Caregiver's Guide: Helping Older Friends & Relatives with Hlth/Safety

by Caroline Rob

Book Overview

This information-packed, medically up-to-date guide is filled with ways to keep an older person safe and comfortable at home, handle medical emergencies, locate social services, and more. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395587808
• ISBN13: 9780395587805
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Absolutely Wonderful!!!

This book is a gem. We have fifteen chapters releasing us from all the fears of dealing with an elderly friend or parent. You need this book! For two verysimple reasons. First, an elderly person's physiology is different from ours.So this would be like taking care of ET! You need to know their physiology.Second, you need to know when to take them to the hospital, and when not to.There's a whole set of variables involved in that too. This is such a wonderful book. I even like the printing inside. It's over 450 pages of data that can change your life. I take care of my diabetic mother who is eighty. She is my spiritual path andshe is destroying my anger, laziness, and desires. I can't afford them! I highlyrecommend this book to all those with elderly parents or friends. It's a good and fastspiritual journey. Don't hesitate! Buy the book!

The Caregiver's Guide

If you ever wished for a very experienced Doctor and / or nurse, with the time to give you all the information you needed, this book is the answer to your prayers. The guide is the culmination of Carolin's interviews with leading doctors, nurses, social workers, and researchers. A MUST 'keep handy' reference book. The material is understandable and complete. Each chapter deals with a group of related problems. For instance, Chapter 6 is titled "Oh, My Aching Bones'. It covers basic problems through hip replacement and includes "Yes, Basic Problems Have Typical Solutions" and "When Do You Need a Doctor".I have bought several for friends and recommend it to each caregiver I meet. It offers practical solutions to common problems, safety tips, hands-on care, and most important, how the issues relate to older people.

this is the most helpful book ever written for caregivers

the Dr.Spock of eldercare, this book gives truly helpful information in an easy to read manner. It doesn't patronize the reader in any way and the information is up to date and scientifically based.