The American Geriatrics Society’s Foundation for Health in Aging publishes an online book called Eldercare at Home. So much good information is jammed into this book that I’ve included the chapter titles with links as a part of this post. Take a minute to click around these links to the book. I’m betting it won’t take you long to find something useful that you didn’t know before.
Eldercare at Home Chapters:
- How to Use This Book
- Caregiving
- Breathing Problems
- Bone Weakness
- Constipation
- Dental Problems
- Diarrhea
- Fever and Infection
- Hearing Problems
- Incontinence
- Pain
- Skin Problems
- Sleep Problems
- Vision Problems
- Weight Loss
- Communication Problems
- Memory Problems
- Dementia
- Depression
- Daily Living
- Mobility
- Recovery
- Using Medicines
- Problems Getting Information from Medical Staff
- Getting Help from Community Agencies and Volunteer Groups
- Choosing a Nursing Home
- Advance Directives
- Dying At Home
The list includes a great many of the recurring themes of this blog, and the information provided is absolutely top notch.
So, thank you from CaregivingBlog to The AGS Foundation for Health in Aging.
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