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The Handholder's Handbook: A Guide for Caregivers of People with Alzheimer's or Other Dementias
Rosette Teitel
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Description for The Handholder's Handbook: A Guide for Caregivers of People with Alzheimer's or Other Dementias
Paperback. This work covers topics such as managing the expenses of long-term care through Medicaid, estate planning, and preparing for the patient's death and the loss of someone whose daily survival has been at the centre of one's existence. Num Pages: 176 pages, figures, tables. BIC Classification: MJC; MQCL4; VFG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
In a national survey, 19 million Americans said they have a family member with Alzheimer's, and 37 million said they knew someone who had it. But when Rosette Teitel found herself in the role of caregiver to her ailing husband, she could find no books that answered her practical needs: How do you give a 170-pound man a shower? How do you pick him up when he falls? What support networks are available? When is it time to consider a nursing home and how do you find one?While many books about Alzheimer's disease focus on the illness and the patient, ... Read more
In a national survey, 19 million Americans said they have a family member with Alzheimer's, and 37 million said they knew someone who had it. But when Rosette Teitel found herself in the role of caregiver to her ailing husband, she could find no books that answered her practical needs: How do you give a 170-pound man a shower? How do you pick him up when he falls? What support networks are available? When is it time to consider a nursing home and how do you find one?While many books about Alzheimer's disease focus on the illness and the patient, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813529400
SKU
V9780813529400
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Rosette Teitel
ROSETTE TEITEL is a retired high school teacher who nursed her husband through vascular dementia until his death.
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