Family Caregivers and Dependent Elderly: Minimizing Stress and Maximizing Independence

by Timothy H. Brubaker and Dianne Springer

Much of the burden of caring for the elderly rests on members of their immediate family -- usually their children, who often have children of their own. Such a situation can create stress, since the aged may require special care that is time-consuming and wearing. Written by an academic and a practitioner, this is a manual for those who are the care-givers themselves, and for professionals who work with care-givers and who advise on the welfare of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803923279
• ISBN13: 9780803923270
• Release Date: September 1984
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.