American Medical Association Guide to Home Caregiving

Book Overview

At some time, most families will need to provide home care for an aging family member who is ill or disabled. While home caregiving provides many benefits, it takes careful planning, support, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471414093
• ISBN13: 9780471414094
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Wiley (TP)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

home health aide

Excellent book with good and appropriate information and also supplies a variety of resources to contact for specific needs and questions. Addresses many of the issues families face in home care for a loved one in a concise and easy to read and understand format.

Very Practical

This guide is very practical and deals with all aspects of eldercare and caring to the caregiver. I highly recommend it.

Excellent, affordable, comprehensive

This book is a must-have for anyone responsible for realistic decision making about his/her ability to provide health care at home, as well as an excellent how-to guide for those who accept the inherent responsibilities of the caregiver. I consider it the one "best" guide of those available to meet the needs of the growing number of home caregivers.

An Excellent Resource

I am an Illinois legal aid attorney and owner of Southwest Medicals, an online medical supply and equipment business. I strongly recommend this book. Very informative, full of helpful tips and resources. This book helps make a challenging situation much easier. I also recommend The Comfort of Home, An Illustrated Step by Setp Guide for Caregivers, 2nd Edition, by Maria M Meyer.

Developing a Care Plan

My brother and I take care of my eighty-year-old mother. She hasdiabetic neuropathy and can't walk. But she's a good kid andwe take care of her. This book has helped. Although the object of the book at first seems to be to develop a care plan; it really is a book of primary skills that you need in caregiving.The book is best because you are not overwhelmed with 465 waysto help your loved one. This is a primary and basic skills book.Buy this book if you are new at caregiving and don't know where to start. Because the American Medical Associarion wrote it, I imagine that it would be good for all caregivers to buy it. I just love this book. It's like a Boy Scout manual. It's user-friendly for your brain. And sometimes simplicity can do more good that needless complications and theories. Thank you and I wish you luck.