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American Medical Association Guide to Home Caregiving Paperback - 2001
by American Medical Association
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- Paperback
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A definitive guide to taking care of loved ones at home, this sensitive, reliable resource provides step-by-step instructions and much-needed guidance and encouragement to anyone who is caring for a loved one at home.
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Details
- Title American Medical Association Guide to Home Caregiving
- Author American Medical Association
- Illustrator Illustrated
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Good+
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley, Etobicoke, On, Canada
- Date September 15, 2001
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # W66
- ISBN 9780471414094 / 0471414093
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 5.9 x 0.6 in (22.86 x 14.99 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Theometrics: Secular
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Caregivers, Home Nursing - methods
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 01024710
- Dewey Decimal Code 362.14
Summary
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The American Medical Association Guide to Home Caregiving provides the information you need to take the best possible care of an elderly, ill, or disabled person in a home setting. Written by experts from the American Medical Association, the book explains such essentials as how to:
- Plan and arrange a room to adapt to a loved one's needs
- Give medications, maintain hygiene, monitor symptoms, deal with incontinence, provide emotional support, and relieve boredom
- Choose a home healthcare provider
- Pay for home healthcare, including Medicare and Medicaid, and long-term care insurance
- Care for a person with Alzheimer's disease or a terminal illness
- Choose between alternative living arrangements such as assisted living facilities or nursing homes
- Take care of yourself, the caregiver
With advice that touches both the physical and the emotional aspects of caregiving, this supportive, practical handbook will help make the experience as successful and rewarding as possible for you and your loved one.
For more than 150 years, the American Medical Association has been the leading group of medical experts in the nation and one of the most respected health-related organizations in the world. The AMA continues to work to advance the art and science of medicine and to be an advocate for patients and the voice of physicians in the United States.
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 10/15/2001, Page 0
- PW Notes and Reprints, 10/15/2001, Page 66