[PDF] Caregiver Transitions eBook

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 23,35 MB
Release : 2016-11-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309448093

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Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an older adult with a health or functional limitation. The nation's family caregivers provide the lion's share of long-term care for our older adult population. They are also central to older adults' access to and receipt of health care and community-based social services. Yet the need to recognize and support caregivers is among the least appreciated challenges facing the aging U.S. population. Families Caring for an Aging America examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs, supports, and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. This report also assesses and recommends policies to address the needs of family caregivers and to minimize the barriers that they encounter in trying to meet the needs of older adults.

Author : Ronda Hughes
Publisher : Department of Health and Human Services
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 13,39 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN :

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"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/

Author : Jean D. Moody-Williams
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 16,98 MB
Release : 2012-06-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1449753345

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She was having the time of her life shopping in New York. Little did she know that only three weeks later, she would be unable to move her legs, dress herself, or provide even minimal activities of daily living. This was the fate of the strong woman who provided care for me all of my life. With little notice, I found myself responsible for her care. I was suddenly a caregiver, privileged to watch and participate as she transitioned from independence to dependence, as she trusted in God through good times and bad, and as she triumphed through it all. This book will provide inspiration and encouragement to all that find themselves with the awesome responsibility of caregiving or providing support to the caregiver. Each Devotional is spiritually uplift ing with real life experiences and provides valuable information on advanced planning, supports available to caregivers, and the power of God to take you through.

Author : Donna Thomson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 12,56 MB
Release : 2019-06-05
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1538122243

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With a foreword by Judy Woodruff, The Unexpected Journey of Caring is a practical guide to finding personal meaning in the 21st century care experience. Personal transformation is usually an experience we actively seek out—not one that hunts us down. Becoming a caregiver is one transformation that comes at us, requiring us to rethink everything we once knew. Everything changes—responsibilities, beliefs, hopes, expectations, and relationships. Caregiving is not just a role reserved for “saints”—eventually, everyone is drafted into the caregiver role. It’s not a role people medically train for; it’s a new type of relationship initiated by a loved one’s need for care. And it’s a role that cannot be quarantined to home because it infuses all aspects of our lives. Caregivers today find themselves in need of a crash course in new and unfamiliar skills. They must not only care for a loved one, but also access hidden community resources, collaborate with medical professionals, craft new narratives consistent with the changing nature of their care role, coordinate care with family, seek information and peer support using a variety of digital platforms, and negotiate social support—all while attempting to manage conflicts between work, life, and relationship roles. The moments that mark us in the transition from loved one to caregiver matter because if we don’t make sense of how we are being transformed, we risk undervaluing our care experiences, denying our evolving beliefs, becoming trapped by other’s misunderstandings, and feeling underappreciated, burned out, and overwhelmed. Informed by original caregiver research and proven advocacy strategies, this book speaks to caregiving as it unfolds, in all of its confusion, chaos, and messiness. Readers won’t find well-intentioned clichés or care stereotypes in this book. There are no promises to help caregivers return to a life they knew before caregiving. No, this book greets caregivers where they are in their journey—new or chronic—not where others expect (or want) them to be.

Author :
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 24,56 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Caregivers
ISBN :

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"Family caregivers experience stress and burdens while caring for a loved one who has a chronic illness or dementia in their home. A time may come when nursing home placement may be necessary for short-term rehabilitation or long-term care. The study was conducted to see what stresses and burdens family caregivers are experiencing as they transition to having a loved one in a nursing home and how nursing home staff can ease these stresses and burdens."--leaf 5.

Author : Jean D. Moody-Williams
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 33,60 MB
Release : 2012-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1449753353

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She was having the time of her life shopping in New York. Little did she know that only three weeks later, she would be unable to move her legs, dress herself, or provide even minimal activities of daily living. This was the fate of the strong woman who provided care for me all of my life. With little notice, I found myself responsible for her care. I was suddenly a caregiver, privileged to watch and participate as she transitioned from independence to dependence, as she trusted in God through good times and bad, and as she triumphed through it all. This book will provide inspiration and encouragement to all that find themselves with the awesome responsibility of caregiving or providing support to the caregiver. Each Devotional is spiritually uplifting with real life experiences and provides valuable information on advanced planning, supports available to caregivers, and the power of God to take you through.

Author : Patrick Barrett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 25,86 MB
Release : 2013-08-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9400768729

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Becoming a caregiver is increasingly an inevitable experience for many people and, therefore, a likely life transition. Drawing on research and personal experiences of working with family caregivers, this book examines a range of family caregiving situations from across the life course. It seeks to capture the dynamics of caregiving in a number of common situations: caregiving during infancy, for adults who acquire a disability through accidents or illness, for older people with age-related issues, and caregiving by children and adolescent carers and grandparent carers. In drawing attention to key moments of vulnerability faced by family and informal caregivers, and by suggesting how to assist ‘reconnection’ at these moments, the book provides a guide for those working in the area of health, disability and care. Informal care is conceptualised as occurring with the context of personal interrelationships, these being nested within wider kin networks and linked with wider professional formal care networks. Informal care is seen both as an expression of social capital and as an activity that builds social capital. It is an indicator of resources of mutual support within social networks, and it has the effect of adding to the stock of social resources. The book makes a case, therefore, for facilitating the development of social capital by strengthening the capacity of informal caregivers and caregiver groups, and by improving the linkages with formal care organisations.

Author : Kerm Henriksen
Publisher :
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 10,93 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Medical
ISBN :

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v. 1. Research findings -- v. 2. Concepts and methodology -- v. 3. Implementation issues -- v. 4. Programs, tools and products.

Author : BernNadette Stanis
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 10,52 MB
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780997655209

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Ms. BernNadette Stanis (Thelma from "Good Times") takes the reader on a journey with her as she shares the story of her life with her real family, as well as her "Good Times" family, including her life as caregiver to her mom who suffered from Alzheimer's.

Author : Melanie Weir
Publisher :
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 37,25 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Caregivers
ISBN : 9781124550411

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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine whether an intervention designed to improve care transitions for patients would also have an impact on caregivers' sense of preparedness and confidence for providing post-hospital care. The intervention consists of a series of four or five phone calls conducted by a Care Transitions Coach, whose role is to encourage self-management, and help improve communications with providers. Forty-two caregivers were interviewed at two different points in time, initially upon completion of the Care Transitions Intervention and again 30 days later. Caregivers frequently agreed or strongly agreed with statements encompassing confidence and preparedness in managing tasks under the five domains addressed by the intervention (medication self-management, use of a patient-centered record, follow-up medical care, knowledge of warning signs and symptoms, and empowerment to assert preferences). This indicates that the Care Transitions Intervention may positively influence caregiver preparedness and confidence in providing post-hospital care, and that this effect may be sustained over time. This study did not find significant differences between the mean scores of male and female caregivers, or between older and younger caregivers, nor was a significant correlation found between the care recipient's level of function and the caregiver's preparedness and confidence. Additionally, while a significant difference was not established between caregiver self-rated health and caregiver preparedness and confidence, results were very close at p = .051. Therefore, a correlation may exist.