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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 304 pages, aukštis x plotis: 228x152 mm, Illustrations
  • Išleidimo metai: 07-Nov-2015
  • Leidėjas: American Bar Association
  • ISBN-10: 1634251636
  • ISBN-13: 9781634251631
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ABA/AARP Juggling Life, Work, and CaregivingDidesnis paveikslėlis
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 304 pages, aukštis x plotis: 228x152 mm, Illustrations
  • Išleidimo metai: 07-Nov-2015
  • Leidėjas: American Bar Association
  • ISBN-10: 1634251636
  • ISBN-13: 9781634251631
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A staggering 42 million Americansone in four adultsface the challenges of caring for an adult friend or relative. Although caregiving can be a richly rewarding and joyful experience, the role comes with enormous responsibilitiesand pressures. AARP's gentle guide provides practical resources and tips that are easy to find when you need them, whether you're caregiving day to day, planning for future needs, or in the middle of a crisis. Equally important, this book helps you care for the caregiveryoubefore, during, and after caregiving. Author Amy Goyer, an expert in aging and families, offers insight, inspiration, and poignant stories and experiences of caregivers, including her own as a live-in caregiver for her parents.
Foreword xi
Freda Lewis-Hall
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Author xv
Introduction xvii
My Caregiving Journey xvii
Are You a Caregiver? xix
A Community of Caregivers xxi
Your Job Description xxii
In This Guide xxiii
Chapter 1 Your Caregiving Plan
1(22)
Introduction
2(1)
Your Five-Step Caregiving Plan
3(18)
Review, Adapt, Revise ... Repeat
21(1)
Your Job Description: Planner
22(1)
Chapter 2 Caring for You, the Caregiver
23(20)
Introduction
24(1)
The Emotional Roller Coaster
25(2)
Recognizing Stress
27(2)
Learning How to Cope
29(11)
Maintain Your Own Finances
40(1)
Take Care of Your Career
41(1)
Your Job Description: Self-Care Coach
41(2)
Chapter 3 Your Caregiving Team
43(16)
Introduction
44(1)
Identifying Team Members
45(2)
Building the Team
47(1)
Team Roles
48(3)
Team Communication
51(5)
When Teamwork Doesn't Go Smoothly
56(1)
Reinforcing, Recognizing, and Appreciating Your Team
57(1)
Your Job Description: Team Builder
57(2)
Chapter 4 The Organized Caregiver: Tips for Staying Sane
59(14)
Introduction
60(1)
Managing Your Time
60(3)
Information at Your Fingertips
63(2)
Technology
65(5)
Documents and Information to Gather
70(2)
Your Job Description: Efficiency Expert
72(1)
Chapter 5 Working Caregivers
73(20)
Introduction
74(1)
The Lowdown on Working Caregivers
75(1)
Challenges Specific to Working Caregivers
76(2)
How Working Can Help Us
78(1)
Communicating with Your Employer
78(2)
Employer Support for Caregivers
80(5)
Services and Support for Working Caregivers and Their Loved Ones
85(2)
Workplace Discrimination Toward Caregivers
87(2)
When You Need to Make a Job Change
89(1)
Being Paid to Care for Loved Ones
90(1)
Your Job Description: Work-Life Coordinator
91(2)
Chapter 6 Legal Matters
93(18)
Introduction
94(1)
Talking with Your Loved Ones About Plans and Wishes
95(2)
Legal Documents
97(10)
Incapacity
107(1)
Keeping Track of Legal Documents
108(1)
Finding Professional Help for Legal Issues
109(1)
Your Job Description: Legal Manager
110(1)
Chapter 7 Managing Finances
111(18)
Introduction
112(1)
Signs Your Loved Ones Might Need Help with Finances
113(1)
Increasing Help ... Gradually
114(2)
Evaluating Assets
116(1)
Creating a Budget
116(2)
Paying the Bills
118(1)
Finding Ways to Save
118(2)
Income from Home Ownership
120(1)
Income from Benefits Programs
121(2)
Getting Out of Debt
123(1)
Dealing with Insurance
124(1)
Paying Taxes
125(1)
Getting Professional Help
126(1)
Your Job Description: Financial Manager
127(2)
Chapter 8 Health and Healing
129(28)
Introduction
130(1)
Your Role as Health-Care Advocate
130(2)
Helping Loved Ones Stay Well
132(7)
Changes in Health
139(3)
Mental Health
142(1)
Dementia
142(2)
Managing Medications
144(2)
So Many Health Practitioners, So Little Time
146(7)
Sensitive Issues: Toileting and Incontinence
153(2)
Your Job Description: Health-Care Advocate
155(2)
Chapter 9 When Your Loved Ones Live at Home
157(20)
Introduction
158(1)
The Decision to Live at Home
158(1)
The Home Environment
159(6)
Home- and Community-Based Services
165(3)
Tips for Evaluating Workers and Services
168(1)
Hiring Home Care Workers
168(4)
When You and Loved Ones Live Together
172(3)
Your Job Description: Home-Based Care Coordinator
175(2)
Chapter 10 When Your Loved Ones Live in a Facility
177(16)
Introduction
178(1)
Housing Options
179(3)
Choosing a Facility
182(3)
Payment Assistance
185(1)
Downsizing, Moving, and Making It Home
186(2)
Your Role
188(3)
When There Are Problems with the Facility
191(1)
Your Job Description: Housing Coordinator
192(1)
Chapter 11 Crisis Management 101
193(16)
Introduction
194(1)
Crisis Preparation
194(6)
Implementing Your Crisis Management Plan
200(1)
Managing a Hospitalization
201(6)
Your Job Description: Crisis Manager
207(2)
Chapter 12 Handling the End of Life
209(18)
Introduction
210(1)
Handling Your Own Emotions
210(4)
Talking About the End of Life with Your Loved Ones
214(3)
Respecting and Enforcing Their Wishes
217(1)
Compassionate End-of-Life Care
218(2)
Planning Final Rituals
220(6)
Your Job Description: End-of-Life Coordinator
226(1)
Chapter 13 Life After Caregiving
227(18)
Introduction
228(1)
Dealing with Grief and Loss
228(6)
Memories and Tributes
234(1)
Moving Forward
235(4)
The Benefits of Caregiving
239(2)
Caregiving and Your Life Plan
241(2)
Your Job Description: Life Transition Coordinator
243(2)
Appendix A Tips for Challenging Conversations
245(4)
Appendix B Is It Time to Stop Driving?
249(4)
Appendix C Hospital Survival Kit
253(4)
Appendix D Music and Caregiving
257(2)
Resources
259(19)
Advance Directives
259(1)
Animals
260(1)
AARP Caregiving Resources
261(2)
Caregiver Support
263(2)
Caregiver Support Groups
265(1)
Respite Care
266(1)
Driving and Transportation
267(1)
Elder Abuse
267(1)
Finances
268(1)
Grief and Loss
269(1)
Health
270(2)
Hospice and Palliative Care
272(1)
Legal Assistance
273(1)
Life After Caregiving
273(1)
Local Service and Support
273(1)
Meals
274(1)
Mediation
274(1)
Therapeutic Services
275(1)
Veterans and Military
275(1)
Work
276(2)
Select Sources 278
Author Amy Goyer from Phoenix, Arizona is an author, speaker, consultant and expert in aging and families at the AARP. Ms. Goyer offers insight, inspiration, and poignant stories and experiences of caregivers, including her own as a live-in caregiver for her parents. She is also a long-distance caregiver for her grandparents and sister, Karen. Ms. Goyer is a specialist in family caregiving, grandparenting as well as multi-generational issues. She has authored numerous publications, including the AARP's Juggling Life, Work and Caregiving" and "Things to Do Now That You're...a Grandparent." She is a recognized media authority, including interviews for ABC, NBC, CBS, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post and People Magazine. Ms. Goyer has been a passionate caregiver her entire life. She currently resides with her 91 year old dad who has Alzheimer's disease. Ms. Amy Goyer served as Senior Vice President of Outreach for Grandparents.com LLC since October 2008. Ms. Goyer served as Head of The Grandparenting Program for the AARP Foundation. She serves as the Member of Board of Advisors of BrainRewards, Inc.