs to be honored, providing an organized, clear, and concise method for seniors to effectively communicate before illness...
As we age and begin to rely on others to take care of us, it is important that we communicate our needs, likes, and dislikes while we still can. Keepi...
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It's All about (the Older) Me
ISBN: 9781480800373 / Angielski / Twarda / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As we age and begin to rely on others to take care of us, it is important that we communicate our needs, likes, and dislikes while we still can. Keeping that in mind, author B. Behrend, a seasoned caregiver, has created a journal for seniors to complete and share with current or future caregivers that encourages comforting care instigated by original wishes. Behrend, who has provided loving care for both her parents for several years, offers a guidebook that allows needs to be honored, providing an organized, clear, and concise method for seniors to effectively communicate before illness...
As we age and begin to rely on others to take care of us, it is important that we communicate our needs, likes, and dislikes while we still can. Keepi...
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Women and Therapy in the Last Third of Life: The Long View
ISBN: 9780415852166 / Angielski / Miękka / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is distinct about the last third of life, about women, that makes psychotherapy different? In this diverse collection, the psychological meanings and challenges of the last third of life are explored, as the capacity of the psyche expands, sense of time changes, and some questions take on new vibrance and urgency. Some chapters shine their light on women therapy clients - on their precarious sociocultural predicament in a sexist/ageist time and place, on intrapsychic changes that follow from changing bodies, relationships, involvements and emergent needs of the self. Other chapters enter...
What is distinct about the last third of life, about women, that makes psychotherapy different? In this diverse collection, the psychological meanings...
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Jill - Hospice Nurse, Book Two: Last Exit
ISBN: 9781479128891 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. She's a nurse, she's forty, she's fit and she's a catch. But she's never stood still long enough for anyone to catch her. Improbable, hilarious patient interactions are a daily occurrence for Jill. This week in her life included a funeral roast, a nudist colony and a hoarder's home with a snake and a ferret. Jill pronounces the poignant and touching death of a patient to whom she owes her thanks. There's more drama at the office too. Then Jill gets roped into a girls night out at the cowboy bar. There's only twenty-four hours in a day, Jill Nurses will love this book. It will remind them of...
She's a nurse, she's forty, she's fit and she's a catch. But she's never stood still long enough for anyone to catch her. Improbable, hilarious patien...
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