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BOOKS FOR CAREGIVERS

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The Caregiver's Support Kit

How to Care for Aging Parents (A Complete Guide)
by Virginia Morris and Robert Butler, Workman Publishing, New York, c. 1996

The Comfort of Home: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for Caregivers
by Maria M. Meyer with Paula Derr, RN, Care Trust Publications, Portland, Oregon, c.1998

When Aging Parents Can't Live Alone
by Allen F. Rubenson, M.S.W., published by Lowell House, Lincolnwood, Illinois

Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents: How to Help, How to Survive
by Claire Berman, published by Henry Holt and Company, Inc

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Caring for Aging Parents
by Linda Colvin Rhodes, Ed.D.,
published by Alpha Books, a Pearson Education Company, Indianapolis, IN

The Fearless Caregiver:
How to Get the Best Care for Your Loved One and Still Have a Life of Your Own
by Gary Barg, Editor, c. 2001, published by Capital Books Inc., Herndon, Virginia

The Complete Guide to Alzheimer's Proofing Your Home
by Mark L. Warner, c. 2,000 by Ageless Design www.agelessdesign.com,
Purdue University Press, West Lafayette, Indiana

Helping Yourself Help Others
by Rosalynn Carter with Susan K. Golant, c.1994 by Times Books,
a division of Random House, New York

Living With Stroke: A Guide for Families
by Richard C. Senellick, M.D., Peter W. Rossi, M.D., and Karla Dougherty,
Health South Press, Birmingham, Alabama

Making the Moment Count: Leisure Activities for Caregiving Relationships
by Joanne Ardolf Decker, John Hopkins University Press

Failure-free Activities for the Alzheimer's Patient
by Carmel Sheridan, Dell Books

Caregiving A Step-By-Step Resource for Caring for the Person with Cancer at Home
by Peters S. Housts, Ph.D., and Julia A. Bucher, RN, Ph.D

Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and Renewal
by Beth Witrogen Mcloud, New York, John Wiley and Sons, 1999, New York

 

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Quick Tips For Caregivers
by Marian Karpinski $24.95 plus shipping and handling

A Guided Journal for Caregivers
$12.95 plus shipping and handling

Quick Tips for Caregivers Workbook
by Marian Karpinski $19.95 plus shipping and handling

Daily Comforts for Caregivers
by Pat Samples $10.95 plus shipping and handling

Love, Honor and Value
by Suzanne Mintz $14.95 plus shipping and handling

The Family Handbook of Hospice Care
Fairview Hospice $14.95 plus shipping and handling

Exercise for Frail Elders
Elizabeth Best-Martini and Kim A. Botenhagen-DiGenova $32.00 plus shipping and handling

There's Still a Person in There
Michael Castleman, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Ph.D., Matthew Naythons, M.D.
$14.95 plus shipping and handling

Culture and Nursing Care: A Pocket Guide
Edited by Juliene G. Lipson, Suzanne L. Dibble, Pamela A. Minarik
$24.95 plus shipping and handling

The Diabetes Problem Solver
Nancy Touchette, Ph.D. $19.95 plus shipping and handling

Caregiver Hiring Manual and Tool Kit
$39.95 plus shipping and handling

The Carebook: A Workbook for Caregiver Peace of Mind
by Joyce Beedle, R.N., B.S.N. $24.95 plus shipping and handling

Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and Renewal
by Beth Witrogen McLeod $15.95 plus shipping and handling

The Courage to Grieve
Judy Tatelbaum $13.00 plus shipping and handling

Choices at the End of Life
Linda Norlander, RN, MS and Kerstin McSteen, RN, MS $14.95 plus shipping and handling

A Family Caregiver's Guide to Planning and Decision Making for the Elderly
James A. Wilkinson $16.95 plus shipping and handling

First Aid Flip-Guide
$7.95 plus shipping and handling

 

 


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