Product Description: Insider Strategies to Plan for Medicaid, Veterans Benefits and Long-term Care and How to Help Your Loved One to Live With Peace and Dignity The Caregiver’s Legal Guide to Caring for a Loved One with Chronic Illness was written by a Certified Elder Law Attorney to help seniors, veterans and their families navigate the long-term care legal maze...read more

For anyone who has ever cared for a person with Alzheimer's, coping with the emotional, financial, and day-to-day issues can be grueling. While many people are aware of the physical effects of this disease, very few know how to handle the practical issues that can make dealing with a loved one or patient with Alzheimer's that much more difficult. In " The Alzheimer's Advisor," Vaughn E. James offers an empathetic and straightforward guide to the legal and ethical dilemmas associated with this disorder. Using real-life situations, the author offers invaluable advice on such topics as: estate planning - the emotional issues of caring for a patient with Alzheimer's - how to cope with the cost of care - living wills, power of attorney, and guardian--ship - treatment and diagnosis - finding the right lawyer and paying for the cost of legal help - legal issues for the mobile Alzheimer's patient From recognizing the early signs of the disease to understanding the legal implications, this is the one book that will enable caregivers, health-care practitioners, and family members to protect themselves and their loved ones.

Product Description: No more digging through files! The Senior Organizer is an all-in-one workbook for a senior's vital information: personal, medical, legal and financial. Do You Want To: Save thousands of dollars in legal and accounting fees? Be equipped with all the information you might need in a financial crisis? Have all your questions prepared for your next doctor’s appointment? Know how to save time and energy replacing vital documents? Be prepared for a medical emergency? The Senior Organizer is designed to help seniors or their loved ones assemble all their vital documentation and information in one simple, easy-to-access format...read more

Product Description: Designed to promote good practice in working with older people in residential and day care, this training manual is aimed at helping care workers meet the new requirements for training in social care work. Each chapter clearly outlines the TOPSS Induction and Foundation Standards and NVQs it is relevant to and contains a simple discussion of the relevant theory together with exercises, case studies, handouts, a reading list, related training videos and useful organisations...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Tells how to gather the necessary information for helping elderly parents, and discusses health insurance, safety, and long-term care (view table of contents)

Product Description: As the elderly population continues to increase, the need for suitable housing will continue to rise as well. This handbook is designed to help individuals and families determine the feasibility of starting a small home business providing residential home services for one or more elderly persons...read more

Presents practical instructions for tending to elderly or critically ill people, and includes advice for coping with the emotional strain

Product Description: A careworker is in the "frontline" and is often the person who deals first with clients who are frightened, upset, confused, angry and lonely; who washes, toilets and dresses clients; who sits with a dying client and deals with bereaved relatives...read more