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• Filled with ideas, checklists and personal experiences that will give anyone who is helping an aging parent some ideas and inspiration.

• Covers work/life issues. How do you juggle time with your boss and job?

• Shows how to deal with the stress of caregiving and caring for your children and other family members.

Caregiver's Handbook A Guide & Resource FREE MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING $3.50 58 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Quantity

Originally written as a resource for the San Diego, California area, this little book is packed with ideas, checklists and personal experiences that will give anyone who is helping an aging parent some ideas and inspiration. It dives into areas not covered by other books on taking care of older parents --like how do you handle the time you need to take off work, and how to talk with your supervisor on the needs, and work expectations while caring for an older parent.

Also covers how to deal with stress of caregiving, and how to help your children make it through the ordeal, and how to find the resources to fit your needs. Published by the Work-Life Coalition of San Diego and the Aging and Independent Services, County of San Diego.

BOOK CONTENTS

• Introduction

• How to use this Handbook
  A Personal Account
  You Are Not Alone
  The Information Guide
  Tips on Phone Contacts
  Tips on Using the Internet -- Evaluating Websites
  

1. Caregivers & Employment

• Strategies to Think About
  Flexible Work Schedules can Help
  Talking With Your Supervisor
  As a Last Resort -- Changing Jobs or Leaving Your Job
  

2. Providing Care for an Elder

• How Do You Find This Help, or Any Help?
  Other Resources
  Adult Day Programs
  Nutrition Programs
  In-Home Help
  Medical Equipment and Home Modification
  Health Insurance
  Practical Caregiving Tips
  Companionship and Emotional Needs
  Caregiving and Ethnicity
  

3. Child Care and Other Children Issues

• Selecting a Child Care Provider
  Respite for Older Children and Adolescents
  Grandparents as Primary Caregivers to Grandchildren
  

4. Effects of Caregiving on Your Family

• Support From Those Closest to You
  Your Relationships with Your Children
  The Extended Family
  

5. Caring for Yourself When You are Caring for Others

• Stress
  How Do You Know if You Are Experiencing Stress?
  Coping With Stress
  Emotional-Focused Coping
  Turn to Your Support Network
  Start Your Own Support Group
  Stay Healthy
  Change Your Thinking
  Take Time for Yourself
  

6. Legal and Financial Issues

• Health Care Decision Making
  Asset Management
  Conclusion
  

7. The End of Life A Caregiving Challenge

• Terminal Illness
  Practical Tips for Caregivers
  Problem-Focused Coping
  Emotional-Focused Coping
  Spirituality
  Death and After Death
  The Grief Process
  Children and Grief
  Conclusion
  

• Caregiving Resources

• Caregiver Information Sheet
  Telephone Contact Record
  Website Visit Record and Evaluation
  

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