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  • When the Time Comes

    Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions

    by Paula Span ...
    What will you do when you get the call that a loved one has had a heart attack or a stroke? Or when you realize that a family member is too frail to live alone, but too healthy for a nursing home?Journalist Paula Span shares the resonant narratives of several families who faced these questions. Each family contemplates the alternatives in elder care (from assisted living to multigenerational ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Life, Faith, and Finishing Well

    by Billy Graham ...
    New York Times best-seller and 2012 ECPA Book of the Year.Join Billy Graham as he reflects upon his life, recounts God's many gifts, and shares the challenges of fading bodily strength while still standing strong in his commitment to finish life well.Nearing Home—written by Reverend Billy Graham in his nineties—is a deeply personal memoir that explores how our strength can continually be found in ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Joosr Guide to... Being Mortal by Atul Gawande: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End

    by Joosr ...
    In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.More and more people are dying in nursing homes and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alzheimers: The Essential Guide

    by Jackie Cosh ...
    Series series Need2Know Books
    Experts predict that by 2025 over a million people in the UK will have dementia. But there are no figures for how many people it affects indirectly – family, friends and loved ones.Facing up to the knowledge that either you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s can be hard. You will have many questions and will want to know what to do next, and what the future holds.Without ... Read more

    $5.36 USD

  • Art Therapy and Creative Coping Techniques for Older Adults

    by Susan Buchalter ...
    Series series Arts Therapies
    Art and the therapeutic uses of art provide older adults with valuable ways in which to express and share their feelings, needs and fears, and with a resource for coping with life's major changes. This practical book is filled with step-by-step exercises for art therapists and other professionals to use in work with older adults, either individually or in groups.The author provides brief, ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Leadership for Person-Centred Dementia Care

    by Buz Loveday ...
    Series series University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides
    Person-centred dementia care relies on leadership that supports the ongoing process of learning about and valuing individuals, their feelings, strengths and needs, and using this knowledge to enhance wellbeing and create a positive care environment.With a strong practical focus and many helpful case examples, this book will equip readers with the practical skills, knowledge and confidence ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Becoming Dead Right

    A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes

    by Frances Shani Parker ...
    All of us are entitled to the rewards of a peaceful, pain-free death. This book honors that with true stories about hospice patients and inspiring insights from the author. Becoming Dead Right guides us through the general and "how to" information maze that prepares us for dealing with death.Improving and expanding hospice services will require systemic changes in healthcare institutionss outreach ... Read more

    $6.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ageing and Caring

    A Guide for Later Life

    by Des O’Neill ...
    Although it is something that affects all of us, directly or indirectly, ageing can all too often be perceived negatively. Ageing and Caring is an essential, positive guide for older people, their carers and their families. It seeks to outline not only the challenges that can arise from ageing but also how active and rewarding life can continue to be in old age.From practical advice on remaining ... Read more

    $10.00 USD

  • Safeguarding Adults and the Law

    by Michael Mandelstam ...
    The safeguarding of vulnerable adults continues to increase in importance. Safeguarding Adults and the Law, now in its second edition, sets this complex area of work within an extensive legal framework and provides many useful pointers for practitioners and students.The book covers, for example, Department of Health guidelines, human rights, the regulation of health and social care providers, the ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's

    What You Must Know, What You Can Do, and What You Should Expect A Dell Caregiving Guide

    by Marilyn Larkin, Lynn Sonberg ...
    Provides caregivers with compassionate strategies for dealing with the challenges related to Alzheimer's, from memory loss and behavior problems to maintaining quality of life and taking important legal steps. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Mom Minus Dad: The Essential Resource Guide for Busy Adults with a Newly Widowed Parent

    by Jamieson Haverkampf ...
    Winner of 5 book awards including Writer's Digest Magazine, Foreword Magazine, Mom's Choice Awards, Indie Book Awards and Georgia Author of the Year Award Nominee, Mom Minus Dad is the only practical handbook available with 500+ resources and advice on ten parent loss topics. The author shares how she and her sister—both in their early 30's—found success and managed parent loss struggles. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Enriched Care Planning for People with Dementia

    A Good Practice Guide to Delivering Person-Centred Care

    by Paul Edwards, Dawn Brooker, Hazel May ...
    Series series University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides
    The correlation between 'disengagement' and illness in people with dementia living in long-term care settings is becoming more widely recognised, and developing and adapting front-line staff responses to the changing needs of individuals is a crucial factor in addressing this problem.This book presents a complete practical framework for whole person assessment, care planning and review of persons ... Read more

    $49.99 USD