Select Caregiver Resources in the C.O.D. Library
(164 titles)
VHS tapes, audiobooks, DVDs, Ebooks, periodicals and books related to caregiving (especially for the elderly, disabled, or chronically ill)
Books
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Grief, dying, and death
Format: Book
Call Number: BF575.G7 R35 1984
Author: Rando, Therese A
Publication information: Champaign, Ill. : Research Press Co., c1984
Physical description: xii, 477 p. 23 cm
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Long-term care
Format: Book
Call Number: HG9390 .S53 2001
Author: Shelton, Phyllis R
Publication information: New York : Kensington, c2001
Physical description: xiii, 286 p. : ill. 23 cm
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Children as caregivers
Format: Book
Call Number: HQ759.67 .W56 2003
Author: Winton, Chester A
Publication information: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c2003
Physical description: ix, 230 p. 24 cm
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Mid-life women caregivers
Format: Book
Call Number: HQ1059.5.U5 E75 1991
Author: Ehrlich, Phyllis
Publication information: Chicago, IL : Center for Applied Gerontology, c1991
Physical description: 23 p. 22 cm
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Eldercare 911
ormat: Book
Call Number: HQ1063.6 .B447 2002
Author: Beerman, Susan, 1950-
Publication information: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2002
Physical description: 486 p. 23 cm
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The emotional survival guide for caregivers
Format: Book
Call Number: HQ1063.6 .J33 2006
Author: Jacobs, Barry J
Publication information: New York : Guilford Press, c2006
Physical description: x, 261 p. 23 cm
Contents: Prologue -- First days -- Defining commitments -- Utilizing support -- Handling sacrifice -- Weighing hope and acceptance, fantasy and reality -- Fostering awareness and flexibility -- Protecting intimacy -- Sustaining the spirit -- Last days -- Epilogue
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Caregiving
Format: Book
Call Number: HQ 1063.6 .M35 1990
Author: Mall, E. Jane, 1920-
Publication information: New York : Ballantine Books, 1990
Physical description: 229 p. 22 cm
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Crossroads at midlife
Format: Book
Call Number: HQ1063.6 .P73 2004
Author: Praver, Frances Cohen, 1937-
Publication information: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004
Physical description: xiv, 164 p. 25 cm
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Age through ethnic lenses
Format: Book
Call Number: HQ1064.U5 A63327 2001
Publication information: Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2001
Physical description: xii, 300 p. 24 cm
Contents: Multiculturalism and long-term care : the aged and their caregivers / Laura Katz Olson -- The Chinese elderly : values and issues in receiving adequate care / Morrison G. Wong -- Japanese American elderly / Tazuko Shibusawa, James Lubben, and Harry H.L. Kitano -- Intimacy at a distance, Korean American style : invited Korean elderly and their married children / Shin Kim and Kwang Chung Kim -- Caring for elderly Vietnamese Americans / Thanh Van Tran, Dung Ngo, and Tricia H. Sung -- Care options for older Mexican Americans : issues affecting health and long-term care service needs / Barbara C. Du Bois, Carol H. Yavno, and E. Percil Stanford -- Puerto Rican elderly / Carmen Delia Sánchez -- Urban elderly African Americans / Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Ishan Canty Williams, and Sharon Wallace Williams -- Diasporic aging : Haitian Americans in New York City / Michel S. Laguerre -- American Indian and Alaska native elderly / Mona Polacca -- Mormon elderly / Bruce L. Campbell -- Mutual aid and elders in Amish society / Lee J. Zook -- Jewish aged : diversity in need and care solutions / Zev Harel -- Growing old in an Arab American family / Hani Fakhouri -- Aging in Polonia : Polish and Polish American elderly / Celia Berdes and Mary Patrice Erdmans -- Irish American care of the aged / Patricia J. Fanning -- The status of older people in the Italian American family / Colleen L. Johnson -- The interplay of aging and ethnicity : filial responsibility and Greek Americans / Chrysie M. Constantakos -- Caring for gay and lesbian elderly / Jacalyn A. Claes and Wayne R. Moore -- Gender and long-term care : women as family caregivers, workers, and recipients / Laura Katz Olson -- Long-term care : the case of the rural elderly / Jean Pearson Scott
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Caregiving daughters
Format: Book
Call Number: HQ1064.U5 B75 1998
Author: Briggs, Rick, 1945-
Publication information: New York : Garland Pub., 1998
Physical description: xvi, 173 p. : ill. 23 cm
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Dutiful daughters
Format: Book
Call Number: HQ1064.U5 D87 1999
Publication information: Seattle, WA : Seal Press : Distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West, c1999
Physical description: xxi, 288 p. 23 cm
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A portrait of informal caregivers in America, 2001
Format: Book
Call Number: HV40.42 .P678 2002
Publication information: Princeton, NJ : Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Portland, OR : Foundation for Accountability, [2002]
Physical description: iv, 52 p. : col. ill. 28 cm
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Since Owen
Format: Book
Call Number: HV888.5 .C34 1990
Author: Callanan, Charles R., 1925-
Publication information: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1990
Physical description: xx, 466 p. 24 cm
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Parent training and developmental disabilities
Format: Book
Call Number: HV894 .B37 1989
Author: Baker, Bruce L
Publication information: Washington, DC : American Association on Mental Retardation, c1989
Physical description: xi, 259 p. : ill. 23 cm
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The caregiver's essential handbook
Format: Book
Call Number: HV1451 .C4517 2003
Author: Carr, Sasha
Publication information: Chicago [Ill.] : Contemporary Books, c2003
Physical description: xii, 212 p. 21 cm
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Caring families
Format: Book
Call Number: HV1461 .B36 1990
Author: Bass, Deborah S
Publication information: Silver Spring, MD : NASW Press, c1990
Physical description: xvi, 281 p. 23 cm
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Continuing to care
Format: Book
Call Number: HV1461 .C666 2000
Author: Conner, Karen Ann, 1946-
Publication information: New York : Falmer Press, 2000
Physical description: xii, 274 p. 23 cm
Contents: Continuing to care? Aging American families -- Family caregiving in America's past and in other places -- American culture and intergenerational reciprocity -- Family caregivers -- Older people as care providers -- Family care in minority and ethnic communities -- Caregiver stress and potential elder abuse -- The team approach to caregiving: Families and community services -- Long-term care and the continuing obligations of families -- New approaches to caring for older Americans
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Caregiving of older adults
Format: Book
Call Number: HV1461 .F68 1992
Author: Fradkin, Louise G., 1927-
Publication information: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 1992
Physical description: xxii, 250 p. : ill. 27 cm
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Long distance caregiving
Format: Book
Call Number: HV1461 .H43 1991
Author: Heath, Angela
Publication information: Lakewood, Colo. : American Source Books, 1993
Physical description: 122 p. : ill. 23 cm
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Caregiving
Format: Book
Call Number: HV 1461 .H67 1985
Author: Horne, Jo
Publication information: Washington, D.C. : American Association of Retired Persons Glenview, Ill. : Scott, Foresman, Lifelong Learning Division, c1985
Physical description: xv, 319 p. 21 cm
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The complete guide to eldercare
Format: Book
Call Number: HV1461 .J65 1998
Author: Jones-Lee, Anita
Publication information: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's, c1998
Physical description: ix, 160 p. 23 cm
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Men as caregivers to the elderly
Format: Book
Call Number: HV1461 .K39 1990
Author: Kaye, Lenard W
Publication information: Lexington, Mass. : Lexington Books, c1990
Physical description: xx, 202 p. 24 cm
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Caregiver support groups in America
Format: Book
Call Number: HV1461 .L515 1990
Author: Lidoff, Lorraine
Publication information: [Washington, D.C.] : National Council on the Aging, c1990
Physical description: 67 p. 23 cm
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Family caregiving in a changing society
Format: Book
Call Number: HV1461 .O76 1991
Author: Orodenker, Sylvia Z
Publication information: New York : Garland, 1991
Physical description: v, 146 p. : ill. 24 cm
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Home care for the elderly
Format: Book
Call Number: HV 1461 .P673 1987
Author: Portnow, Jay
Publication information: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1987
Physical description: vii, 263 p. : ill. 24 cm
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Caring for your aging parents
Format: Book
Call Number: HV1461 .S555 1992
Author: Smith, Kerri S., 1960-
Publication information: Lakewood, Colo. : American Source Books, c1992
Physical description: 117 p. 23 cm
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Family caregivers and dependent elderly
Format: Book
Call Number: HV 1461 .S67 1984
Author: Springer, Dianne
Publication information: Beverly Hills : Sage Publications, c1984
Physical description: 159 p. : forms 22 cm
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Informal care of the elderly
Format: Book
Call Number: HV 1461 .S84 1986
Author: Stephens, Susan A., 1948-
Publication information: Lexington, Mass. : Lexington Books, c1986
Physical description: xii, 174 p. : forms 24 cm
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Strengthening aging families
Format: Book
Call Number: HV1461 .S875 1995
Publication information: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1995
Physical description: xiii, 290 p. 22 cm
Contents: Pt. I. Assisting families with normative concerns : Supporting the family in elder care -- Fostering family involvement in institutional care -- Strengthening sibling relationships in the later years. Pt. II. Helping families with special concerns : Confronting maltreatment of elders by their family -- Assisting older families of adults with lifelong disabilities -- Challenging biases against families of older gays and lesbians. Pt. III. Recognizing select family dynamics : Understanding intergenerational issues in aging families -- Facilitating health care decisions within aging families -- Achieving intimacy in late-life marriages -- Utilizing culture in work with aging families. Pt. IV. A synthesis of interventions for aging families : The diversity of direct practice -- Preventive approaches to building competencies -- Critical policy issues
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Care matters
Format: Book
Call Number: HV1468.I3 C373
Publication information: Griffith, Ind. : Ron Holeway Communications, [1998?]-
Physical description: v. : ill. 28 cm
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The Elderly caregiver
Format: Book
Call Number: HV1570.5.U65 E43 1993
Publication information: Newbury Park, Calif. : SAGE, c1993
Physical description: xiv, 216 p. 23 cm
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The complete legal guide to senior care
Format: Book
Call Number: KF390.A4 S446 2003
Author: Sember, Brette McWhorter, 1968-
Publication information: Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, Inc., c2003
Physical description: x, 325 p. 23 cm
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Witness to illness
Format: Book
Call Number: R726.5 .H68 1992
Author: Horowitz, Karen E
Publication information: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1992
Physical description: xx, 277 p. 24 cm
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Dying at home
Format: Book
Call Number: R726.8 .S26 1999
Author: Sankar, Andrea
Publication information: Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999
Physical description: xxv, 298 p. : ill. 24 cm
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Healing through communication
Format: Book
Call Number: R727.3 .M65 1993
Author: Montgomery, Carol Leppanen
Publication information: Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1993
Physical description: xii, 148 p. : ill. 23 cm
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Insurance solutions, plan well--live better
Format: Book
Call Number: RA411 .C665 2002
Author: Cooper, Laura, 1956-
Publication information: New York, N.Y. : Demos Medical Pub., c2002
Physical description: ix, 182 p. : ill. 28 cm
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The long term care crisis
Format: Book
Call Number: RA564.8 .E9 1993
Author: Estes, Carroll L
Publication information: Newbury Park : Sage Publications, c1993
Physical description: xxiii, 328 p. : ill. 24 cm
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Long-term care
Format: Book
Call Number: RA644.5 .M38 2004
Author: Matthews, J. L., 1946-
Publication information: Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2004
Physical description: 1 v. (various pagings) 23 cm
Contents: Making decisions about long-term care -- At-home care -- Organized senior residences -- Long-term care facilities -- Care for elders with Alzheimer's Disease -- Medicare and veterans' benefits -- Medicaid coverage for long-term care -- Medicaid and asset protection -- Protecting choices about medical care and finances -- Long-term care insurance -- Elder fraud -- Resource directory
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Mainstay
Format: Book
Call Number: RA 644.5 .S77 1988
Author: Strong, Maggie
Publication information: Boston : Little, Brown, c1988
Physical description: xii, 323 p. 24 cm
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Planning for long-term care
Format: Book
Call Number: RA644.6 .L668 2002
Publication information: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2002
Physical description: xii, 144 p. : ill. 23 cm
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Long-term care
Format: Book
Call Number: RA644.6 .O37 1997
Author: O'Brien, Raymond C
Publication information: New York : Haworth Press, c1997
Physical description: xiii, 290 p. 22 cm
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Staying at home
Format: Book
Call Number: RA644.6 .S748 1997
Publication information: Washington, DC : American Association of Retired Persons, c1997
Physical description: 36 p. 28 cm
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And thou shalt honor
Format: Book
Call Number: RA645.3 .A53 2002
Publication information: Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale, c2002
Physical description: xvii, 445 p. : ill. 24 cm
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Bringing the hospital home
Format: Book
Call Number: RA645.3 .B75 1995
Publication information: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University, c1995
Physical description: xvii, 259 p. ill. 24 cm
Contents: Ethical and social implications of high-tech home care / John D. Arras and Nancy Neveloff Dubler -- The history of respirators and total parenteral nutrition in the home and their use in children today / Alex Okun -- Chimeras and odysseys : toward understanding the technologically dependent child / Arthur F. Kohrman -- Oncology and high-tech home care / David G. Pfister -- Issues in long-term and high-tech home care for persons with HIV infection/AIDS / Angela McCabe, Josephine Paredes, and David G. Pfister -- Psychological, social, and ethical issues in home care of terminally ill patients : the impact of technology... / Sherry R. Schachter and Jimmie C. Holland -- High-tech home care for elderly persons : what, why, and how much? / Lidia Pousada -- High-tech home care for elderly persons : issues and recommendations / Jeanie Kayser-Jones -- Moral obligations or moral support for high-tech home care? / Nel Noddings -- Transforming homes and hospitals / William Ruddick -- Problems and protocols for dying at home in a high-tech environment / Marshall B. Kapp -- High-tech home care in context : organization, quality, and ethical ramifications / Rosalie A. Kane -- The economic impact of high-tech home care / Peter S. Arno, Karen Bonuck, and Robert Padgug -- Justice and access to high-tech home care / Norman Daniels
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Share the care
Format: Book
Call Number: RA645.3 .C36 1995
Author: Capossela, Cappy
Publication information: New York : Fireside, 1995
Physical description: 287 p. : ill. 23 cm
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Helping yourself help others
Format: Book
Call Number: RA645.3 .C37 1994
Author: Carter, Rosalynn
Publication information: New York : Times Books, c1994
Physical description: viii, 278 p. 25 cm
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The comfort of home
Format: Book
Call Number: RA645.3 .M49 1998
Author: Meyer, Maria M., 1948-
Publication information: Portland, Or. : CareTrust Publications LLC, c1998
Physical description: xvii, 364 p. : ill. 23 cm
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An insider's guide to home health care
Format: Book
Call Number: RA645.3 .N38 1997
Author: Navarra, Tova
Publication information: Thorofare, NJ : SLACK, c1997
Physical description: xxiii, 178 p. 26 cm
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Home or nursing home
Format: Book
Call Number: RA645.3 .S25 2004
Author: Salamon, Michael J
Publication information: New York : Springer Pub., c2004
Physical description: xiii, 110 p. 24 cm
Contents: Health care needs of the elderly -- Life satisfaction and health care -- An overview of health care environments -- Examining the home care--nursing home choice : bias and reality -- Which health care setting is best for frail elders? -- After nursing home placement : what elders and their families report -- The home or nursing home quiz -- Guidelines for selecting a nursing home -- Nursing home resources and associations
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When the mind and body start to fail
Format: Book
Call Number: RA645.3 .W53 1999
Publication information: Dayton, OH : Kettering Foundation, [1999?]
Physical description: 11 p. : ill. 23 cm
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Case management resource guide
Format: Book
Call Number: RA645.35 .C37
Publication information: Irvine, CA : Center for Consumer Healthcare Information, c1989-
Physical description: v. : ill. 28 cm;1990 ed.-
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Caregiver's handbook
Format: Book
Call Number: RA645.35 .C37 1998
Publication information: New York : DK Pub., 1998
Physical description: 192 p. : col. ill. 22 cm
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Caregiving sourcebook
Format: Book
Call Number: RA645.35 .C37 2001
Publication information: Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c2001
Physical description: xiii, 602 p. : ill. 24 cm
Contents: Compassion in action: a look at caregiving in America -- Caregiving responsibilities and concerns -- Caregiving for specific conditions and diseases -- Care environments -- Legal and financial information -- Additional help and information
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Promises to keep
Format: Book
Call Number: RA997.A1 K37 1991
Author: Karr, Katherine
Publication information: Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1991
Physical description: 127 p. : ill. 23 cm
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Directory of nursing homes
Format: Book
Call Number: RA997.A2 D49
Publication information: Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 1982-2001
Physical description: 20 v. 28 cm;[1st ed.]-20th ed.
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How to evaluate and select a nursing home
Format: Book
Call Number: RA 997 .B38 1988
Author: Bausell, R. Barker, 1942-
Publication information: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 1988
Physical description: xi, 96 p. : ill. 24 cm
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Figuring it out fast
Format: Book
Call Number: RA997 .B56 1999
Author: Blankenship, Scott
Publication information: Commack, N.Y. : Kroshka Books, c1999
Physical description: 132 p. 23 cm
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Consumer guide to long-term care
Format: Book
Call Number: RA997 .I46 1999
Author: Ilminen, Gary
Publication information: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c1999
Physical description: xx, 236 p. 28 cm
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Nursing homes.
Format: Book
Call Number: RA997 .N877
Publication information: Cleveland, OH : Medquest Communications, LLC,
Physical description: v. : ill. 28 cm
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Step by step
Format: Book
Call Number: RA 997 .R58 1987
Author: Rossi, Ted
Publication information: New York, NY : Warner Books, c1987
Physical description: 174 p. 21 cm
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Life worth living
Format: Book
Call Number: RA997 .T46 1996
Author: Thomas, William H., M.D
Publication information: Acton, MA : VanderWyk & Burnham, 1996
Physical description: 208 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) 23 cm
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I'm with you now
Format: Book
Call Number: RC48 .R38 1997
Author: Ray, M. Catherine
Publication information: New York : Bantam Books, c1997
Physical description: xii, 240 p. : ill. 21 cm
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Family caregiving in chronic illness
Format: Book
Call Number: RC108 .B54 1991
Author: Biegel, David E
Publication information: Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1991
Physical description: 332 p. 23 cm
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Unending work and care
Format: Book
Call Number: RC 108 .C67 1988
Author: Corbin, Juliet M., 1942-
Publication information: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1988
Physical description: xviii, 358 p. 24 cm
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Family caregiving across the lifespan
Format: Book
Call Number: RC108 .F357 1994
Publication information: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1994
Physical description: xxvi, 418 p. : ill. 23 cm
Contents: Developmental challenges and family caregiving : bridging concepts and research / Eva Kahana ... [et al.] -- Someone to watch over me : family responsibilities and their realization across family lives / Joan Aldous -- Altruism through the life course / Elizabeth Midlarsky -- Optimal use of formal and informal systems over the life course / Eugene Litwak, Dorothy Jones Jessop and Heather J. Moulton -- Caregiving and children / Joan M. Patterson and Barbara J. Leonard -- Caregivers of persons living with AIDS / Patricia Flatley Brennan and Shirley M. Moore -- Predictors of caregiver burden among support group members of persons with chronic mental illness / David E. Biegel, Li-yu Song, and Venkatesan Chakravarthy -- Psychoeducational programs : from blaming to caring / Catherine F. Kane -- The home care of a patient with cancer : the midlife crisis / Charles W. Given and Barbara A. Given;Caregiving issues after a heart attack : perspectives on elderly patients and their families / Rosalie F. Young and Eva Kahana -- Care at home : family caregivers and home care workers / Lucy Rose Fischer and Nancy N. Eustis -- The caregiver as the hidden patient : challenges for medical practice / Jack H. Medalie -- Caregiving issues in families of children with chronic medical conditions / Anne E. Kazak and Dimitri A. Christakis -- Relationships between the frail elderly's informal and formal helpers / Linda S. Noelker and David M. Bass
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Being a cancer patient's carer
Format: Book
Call Number: RC262 .F56 2005
Author: Finegan, Wesley C
Publication information: Abingdon, Oxon, U.K. : Radcliffe Pub., c2005
Physical description: ix, 189 p. : ill. 25 cm
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When cancer strikes
Format: Book
Call Number: RC262 .H24 1999
Author: Hagag, Nabil G
Publication information: Commack, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c1999
Physical description: xiv, 272 p. 26 cm
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Caregiving
Format: Book
Call Number: RC271.P33 C37 2003
Publication information: [Atlanta, Ga.?] : American Cancer Society, c2003
Physical description: xvi, 288 p. : ill. 23 cm
Contents: How to use this book -- How to read the chapters -- A six-step approach to problem solving -- Cancer treatments -- Surgery -- Chemotherapy -- Radiation therapy -- Biological therapies -- Hormone therapy -- Bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplants -- Clinical trials -- Paying for treatments -- Managing care -- Understanding caregiving -- Helping children understand -- Coordinating care from one treatment setting to another -- Getting help from community agencies and volunteer groups -- Getting information from medical staff -- Emotional conditions -- Anxiety -- Depression -- Physical conditions -- Appetite -- Bleeding -- Cancer pain -- Confusion and seizures -- Constipation -- Diarrhea -- Fever and infections -- Mouth conditions -- Nausea and vomiting -- Skin conditions -- Vein conditions -- Living with cancer and cancer treatments -- Hair loss -- Lymphedema -- Mobility (moving around the house) -- Ostomies and prostheses -- Sexual conditions -- Tiredness and fatigue
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Recovering at home after a stroke
Format: Book
Call Number: RC388.5 .W44 1994
Author: Weiner, Florence
Publication information: New York : Body Press/Perigee, c1994
Physical description: 270 p. : ill. 22 cm
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Tumbling after
Format: Book
Call Number: RC406.Q33 H347 2002
Author: Parker, Susan
Publication information: New York : Crown Publishers, c2002
Physical description: 283 p. 22 cm
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How to live with a mentally ill person
Format: Book
Call Number: RC439.5 .A33 1996
Author: Adamec, Christine A., 1949-
Publication information: New York : John Wiley, c1996
Physical description: xvii, 237 p. 23 cm
Contents: You and your family -- Importance of the caregiver -- Living with the illness -- Accepting the illness -- Learning to cope -- How to recognize and deal with serious problem symptoms -- Problem situations and effective coping strategies -- Balancing work and caregiving -- How to cope with red tape and bureaucracies -- Psychiatric hospital system -- Educational system -- Insurance system -- Criminal justice and substance abuse systems -- Appendixes
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Mental illness
Format: Book
Call Number: RC439.5 .E77 1989
Author: Esser, Aristide H., 1930-
Publication information: New York : Wiley, c1989
Physical description: xiv, 274 p. : ill. 22 cm
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The burden of sympathy
Format: Book
Call Number: RC439.5 .K37 2001
Author: Karp, David Allen, 1944-
Publication information: New York : Oxford University Press, 2001
Physical description: xii, 319 p. 22 cm
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Families of the mentally ill
Format: Book
Call Number: RC 455.4 .F3 F36 1987
Publication information: New York, N.Y. : Guilford Press, c1987
Physical description: xii, 336 p. 24 cm
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The seduction of madness
Format: Book
Call Number: RC 512 .P63 1990
Author: Podvoll, Edward M., 1936-
Publication information: New York : Harper Collins, c1990
Physical description: ix, 342 p. : ill. 25 cm
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Families helping families
Format: Book
Call Number: RC 514 .F327 1986
Publication information: New York : W.W. Norton, c1986
Physical description: xx, 163 p. 22 cm
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Living with schizophrenia
Format: Book
Call Number: RC 514 .H92 1982
Author: Hyde, Alexander P., 1925-
Publication information: Chicago : Contemporary Books, c1982
Physical description: x, 133 p. 22 cm
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When memory fails
Format: Book
Call Number: RC521 .E43 1994
Author: Edwards, Allen Jack, 1926-
Publication information: New York : Plenum Press, c1994
Physical description: xiv, 282 p. : ill. 22 cm
Contents: What is dementia? -- What causes dementia? -- Irreversible and reversible causes of dementia -- Psychological effects of demential -- Diagnosis of dementia -- Dementia and the patient -- Dementia and the caregiver -- Facing problem behaviors -- Helping the caregivers -- Dementia today and in the future
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When a family member has dementia
Format: Book
Call Number: RC521 .M39 2006
Author: McCurry, Susan
Publication information: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2006
Physical description: xvi, 166 p. 25 cm
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Caring for people with Alzheimer's disease
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523 .A53 1995
Author: Andresen, Gayle
Publication information: Baltimore : Health Professions Press, c1995
Physical description: xvi, 189 p. : ill. 25 cm
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The best friends approach to Alzheimer's care
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523 .B43 1997
Author: Bell, Virginia
Publication information: Baltimore, Md. : Health Professions Press, c1997
Physical description: x, 250 p. : ill. 23 cm
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Navigating the Alzheimer's journey
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523 .B678 2004
Author: Bowlby, Carol
Publication information: Baltimore : Health Professions Press, c2004
Physical description: xxxi, 652 p. 23 cm
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Caring for the caregiver
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523 .C38 1994
Publication information: Morris Plains, N.J. : Parke-Davis, c1994
Physical description: 171 p. : ill. 23 cm
Contents: A caregiver's Bill of Rights -- Understanding Alzheimer's -- Caring for a caregiver -- Medical update -- Finances and the law -- Home safe home -- Day to day -- Support: easing the burden -- The patient profile
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The loss of self
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523 .C65 2002
Author: Cohen, Donna
Publication information: New York : W. W. Norton, 2002
Physical description: 464 p. 24 cm
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Facing Alzheimer's
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523 .C7 1993
Author: Coughlan, Patricia Brown
Publication information: New York : Ballantine Books, c1993
Physical description: x, 261 p. 18 cm
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Alive with Alzheimer's
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523 .G745 2004
Author: Greenblat, Cathy S., 1940-
Publication information: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2004
Physical description: ix, 115 p. : ports. 23 cm
Contents: Facing Alzheimer's -- Long silence where once there was song -- Filling the silent spaces -- Bringing back the songs -- Waves of remembrance -- A window opening
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Adult day care for Alzheimer's patients
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523 .G874 1991
Author: Guttman, Rosalie A
Publication information: New York : Garland Pub., 1991
Physical description: vii, 168 p. 24 cm
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Alzheimer's disease
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523 .H33 1998
Author: Haisman, Pam
Publication information: Fort Myers, FL : Chippendale House Publishers, c1998
Physical description: x, 276 p. 23 cm
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Gentlecare
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523 .J66 1999
Author: Jones, Moyra, 1936-
Publication information: Point Roberts, WA : Hartley & Marks, c1999
Physical description: xxii, 376 p. : ill. 24 cm
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The 36-hour day
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523 .M33 1999
Author: Mace, Nancy L
Publication information: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1999
Physical description: xx, 339 p. 24 cm
Contents: Dementia -- Getting medical help for the impaired person -- Characteristic problems of dementia -- Problems in independent living -- Problems arising in daily care -- Medical problems -- Problems of mood -- Special arrangements if you become ill -- Getting outside help -- You and the impaired person as parts of a family -- How caring for an impaired person affects you -- Caring for yourself -- For children and teenagers -- Financial and legal issues -- Nursing homes and other living arrangements --- Brain disorders and the causes of dementia -- Research in dementia
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When your loved one has dementia
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523 .W466 2005
Publication information: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2005
Physical description: viii, 137 p. : ill. 22 cm
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Alzheimer's disease
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523.2 .D377 1998
Author: Davidson, Frena Gray
Publication information: Los Angeles : Lowell House Chicago : Contemporary Books, c1998
Physical description: xiii, 241 p. 24 cm
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When someone you love has Alzheimer's
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523.2 .G76 1996
Author: Grollman, Earl A
Publication information: Boston : Beacon Press, c1996
Physical description: xiii, 163 p. 23 cm
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The Alzheimer's cope book
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523.2 .M37 1992
Author: Markin, R. E
Publication information: Secaucus, N.J. : Carol Pub. Group, c1992
Physical description: x, 110 p. 21 cm
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25 months
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523.2 .M393 2004
Author: Mck. Stewart, Linda
Publication information: New York : Other Press, c2004
Physical description: 280 p. 24 cm
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The handholder's handbook
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523.2 .T45 2001
Author: Teitel, Rosette, 1939-
Publication information: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, c2001
Physical description: xiv, 192 p. 23 cm
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The house on Beartown Road
Format: Book
Call Number: RC523.2 .V36 2003
Author: Van Pelt, Elizabeth Cohen
Publication information: New York : Random House, c2003
Physical description: xi, 270 p. 22 cm
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Anorexia and bulimia in the family
Format: Book
Call Number: RC552.A5 S63 2004
Author: Smith, Grainne
Publication information: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, c2004
Physical description: viii, 218 p. 21 cm
Contents: Pt. 1. Arrivals -- The long road -- Volcano -- Horrible habits and ghastly games -- Family actions and reactions -- Issues of control -- How bad can it get? -- Survival of the family -- You are not alone -- Read all about it! -- Research - past and present -- Anorexia, bulimia and self-esteem -- Pt. 2. -- Anxious annie, soft sue and hard hearted hannah - the parents' dilemma -- Tips, techniques and strategies -- Coming up for air -- Pathways to professionals -- End of the story - or rather, a new beginning
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The AIDS caregiver's handbook
Format: Book
Call Number: RC607.A26 A34572 1993
Publication information: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1993
Physical description: xx, 364 p. 22 cm
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Home care guide for HIV and AIDS
Format: Book
Call Number: RC607.A26 H655 1998
Publication information: Philadelphia : American College of Physicians, c1998
Physical description: vii, 325 p. : ill. 28 cm
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When someone you know has AIDS
Format: Book
Call Number: RC 607 .A26 M36 1987
Author: Martelli, Leonard J
Publication information: New York : Crown Publishers, c1987
Physical description: xiv, 238 p. 24 cm
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Hospital time
Format: Book
Call Number: RC607.A26 R5364 1997
Author: Hoffman, Amy
Publication information: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 1997
Physical description: xv, 149 p. 23 cm
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Recovering at home with a heart condition
Format: Book
Call Number: RC682 .W42 1994
Author: Weiner, Florence
Publication information: New York : Body Press/Perigee, c1994
Physical description: 208 p. 22 cm
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Falls in older persons
Format: Book
Call Number: RC952.5 .T53 1998
Author: Tideiksaar, Rein
Publication information: Baltimore : Health Professions Press, c1998
Physical description: x, 196 p. : ill. 22 cm
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Falls in older people
Format: Book
Call Number: RC952.5 .T53 2002
Author: Tideiksaar, Rein
Publication information: Baltimore, MD : Health Professions Press, c2002
Physical description: xx, 240 p. : ill. 21 cm
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Therapeutic humor with the elderly
Format: Book
Call Number: RC953.8.H85 M38 1992
Author: McGuire, Francis A
Publication information: New York : Haworth Press, c1992
Physical description: vii, 96 p. 23 cm
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Home care for older adults
Format: Book
Call Number: RC954 .H574 1998
Publication information: New York : Springer Pub. Co., c1998
Physical description: xiii, 156 p. : ill. 23 cm
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Restraint-free care
Format: Book
Call Number: RC954.3 .R47 1998
Publication information: New York : Springer Pub. Co., c1998
Physical description: xiii, 151 p. 25 cm
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Nursing homes
Format: Book
Call Number: RC954.3 .S556 2001
Author: Silin, Peter S., 1954-
Publication information: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001
Physical description: xv, 296 p. 24 cm
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My mother's hip
Format: Book
Call Number: RC954.4 .M37 2004
Author: Margolies, Luise
Publication information: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2004
Physical description: xv, 339 p. 23 cm
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Maternal-newborn home care manual
Format: Book
Call Number: RG951 .C443 1998
Author: Chestnut, Mary Ann
Publication information: Philadelphia : Lippincott-Raven, c1998
Physical description: xiii, 189 p. : ill. 28 cm
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Pediatric home care manual
Format: Book
Call Number: RJ245 .C45 1998
Author: Chestnut, Mary Ann
Publication information: Philadelphia : Lippincott-Raven, c1998
Physical description: xiii, 223 p. : ill. 28 cm
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Keys to parenting a child with cerebral palsy
Format: Book
Call Number: RJ496.C4 L385 1997
Author: Leonard, Jane Faulkner
Publication information: Hauppauge, NY : Barron's Educational Series, 1997
Physical description: viii, 216 p. : ill. 21 cm
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The caregiver's sourcebook
Format: Book
Call Number: RT61 .D38 2002
Author: Davidson, Frena Gray
Publication information: Chicago : Contemporary Books, c2002
Physical description: ix, 166 p. 23 cm
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The complete bedside companion
Format: Book
Call Number: RT61 .M38 1998
Author: McFarlane, Rodger
Publication information: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, c1998
Physical description: 544 p. 25 cm
Contents: pt. 1. Caring for the sick -- ch. 1. Hospital and the medical team: who's who and what's what -- ch. 2. Dealing with the doctors -- ch. 3. Everyday angel's cram course in essential nursing skills -- ch. 4. Matters of the heart -- ch. 5. Mustering the troops -- ch. 6. Caregiver as consumer activist -- ch. 7. Care for the caregivers -- ch. 8. Paying the bills -- ch. 9. Preparing for the worst -- ch. 10. Journey's end -- ch. 11. Aftermath -- ch. 12. Caring for someone with cancer -- ch. 13. Caring for someone with cardiovascular disease -- ch. 14. Caring for someone with cerebrovascular stroke or traumatic brain injury -- ch. 15. Caring for someone with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Emphysema and chronic bronchitis) -- ch. 16. Caring for someone with diabetes -- ch. 17. Caring for someone with AIDS/HIV -- ch. 18. Caring for someone with liver disease -- ch. 19. Caring for someone with kidney disease --;ch. 20. Caring for someone with a progressive neurological disease
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Home care manual
Format: Book
Call Number: RT120.H65 H656 1997
Publication information: Philadelphia : Lippincott, c1997
Physical description: xvi, 587 p. : ill. 19 cm
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Manual of home health care nursing
Format: Book
Call Number: RT120.H65 W35 1987
Author: Walsh, Joleen
Publication information: Philadelphia : Lippincott, c1987
Physical description: xv, 592 p. : ill. 28 cm
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The child with traumatic brain injury or cerebral palsy
Format: Book with CD-ROM
Call Number: RJ496.B7 C5 2006
Publication information: London New York : Taylor & Francis, 2006
Physical description: xv, 287 p. 25 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Contents: The Context-sensitive family-based approach: basic principles -- Motor development -- Cognitive development and neuropsychological disorders -- Speech, language, and communication -- Visuo-motor coordination -- Activities of daily life -- The Role of the orthopaedic surgeon in brain injury: working in a family-based context -- The Family of the child with brain injury -- School success after brain injury: behavioral, social and academic issues -- Needs, beliefs, and prognosis
Audiobooks
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The house on Beartown Road
Format: Audiobook
Call Number: RC523.2 .V36 2004a
Author: Cohen, Elizabeth
Publication information: Ashland, OR : Blackstone Audiobooks, p2004
Physical description: 6 sound discs (7.5 hrs.) : digital 4 3/4 in
Description: Elizabeth Cohen, a Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin reporter, tells her story of being a single mother to her daughter Ava, as well as the home caregiver to her aging father, Sanford, who is suffering from mid- to late-stage Alzheimer's
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DVDs
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The family guide to alzheimer's disease
Format: DVD
Call Number:RC523 .F365 2004 V.1-5
Publication information: Nashville, TN : LifeView Resources, 2004
Physical description: 5 videodiscs (277 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + contents inserts
Description:v. 1. Understanding alzheimer's (62 min.) -- v. 2. Behavior issues (67 min.) -- v. 3. Daily life (42 min.) -- v. 4. Family caregiving (62 min.) -- v. 5. Transitions (44 min.)
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Electronic Books
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HIV homecare handbook
Format: electronic book
Publication information: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c1999.
Physical description: xvi, 382 p. : ill. 18 cm.
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Periodicals
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Caring
Format: periodical
Publication information: [Washington, D.C.] : The Association, [1982-
Physical description: v. : ill., ports;Oct. 1982-
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VHS tapes
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Aging parents
Format: VHS
Call Number: HQ1063.6 .A4 1997
Publication information: San Francisco : Lifetapes Video, c1997
Physical description: 2 videocassettes (3 hrs., 27 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 action guide (180 p. : forms 28 cm.) + 1 QuickFind card
Description: A comprehensive package of parent care information with ideas and strategies for stabilizing a crisis, creating an action plan for the long-term, helping family and friends understand the issues, working more effectively with professionals in law, medicine, etc., and gaining relief
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When your parent needs you
Format: VHS
Call Number: HQ1063.6 .W454 2001
Publication information: Orleans, MA : Paraclete Video Productions, c2001
Physical description: 1 videocassette (35 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + guide (15 p. 14 cm.)
Description: Focuses on the positive aspects of caregiving and on what caregivers can obtain from their experience
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Illness and disability
Format: VHS
Call Number: HQ1064.U5 G7 1993, pt.10
Publication information: S. Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Collection, 1993
Physical description: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 faculty guide (149 p.)
Description: Examines chronic health problems of the elderly and availability of support services. Older people discuss how they cope with physical and mental illness and face tough decisions regarding institutionalization and costs of long-term care
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I'm pretty old
Format: VHS
Call Number: HV1451 .I55 1993
Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Terra Nova Films, c1993
Physical description: 1 videocassette (20:20) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Contents: On feeling old -- Adjusting to nursing home living -- Independence-dependence -- Problem solving
Description: Presents scenes from discussion groups at a long term care facility. Residents were asked their feelings about the decrease in independence in their daily lives and were encouraged to be aware of ways in which they could maintain some personal independence and autonomy while living in a long term care facility
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The educated caregiver
Format: VHS
Call Number: HV1461 .E4 1998
Publication information: Nashville, TN : LifeView Resources, c1998
Physical description: 3 videocassettes (173 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Contents: v. 1. Coping skills (80 min.) -- v. 2. Hands-on skills (45 min.) -- v. 3. Essential knowledge 48 min.)
Description: Provides valuable insight and knowledge on a variety of basic caregiving topics. Other caregivers tell of their experiences
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Rx for caregivers
Format: VHS
Call Number: HV1461 .L8 1994
Author: Lustbader, Wendy
Publication information: [Chicago, Ill.] : Distributed by Terra Nova Films, [1994?]
Physical description: 1 videocassette (61 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: A lecture about the difficult emotions and stress involved in taking care of elderly family members. Topics include: heeding resentment as a warning sign of doing too much the many varieties of guilt options for self-care figuring out how much care is enough and the importance of humor
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So, you're going home!
Format: VHS
Call Number: HV3011 .S6 1992
Publication information: Roanoke, VA : A/V Health Services, [1992?]
Physical description: 1 videocassette (18 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 patient check list (15 p. 19 x 10 cm.)
Description: Discusses adjustments in the home that may need to made for individuals returning home after a stay in a skilled nursing or rehab facility. These individuals may be in a wheelchair, walking with a walker or cane, or without any assistive device
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On our own terms
Format: VHS
Call Number: R726.8 .O6 2000
Publication information: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c2000
Physical description: 4 videocassettes (90 min. ea.) : col., sd 1/2 in
Contents: [1 Living with dying -- [2 Different kind of care -- [3] Death of one's own -- [4] Time to change
Description: [1] Living with Dying : Describes the search for new ways of thinking and talking about dying. Forgoing the usual reluctance that most Americans show toward speaking about death, patients and medical professionals alike come forward to examine the end of life with honesty, courage, and even humor, demonstrating that dying can be an incredibly rich experience for both the terminally ill and their loved ones;[2] A Different Kind of Care: Presents important strides being made in the area of palliative care at pioneering institutions such as New York's Mt. Sinai Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. These advances are bringing peace to those who fear that they will be a burden to loved ones, will suffer needlessly, or will be abandoned in their hour of greatest need;[3] A Death of One's Own : Unravels the complexities underlying the many choices at the end of life, including the bitter debate over physician-assisted suicide. Three patients, their families, and their doctors discuss some of the hardest decisions, including how to pay for care, what constitutes humane treatment, and how to balance dying and dignity;[4] A Time to Change : Presents crusading medical professionals including staff members of the Balm of Gilead Project in Birmingham, Alabama, who have dedicated themselves to improving end-of-life care by changing America's overburdened health system
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Walk me to the water
Format: VHS
Call Number: R 726.8 .W35 1981x
Publication information: New Lebanon, NY : Walk Me To The Water, c1981
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., b&w 1/2 in
Description: Intimately portrays the experiences of three terminally ill cancer patients being cared for at home. Conveys a broad range of circumstances, emotions, and insights. Through the patients and those closest to them telling their own stories, viewers see the fear and confusion so often felt by those coping with terminal illness, along with the possibilities for individual growth and the strengthening of family ties that can accompany this distress
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& thou shalt honor
Format: VHS
Call Number: RA645.3 .A532 2002
Publication information: Culvert City, CA : Wiland-Bell Productions, 2002
Physical description: 1 videocassette (116 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Shares the stories of formal and informal caregivers, describes the different types of caregiving from long distance to nursing home care, and provides guidelines and information on caregiving
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The Family guide to long-term care.
Format: VHS
Call Number: RA997 .F36 2000
Publication information: Nashville : LifeView Resources, c2000
Physical description: 1 videocassette (35 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Learn what to do when an aging parent begins to need more assistance than you can provide. Designed to help you overcome the confusion often associated with the early stages of managing the care of a loved one
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The Family guide to long-term care.
Format: VHS
Call Number: RA997 .F362 2000
Publication information: Nashville : LifeView Resources, c2000
Physical description: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Addresses the issues and question families face when a loved one requires care outside the home. Helps you to understand the range of long-term care options available today, and evaluate which is best for your situation
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The Family guide to long-term care.
Format: VHS
Call Number: RA997 .F363 2000
Publication information: Nashville : LifeView Resources, c2000
Physical description: 1 videocassette (32 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Shows how the family's role remains critical after a loved one moves into a care facility. Experts in the field, including physicians and other healthcaare professionals, offer specific information on how to help your loved one live successfully in his or her new surroundings
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The family guide to long-term care.
Format: VHS
Call Number: RA997 .F364 2001
Publication information: Nashville, TN : LifeView Resources, c2001
Physical description: 1 videocassette (21 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Offers information on gauging the need for long-term insurance the limits of Medicaid and Medicare what to look for in an insurer coverage for assisted living, home health, and adult day care choosing coverage options that are best for you and filing claims and accessing your benefits
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The Family guide to long-term care.
Format: VHS
Call Number: RA997 .F365 2002
Physical description: 1 videocassette (21 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Learn valuable information about your rights and responsibilities of long-term care, including making a will, keeping your will up to date, living wills, durable power of attorney for healthcare, general power of attorney, developing a plan, and communicating with your family
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The Family guide to long-term care.
Format: VHS
Call Number: RA997 .F366 2002
Publication information: Nashville, TN : LifeView Resources, 2002
Physical description: 1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Learn what to do, should the day come when you have to handle a loved one's financial affairs. Contains information on organizing financial information, determining and locating assets, principles for sound investing, Social Security, Medicare, and other supplemental retirement benefits and insurance
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At home with cancer
Format: VHS
Call Number: RC263 .A7 1990
Publication information: [Newport Beach, CA] : Aftercare Video, c1990
Physical description: 1 videocassette (42 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Developed to guide you through your post-diagnosis care. It covers such topics as guidelines for evaluating your progress, caring for yourself and others, surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy
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Caregiving with Grace
Format: VHS
Call Number: RC 523 .C3 1987x
Publication information: Baltimore, Md. : Video Services, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore, c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (39 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Videotaped ten years after the initial diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, this documentary shows the daily care provided for Grace by her husband and a foster home. Grace now needs constant supervision and considerable assistance with activities of daily living, personal hygiene, and the bathroom. She rarely speaks and does not follow conversations. Her husband and foster home caregiver share both practical and emotional solutions for caregiving with Grace
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Caring-- sharing
Format: VHS
Call Number: RC523 .C39 1987
Publication information: Boston, MA : Fanlight Productions, c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (38 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in.
Description: Illustrates the problems of caring for a patient with Alzheimer's. Features a diverse group of caregivers and experts on aging. Shows the importance of sharing in support groups
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Challenges of caregiving
Format: VHS
Call Number: RC523 .C4 1993
Publication information: Port Washington, NY : Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation, c1993
Physical description: 1 videocassette (36 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 reference guide
Description: Presents insights on the progression of Alzheimer's and the impact on caregivers. Caregivers share their thoughts about coping with the guilt, denial, self-neglect, and depression that they experience
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Choices in caregiving
Format: VHS
Call Number: RC523 .C46 1993
Publication information: Port Washington, NY : Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation, c1993
Physical description: 1 videocassette (35 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 reference guide
Description: Presents a practical guide to decision making for the daily care of Alzheimer's sufferers. Discusses day care, support groups, community resources, dealing with the anxiety of family and friends, and preparing the home for the Alzheimer's sufferer
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Complaints of a dutiful daughter
Format: VHS
Call Number: RC 523 .C6 1994
Publication information: New York, NY : Women Make Movies, c1994
Physical description: 1 videocassette (44 min., 49 sec.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Shows interactions between an Alzheimer's patient and her daughter. The daughter discusses how she has dealt with her mother's illness and describes various stages of the disease
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Understanding Alzheimer's
Format: VHS
Call Number: RC523 .U6 1993
Publication information: Port Washington, NY : Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation, c1993
Physical description: 1 videocassette (34 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 reference guide
Description: Presents the basic facts about Alzheimer's and what caregivers should expect. Discusses the importance of long-term planning
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D 1 east
Format: VHS
Call Number: RC954.4 .D6 1991
Publication information: Baltimore, Md. : Distributed by the University of Maryland at Baltimore, Video Press, c1991
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Documents difficult and unusual behaviors associated with dementia that nursing staff must respond to daily. Emphasizes the sense of self and spirit that live on in residents dispite the onset of physical diseases and dementia. Interactions of nursing home staff with the residents show that it is possible to provide compassionate care and quality of life
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Infection control in home care
Format: VHS
Call Number: RT120.H65 I6 1994
Publication information: New York : American Journal of Nursing Company [distributor], c1994
Physical description: 1 videocassette (24 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Covers the basic principles of infection control in the home care setting, including OSHA's bloodborne and airborne pathogen standards
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