 Love, Honor & Value
by Suzanne Mintz
From her own experiences as a family caregiver and her advocacy for all caregivers through the National Family Caregivers Association, Suzanne Mintz writes from the heart about the emotional impact of chronic illness on the whole family. But her book also gives down-to-earth advice about learning to live, love, and even grow through meeting the challenges.
 Caregivers Comfort: An Inspirational 366-Day Journal and Record Book for Caregivers
By Julie Downing
Designed to help you and your caregiving team recognize, organize and record all of the extraordinary things you do, and to realize the inner strengths you may never have known you had. Suitable as a gift and for your own personal use, this book is practical, informative and inspirational! Mary Manin Morrissey, author of Building Your Field of Dreams, writes: "With Caregivers' Comfort. Julie Downing offers true consolation and reassurance that comes from a heart that has done its work. As a caregiver herself, Downing has the authority to speak about this tender issue. Her Journal and Record book is a blessing to al those whose life path takes them to this work."
 Coping with Caregiver Worries
by James R. Sherman, PhD
Provides caregivers with techniques for conquering destructive worries. Suzanne Mintz, President and Co-founder of the National Family Caregivers Association, says "This latest book gets to the heart of a major caregiver issue -- fear -- and deals with it in a useful, no-nonsense way. All of the typical caregiver concerns are dealt with...from lack of self-esteem to worries about change and finances. This is a good addition to Dr. Sherman's growing series of helpful books for family caregivers."
 Hard Questions Simple Answers: A Workbook To Take The Crisis Out Of Caregiving
By Elana Peters, MA
 I'll Take Care of You A Practical Guide for Family Caregivers
By Joseph Ilardo, PhD, LCSW, Carol R. Rothman, PhD
A guide for all family caregivers, regardless of the care receiver's age or needs. Offers practical help on coping with feelings, avoiding burnout, accessing resources, setting boundaries, and finding ways to meet one's needs as a caregiver. Covers topics rarely discussed, including roles and contracts, long-distance caregiving, and hidden caregiving. Contains activities for support groups.
 Preventing Caregiver Burnout
By James R. Sherman, PhD
Every caregiver will respond to these powerful, easy-to-follow procedures for preventing caregiver burnout. Valuable strategies show health care professionals and family caregivers how to maintain their vitality when under constant emotional pressure.
 The Fearless Caregiver: How to Get the Best Care for Your Loved One and Still Have a Life of Your Own
By Gary Barg
This practical, sympathetic and comprehensive guide published by the expert’s at Today’s Caregiver Magazine shows caregivers how to be an informed, effective, and fearless caregiver while still having time for yourself. The Fearless Caregiver: legal ABC’s all caregivers must know immediately; tried and true "time-off" techniques for all caregivers; expert advice for beating stress and depression; award-winning poetry by caregivers; celebrity caregiver interviews including Dana Reeve, Linda Dano and Cokie Roberts.
 The Educated Caregiver: Information, Strategies and Support for Those Caring for a Loved One (3 video tapes)
Providing care for a loved one is one of the toughest jobs anyone can ever have. Not only must caregivers deal with an exhausting physical routine but a difficult emotional burden, too. They often feel alone, not sure where to turn for support or for practical knowledge they need. Together, the three videos in this series represent an encyclopedia of information, and instruction guide and a "video support group" that are as close and convenient as your VCR.
 American Medical Association Guide to Home Caregiving
By American Medical Association
Contents include preparing for home care; giving medications; providing a healthy diet; pressure sores; hygiene; toilet needs; relieving boredom; wound care; incontinence etc.
 A Caregiver's Survival Guide: How to Stay Healthy When Your Loved One Is Sick
By Kay Marshall Strom
When you are responsible for another person's physical needs, your own needs can take a back seat. After caring for her spouse, who for ten years suffered from a rare, debilitating disease, Kay Marshall Strom is able to bring a voice of experience and compassion to this important topic. Topics include: finding spiritual support; maintaining balanced relationships; deciding when living at home is no longer possible; working out the finances; understanding the impact on the whole family; dealing with the personal losses. |
