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Tables of Contents for Circles of Care
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
xi
Acknowledgments
xv
Introduction
xix
Before You Start
xxiii
PART ONE: The Basics
Entering the Elder's World
3
11
Looking Three Ways
4
2
Looking to the Elder's Strengths
6
1
The Circle of Care
7
1
Exercise: Telling the Elder's Story
7
2
Care Study: Listening and Letting Go
9
5
Getting Help
14
12
Assessing the Elder's Everyday Needs
14
2
Determining the Range of Available Services
16
2
The Care Coordinator or Manager
18
1
Hiring Helpers
19
2
Qualities of a Good Home Attendant
21
1
Live-In Care
22
2
Overnight Care
24
1
Finding a Good Home-Care Agency
24
2
The Nuts and Bolts of Daily Care
26
11
Finances
26
1
Medical Needs
27
2
The House and Its Safety
29
1
Personal Care
29
2
Giving a Bed Bath
31
2
Meal Preparation
33
1
Housekeeping
34
3
Building a Team
37
10
The Care Book
37
3
Orienting New Helpers
40
2
Team Meetings
42
2
Individual Meetings
44
1
Relationship between the Team and the Family
45
1
Celebrations
46
1
The Daily Schedule
47
22
Example of a Daily Care Plan
48
1
Morning Routines
49
1
Dressing
49
1
Afternoon Routines
50
2
Evening and Overnight Routines
52
2
Other Activities
54
2
Housework and Deskwork
54
1
Going Out
54
1
Inviting Visitors
55
1
Welcoming Mishaps
56
2
Care Study: Discipline as a Way of Life
58
11
PART TWO: The Subtleties
Enriching the Elder's Environment
69
11
Noting Impoverishment
69
2
Enriching the Elder's Physical Environment
71
3
Enriching the Elder's State of Mind
74
3
Enriching the Elder's Social Life
77
3
Letting Go of the Old, Accepting the New
80
13
Feeling the Elder's Loss
80
2
Helping the Elder Let Go
82
1
Lending Physical and Emotional Support
83
1
Encouraging Communication
84
5
Tips for Embracing the Elder's World
89
1
Exercise: Dealing with Silence
90
3
PART THREE: The Realities
Working with Difficult Behaviors
93
39
Confusion
95
2
Memory Loss
97
3
Restlessness and Wandering
100
1
Mood Swings and Hallucinations
100
2
Mistrust and Overcontrolling
102
1
Criticizing and Demanding
102
1
Combative Behavior
103
1
Working with Difficult Behavior
104
8
Slogans to Help You Work with Difficulty
112
2
Giving Yourself a Break
114
3
Care Study: Criticism and Caring
117
3
Care Study: Conflict and Well-Being
120
5
Care Study: Delusions and Relaxation
125
4
Care Study: Desires, Demands, and Boundaries
129
3
Respite Care and the Nursing Home
132
9
Realizing When You Need Help
132
2
Choosing a Nursing Home
134
2
Settling In
136
2
Supporting a Person in a Nursing Home
138
3
The Generosity of the Dying
141
22
Signposts of Dying
142
1
Supporting the Dying Person
143
2
Communicating with the Dying Person
145
5
Working with Pain
150
6
Learning to Be Present with Death
156
2
Tips to Comfort One Dying at Home
158
1
Tips to Comfort One Dying in the Hospital
159
1
Care Study: Henry's Last Gift
160
3
Resource Guide
163