Dog Eldercare: Caring for Your Middle Aged to Older Dog

Dog Eldercare: Caring for Your Middle Aged to Older Dog
Author: Amy Morford
Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2013-12-13
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1634284550

Helping Your Canine Companion Age Gracefully To address the changing needs of middle-aged and elderly dogs, canine health and training expert Amy Morford offers comprehensive information and tips to keep your dog healthy, happy, engaged and as active as possible during his or her twilight years. Mid-Life and Senior Dog Issues and Answers Morford wrote Dog Eldercare: Caring for Your Middle-Aged to Older Dog to help dog owners understand the aging process of their pet. To take optimum care of an aging dog, owners need to be prepared for routines like diet, exercise and health needs to change radically as their dog ages. You Will Learn - How fast different breeds age - How to calculate your dog's "real age" - The visible signs of aging - The most common diseases that affect older dogs. - The importance of vet care, dental care and medical tests - Tips on grooming, bathing, clipping nails and massage - How to recognize the special needs of senior dogs Morford details and explains all of the important issues you'll need to deal with and encourage the proactive quality care that will vastly improve your elderly dog's quality of life on a daily basis. This guide will help you provide compassionate care for your canine "best friend" as he or she evolves from puppy or young adult into a dignified and happy senior companion.

Good Old Dog

Good Old Dog
Author: Nicholas H. Dodman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2010
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 0547232829

The gold standard guide to caring for your older dog.

The Eldercare Consultant

The Eldercare Consultant
Author: Becky Feola
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2015-07-08
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0814436323

Your elderly father's memory is failing fast. Your increasingly frail mother just took another fall. Whatever the situation, The Eldercare Consultant can provide the knowledge, support, and encouragement you seek. Weaving together real-life stories with the essential information needed to make the best decisions, this compassionate and practical guide helps you: Spot warning signs of physical and mental decline * Recognize when a loved one needs assistance * Determine the level of care needed * Evaluate the options-family caregiver, home health care, palliative care, senior housing, assisted living facilities-and select the right one * Discuss the issue with your loved one * Understand and manage the costs of care * Make the adjustment as smooth as possible * Avoid caregiver burnout * And more Author and eldercare expert Becky Feola knows first-hand that caring for someone who is no longer in complete control is hard...and the decision to seek outside help is one fraught with emotion. Her book helps cut the confusion, and turn an undeniably difficult transition into a journey of hope and love.

The Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated Edition

The Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated Edition
Author: Joy Loverde
Publisher: Harmony
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2009-04-14
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0307409627

The only guide you’ll ever need to manage the care of your aging family FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED As our population shifts and ages, the care needs for our elders continue to change and evolve. Today’s generation of family and professional caregivers faces new decisions and challenges, as well as previously unavailable options. This thoroughly revised and updated 2009 edition of The Complete Eldercare Planner equips you with reliable, up-to-the-minute information to help you plan and manage caring for your loved ones. Comprehensive and detailed, sensitive and realistic, practical and accessible, the 2009 edition provides even more tips on prioritizing and organizing caregiving tasks, balancing work and family responsibilities, and navigating the complex maze of eldercare services. In addition to an expanded index of Internet resources and access to downloadable forms of key documents, you’ll find indispensable checklists, worksheets, step-by-step action plans, lists of questions to ask, low-cost and free alternative resources, and The Document Locator™. This new edition covers: •Getting started on creating a long-term care plan •Finding help, especially if you live far away •Managing the financial aspects •Talking to elders about sensitive subjects •Senior housing–move or stay put? •Managing medications •And many other topics of vital interest to anyone caring for an elder

The Encyclopedia of Elder Care

The Encyclopedia of Elder Care
Author: Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN, FAAN
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 848
Release: 2013-12-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0826137369

"The information [in this book] is amazing. I reviewed topics in which I have expertise and was very satisfied. This is an excellent addition to my library and I will refer to it often, much like a medical dictionary. Score: 90, 4 Stars.--Doody's Medical Reviews "The third edition of this encyclopedia provides 273 comprehensive, yet succinct, entries on a variety of topics related to elder care. ... In addition, many of the entries include see also references that help readers easily navigate the book. Entries are written at an undergraduate level and would be useful for practitioners, students, and caregivers...Recommended."--Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries This interdisciplinary clinical reference encompasses more than 310 current entries on a broad range of topics related to geriatrics and geriatric care across multiple health care disciplines. The third edition reflects the many advances in geriatrics that have occurred since the publication of the second edition in 2006. It contains the updated, evidence-based contributions of more than 260 nationally recognized geriatric healthcare professionals regarding elder-care concerns relating to society, community, caregiving, and the individual. Completely new entries address Geriatric Care Models (acute care for elders, Project BOOST), Geriatric Health Issues (diarrhea in adults, prolonged hospitalization, frailty, fronto-temporal dementia, re-hospitalization, acute urinary retention, personality and aging, primary palliative care), Technology and Aging (Smart home sensors, Telehealth, Surveillance technology), and more. The Encyclopedia is organized alphabetically and includes links to important Web-based resources and Apps. Clinical topics comprehensively address diagnosis, treatment, and disease management. Health care clinicians across the continuum will find this reference—the only one of its kind--to be a valuable guide to making appropriate referrals to social service providers, and social service professionals will be well informed by highly accessible descriptions of diagnoses, clinical syndromes, and care management. Key Features: Includes over 310 updated geriatric and geriatric care clinical entries across multiple healthcare disciplines Contains state-of-the-art contributions from over 260 nationally recognized geriatric healthcare experts Provides clinical content for social service professionals and social care information for clinicians Offers new information on multiple topics relating to Geriatric Care Models, Geriatric Health Concerns, and Technology and Aging References numerous Web-based resources and Apps

The Encyclopedia of Elder Care

The Encyclopedia of Elder Care
Author: Eugenia L. Siegler MD, FACP
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 836
Release: 2007-10-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780826113689

Focusing on the broad but practical notions of how to care for the patient, The Encyclopedia of Elder Care, a state-of-the-art resource features nearly 300 articles, written by experts in the field. Multidisciplinary by nature, all aspects of clinical care of the elderly are addressed. Coverage includes acute and chronic disease, home care including family-based care provisions, nursing home care, rehabilitation, health promotion, disease prevention, education, case management, social services, assisted living, advance directives, palliative care, and much more! Each article concludes with specialty web site listings to help direct the reader to further resources. Features new to this second edition: More extensive use of on-line resources for further information on topics Thoroughly updated entries and references Inclusion of current research in geriatrics reflecting evidence-based practice New topics, including Assisted Living, Nursing Home Managed Care, Self-Neglect, Environmental Modifications (Home & Institution), Technology, Neuropsychological Assessment, Psychoactive Medications, Pain--Acute and Chronic Still the only reference of it kind, The Encyclopedia of Elder Care will prove to be an indispensable tool for all professionals in the field of aging, such as nurses, physicians, social workers, counselors, health administrators, and more.

The Eldercare Handbook

The Eldercare Handbook
Author: Stella Henry
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2006-05-09
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0060776919

In this comprehensive and accessible guide, long-term care expert Stella Henry helps readers navigate the daunting logistics and powerful emotions of making care decisions for an elderly parent or loved one. Drawing from her 36 years as a registered nurse and a nursing home administrator, as well as her experience caring for both her parents (both of whom suffered the ravages of Alzheimer's disease), Henry tackles all the tough issues: spotting the warning signs of dementia, redefining sibling roles, doing a walk-through at an assisted living facility or nursing home, making the move, and coping with "take me home!" demands.She also explains the medical, legal, and insurance maze. In a time when almost 10 million Americans currently need long-term care, The Eldercare Handbook is an essential read.

Service and Therapy Dogs in American Society

Service and Therapy Dogs in American Society
Author: John J. Ensminger
Publisher: Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Dogs
ISBN: 9780398079321

This well-written and informative book has become the standard on the uses and laws regarding therapy and service dogs. With the expansion of new service dog types, a greater complexity with regard to service animal laws and regulations and the interpretation of these by the courts has developed. This book carefully examines these complexities at both the state and federal levels. In addition, the expanded use of therapy dogs in facilities and institutions has brought with it a paradigm shift in society's acceptance and acknowledgment of the canine capacity to contribute in meaningful ways to.the lives of ill and institutionalized persons.--From publisher.

The Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated 4th Edition

The Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated 4th Edition
Author: Joy Loverde
Publisher: Rodale Books
Total Pages: 551
Release: 2023-10-24
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0593797876

Trusted for more than three decades by family caregivers and professionals alike, this comprehensive and reassuring caregiving guide offers the crucial information you need to look after your elders and plan for the future. “The most complete resource between two covers.”—Woman’s Day Being a caregiver for aging parents, close friends and family, and other elders in your life is an overwhelming experience, whether you are one who has stepped into this role without warning or one who is also contemplating their own care plan. Now in its fourth edition, The Complete Eldercare Planner will help you navigate today’s complex caregiving landscape while addressing your unique needs. Each chapter of this essential how-to guide shares easy-to-use action plans that will help you find your footing, indispensable checklists and worksheets to record important information, and a fully updated directory of low-cost and free resources. You’ll learn how to: • Communicate with your elders and earn their trust • Find help during care-worker shortages • Manage caregiving from a distance • Protect your finances while paying for long-term care • Deal with the emotions that come with caregiving • Look for warning signs of dementia • Ask the right questions in an eldercare emergency With practical solutions that you can implement right away, The Complete Eldercare Planner will give caregiving strategies that help you move forward with confidence, make informed decisions, and feel prepared for any challenges.