The Accidental Caregiver
eBook - ePub

The Accidental Caregiver

Wisdom and Guidance for the Unexpected Challenges of Family Caregiving

  1. 226 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Accidental Caregiver

Wisdom and Guidance for the Unexpected Challenges of Family Caregiving

About this book

An invaluable resource for everyone concerned for the vulnerable people in their lives.

Estimates suggest almost half of the adult population will someday be a caregiver, whether for an aging parent, an ailing partner, or a disabled family member. It is a role that tends to fall on people without warning, and almost certainly without preparation or training. Even Dr. Kimberly Fraser, a nurse who ran a large home support business, found it a struggle when her father and husband needed increasing levels of care. In this timely and urgently needed book, she gives readers sound, practical advice on how to meet with humanity and optimism the bewildering array of challenges facing caregivers: where to find help, how to navigate a confusing healthcare system, how to deal with constant demands, how to keep one's own life from being overwhelmed by new responsibilities. Based on personal experience, prodigious research, and extensive interviews, The Accidental Caregiver is an invaluable resource for everyone concerned for vulnerable people in their lives and communities.

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Information

Publisher
Sutherland House
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781989555897
Subtopic
Mental Health & Wellbeing

Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT
  4. DEDICATION
  5. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  6. FOREWORD
  7. INTRODUCTION: How It Began
  8. CHAPTER ONE: A New Normal
  9. CHAPTER TWO: Resilience
  10. CHAPTER THREE: Change, Loss, and Grief
  11. CHAPTER FOUR: Home Care and Other Services
  12. CHAPTER FIVE: Respite
  13. CHAPTER SIX: Information Needs
  14. CHAPTER SEVEN: Beat the Clock
  15. CHAPTER EIGHT: Meaningful Conversations
  16. CHAPTER NINE: A Sense of Self
  17. CHAPTER TEN: Mapping Your Way
  18. AFTERWORD
  19. GRATITUDE
  20. GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THE ACCIDENTAL CAREGIVER

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