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Facing Alzheimer's: Family Caregivers Speak
ISBN: 9780595008032 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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72,44 zł |
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The Light Touch: Life in the Last Lane
ISBN: 9780595246298 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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42,53 zł |
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A River Called Forever: A Family's Story of Love's Triumph Through Aging, Struggle, and Death
ISBN: 9780595415076 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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63,89 zł |
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Fall Injury Prevention for Older Adults .: And Those Who Care about Them
ISBN: 9780595420162 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Each year, over 30% of adults ages 65 and over; suffer from fall-related injuries. "Fall Injury Prevention for Older Adults" will help you understand the causes of falling and provides tips for reducing the risk of falls. This guide will help make a difference today in the safety and well-being of yourself and those you love. "I read every page of this book and now truly believe there is much we can do to prevent falls for older adults. This book is full of pertinent information, is easy to read, and is divided into useful sections so you can look up what you need to know as a family... Each year, over 30% of adults ages 65 and over; suffer from fall-related injuries. "Fall Injury Prevention for Older Adults" will help you understa... |
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55,35 zł |
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The Complete Bedside Companion: No-Nonsense Advice on Caring for the Seriously Ill
ISBN: 9780684843193 / Angielski / Miękka / 548 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Nursing a parent, spouse, other relative, or friend through the painful progress of a terminal disease is not a road best traveled alone. The Complete Bedside Companion offers warmth, encouragement, and the medical, legal, financial, and emotional advice you need when caring for an ailing loved one.
Drawing on the experiences of dozens of ordinary people who have cared for relatives and friends ill or dying from cancer, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, stroke, emphysema, diabetes, AIDS, and other serious conditions -- along with the practical wisdom of distinguished... Nursing a parent, spouse, other relative, or friend through the painful progress of a terminal disease is not a road best traveled alone. The Co...
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145,09 zł |
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Age through Ethnic Lenses: Caring for the Elderly in a Multicultural Society
ISBN: 9780742501133 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) America is getting older, but her policies are not growing with the ethnic and ageing societies needs. This text explores the distinct characteristics and unique political, economic and cultural situations of the aged, while highlighting the common needs and objectives among all ageing Americans.
America is getting older, but her policies are not growing with the ethnic and ageing societies needs. This text explores the distinct characteristics...
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784,73 zł |
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Age Through Ethnic Lenses: Caring for the Elderly in a Multicultural Society
ISBN: 9780742501140 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) An ever-more diverse America is getting older, but American policies are not growing with the needs of the ethnic and ageing society. This text explores the distinct characteristics and unique social, political, economic and cultural situations of America's aged, while highlighting the common needs and objectives among all ageing Americans. origins, Native Americans, socio-relgious groups, women, gay men and women and the rural aged this study broadens our perspective on the issues of long-term care, and provides a valuable guide for future public policy as we enter the 21st century.
An ever-more diverse America is getting older, but American policies are not growing with the needs of the ethnic and ageing society. This text explor...
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299,72 zł |
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In-Home Care for Senior Citizens: A Bedside Companion
ISBN: 9780759618602 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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116,71 zł |
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Family and Aging Policy
ISBN: 9780789033734 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) 'Family and Aging Policy' examines how public initiatives to assist the elderly in the United States, Canada, Singapore, Denmark and Sweden can impact families who provide them with long-term care.
'Family and Aging Policy' examines how public initiatives to assist the elderly in the United States, Canada, Singapore, Denmark and Sweden can impact...
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647,13 zł |
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Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks: A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's
ISBN: 9780803242456 / Angielski / Twarda / 197 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks is Lela Knox Shanks s personal account of caring for her husband, Hughes, in their home after he was stricken with Alzheimer s disease. Lela describes her initial denial, her discovery of coping skills, her eventual acceptance of his illness, and her ultimate recognition that the key to successful caregiving lies in never losing sight of the patient s humanness. The book outlines twenty coping and survival strategies to guide caregivers to untapped inner resources and shows caregiving s intangible rewards of increased self-respect and...
Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks is Lela Knox Shanks s personal account of caring for her husband, Hughes, in their home after he was strick...
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124,19 zł |
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Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks: A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's
ISBN: 9780803293281 / Angielski / Miękka / 191 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks is Lela Knox Shanks's personal account of caring for her husband, Hughes, in their home after he was stricken with Alzheimer's disease. Lela describes her initial denial, her discovery of coping skills, her eventual acceptance of his illness, and her ultimate recognition that the key to successful caregiving lies in never losing sight of the patient's humanness. The book outlines twenty coping and survival strategies to guide caregivers to untapped inner resources and shows caregiving's intangible rewards of increased self-respect and self-knowledge. Lela...
Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks is Lela Knox Shanks's personal account of caring for her husband, Hughes, in their home after he was stricken with...
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67,25 zł |
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When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's
ISBN: 9780807027219 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Offers guidance, comfort, and hope to all whose lives are touched by the devastation of Alzheimer's disease.
Offers guidance, comfort, and hope to all whose lives are touched by the devastation of Alzheimer's disease.
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96,04 zł |
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When Living Alone Means Living at Risk
ISBN: 9780879758738 / Angielski / Miękka / 167 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In caring for America's aging population, emphasis on maintaining elders in the community, preferable at home, with appropriate support services. But what of those older persons who are at home, without a caring network of relatives or friends? What of elders who are undernourished, under- or over-medicated, visually handicapped, hard of hearing, or otherwise disabled? Many of these older people may be unaware of their need for help, or are well aware of their situation but deliberately hiding their needs from others for fear of being "a burden" or of losing their freedom.
This important... In caring for America's aging population, emphasis on maintaining elders in the community, preferable at home, with appropriate support services. But ...
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102,52 zł |
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The Reluctant Caregivers: Learning to Care for a Loved One with Alzheimer's
ISBN: 9780897897112 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Although Hendershott has spent many years teaching and writing about the sociological aspects of aging, she writes that none of this could have prepared me for the overwhelming challenge of caring for my own mother-in-law in my home. She introduces baby boomers as the unexpected caregivers of the coming decades. The process of family denial about symptoms, work-family conflict, and the unique problems of children of caregivers are explored in an effort to find solutions to the caregiving challenge. Social science research is made accessible and is coupled with anecdotal information... Although Hendershott has spent many years teaching and writing about the sociological aspects of aging, she writes that none of this could have pre... |
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299,72 zł |
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Living Well in a Nursing Home: Everything You and Your Folks Need to Know
ISBN: 9780897934602 / Angielski / Miękka / 271 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) While life in a nursing home is rarely considered a first choice, at times it's the best choice. Still, the decision to put a loved one in a home is incredibly difficult. This book concentrates on the positive aspects of nursing homes and offers strategies for identifying the best facilities. Among the topics covered are how to recognize signs that a family member needs extra support, determining whether in-home care is a viable option, the different types of long-term care, working and communicating with the staff and preparing for the end of life.
The book includes exercises for working... While life in a nursing home is rarely considered a first choice, at times it's the best choice. Still, the decision to put a loved one in a home is i...
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64,06 zł |
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Getting Old Without Getting Anxious: A Book for Seniors, Loved Ones, and Caregivers
ISBN: 9781583332399 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Informative and full of hope, Getting Old Without GettingAnxious assists older people and their caregivers in overcoming one of the more crippling and misunderstood human afflictions: anxiety. Geriatric psychiatrist and bestselling author of The 36-Hour Day Dr. Peter V. Rabins explains how the many changes that occur as a person ages can trigger severe andlife-altering anxiety, often destroying lives. This valuable guide will help readers to: - learn how late-life anxiety differs from anxiety in younger people;- identify the disorder a loved one may have and its causes; and-...
Informative and full of hope, Getting Old Without GettingAnxious assists older people and their caregivers in overcoming one of the more crippl...
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102,56 zł |
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Storymaking and Creative Groupwork with Elderly People: Music, Meaning and Relationship
ISBN: 9781853024405 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Paula Crimmens shows that working with older people can be made exciting and stimulating by using storymaking as a basis. Echoing the oral tradition of mankind, the book shows how to use a variety of traditional stories - including myths, folk tales and fairy stories - to work creatively with older people, particularly in groups. The book focuses around themes of empowerment and consolation, and includes groups of stories which can be used as a basis for discussion. Adopting a holistic and person-centred approach, which incorporates emotional and social needs, the author shows how the use of...
Paula Crimmens shows that working with older people can be made exciting and stimulating by using storymaking as a basis. Echoing the oral tradition o...
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152,53 zł |
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Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes
ISBN: 9781932690354 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes is the captivating account of Frances Shani Parker's hospice volunteer insights and experiences in Detroit, Michigan nursing homes. This universal book includes stories, general information, and original poems that explore hospice care, nursing homes, caregiving, dementia, death preparations, and bereavement. Strategies for improving healthcare and nursing homes are examined. School-nursing home partnerships are covered. The often-missing voices of people of color are included. Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes is the captivating account of Frances Shani Parker's hospice volunteer ins... |
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85,26 zł |
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Unwrapping the Sandwich Generation. Life Vignettes about Seniors & Their Adult Boomer Children
ISBN: 9781933596006 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) If you are one of the millions of adult baby boomer children who finds themselves facing their parent's aging concerns, feeling at a loss as these concerns arise and as if you are the only person on the planet experiencing a seemingly lack of skills, you will enjoy Unwrapping the Sandwich Generation.
Unwrapping the Sandwich Generation is a collection of vignettes that address senior concerns and how their adult children address those concerns. You won't find any instructions telling you how to ""do"" anything. You will read stories about real people and real events. You will see that... If you are one of the millions of adult baby boomer children who finds themselves facing their parent's aging concerns, feeling at a loss as these con...
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63,89 zł |
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The Abuse of Care in Residential Institutions
ISBN: 9781871177930 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Tragically, some older people are abused in the very places where they should hope to find 'care'. This work contains perhaps the best analysis of the state of knowledge of this abuse at the time of writing, ten years ago. The problems they describe still exist, and the analysis remains relevant.
Tragically, some older people are abused in the very places where they should hope to find 'care'. This work contains perhaps the best analysis of the...
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454,70 zł |
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