American Medical Association Guide to Home Caregiving or Weigh Less Live Longer

American Medical Association Guide to Home Caregiving

Author: American Medical Association

At some time, most families will need to provide home care for an aging family member who is ill or disabled. While home caregiving provides many benefits, it takes careful planning, support, and patience.

The American Medical Association Guide to Home Caregiving provides the information you need to take the best possible care of an elderly, ill, or disabled person in a home setting. Written by experts from the American Medical Association, the book explains such essentials as how to:

• Plan and arrange a room to adapt to a loved one’s needs
• Give medications, maintain hygiene, monitor symptoms, deal with incontinence, provide emotional support, and relieve boredom
• Choose a home healthcare provider
• Pay for home healthcare, including Medicare and Medicaid, and long-term care insurance
• Care for a person with Alzheimer’s disease or a terminal illness
• Choose between alternative living arrangements such as assisted living facilities or nursing homes
• Take care of yourself, the caregiver

With advice that touches both the physical and the emotional aspects of caregiving, this supportive, practical handbook will help make the experience as successful and rewarding as possible for you and your loved one.

For more than 150 years, the American Medical Association has been the leading group of medical experts in the nation and one of the most respected health-related organizations in the world. The AMA continues to work to advance the art and science of medicine and to be an advocate for patients and the voice of physicians in the United States.

Publishers Weekly

Many families have to care for an aging or ill relative at home, an undertaking that requires planning and support. In the American Medical Association Guide to Home Caregiving, Angela Perry, M.D., and the AMA draw upon the experience and advice of experts to address the emotional and practical aspects faced in home care. They cover home preparation, basic and special caregiving skills, choosing and paying a provider, long-term care, nursing home care, care for the caregiver and caring for someone who lives alone, someone with Alzheimer's disease and the terminally ill. Especially useful is a section on organizations and resources. This guide offers manageable alternatives to residential treatment. (Oct.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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	Introduction	1
Ch. 1	Introducing the Getting Healthy Approach	9
Ch. 2	Understanding Your Body	21
Ch. 3	The Link between Weight and Health	37
Ch. 4	The Emotional Challenges	47
Ch. 5	A Helping Hand	55
Ch. 6	Learning Good Food Habits	73
Ch. 7	Keeping a Weight Control Journal	91
Ch. 8	Structuring Your Diet	107
Ch. 9	Getting Started	119
Ch. 10	Weight Control for a Lifetime	129
Ch. 11	Menu Plan I: The Low-Fat, High-Carbohydrate Approach	137
Ch. 12	Menu Plan II: The Lower Glycemic Index Approach	169
Ch. 13	Recipes for the Getting Healthy Plan	199
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Ch. 15	Basic Exercise Principles	235
Ch. 16	Designing Your Own Exercise Program	247
	A Final Word	273
	Resources	277
	Index	283